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Unproductive politically: BJP slams Rahul for curbing Parliament efficiency

BJP took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi saying the Congress leader may have been "unproductive politically" but he should not try to curb the legislature's productivity

PM Modi cautions people against 'revari culture' of votes for freebies

PM Modi cautioned people against what he called a "revari (sweet) culture" under which votes were sought by promising freebies and said this could be "very dangerous" for development of the country

Corrupt, dictator, nikamma: Centre releases list of 'unparliamentary' words

'Khalistaani', 'Baal buddhi', 'Covid spreader', 'anarchist', 'Shakuni', 'dictatorial', 'taanashah', 'taanashahi', 'Jaichand', 'behri sarkar', and 'Snoopgate' are among the words that have been banned

Who will be Vice President of India? The other crucial election on August 6

As parties prepare to elect the chief of the Upper House on Aug 6, Aditi Phadnis looks at the dynamics of the job

Centre nominates PT Usha, Bahubali writer, 2 others to Rajya Sabha

Legendary athlete PT Usha, music maestro Ilaiyaraaja are among the four personalities nominated for Rajya Sabha

LIVE: SpiceJet flight makes priority landing in Mumbai as windshield cracks

SpiceJet Q400 aircraft was operating SG 3324 (Kandla - Mumbai) when the incident took place mid-air

Delhi Police collects laptop, hard disks from Zubair's Bengaluru residence

A four-member Delhi Police team on Thursday seized a laptop and hard disks belonging to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair from his residence in Bengaluru, officials said. Zubair was arrested on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus through an "objectionable" tweet he posted in 2018. On Tuesday, a Delhi court extended his custodial interrogation by four days. The Delhi Police team reached Zubair's residence at RT Nagar area in Bengaluru at around 11:30 am and collected electronic evidence, including his laptop and hard disks, a senior police officer said. Zubair has been brought back to Delhi where he will be further questioned about the case, he said. On Wednesday, the police had written to multiple banks seeking information about Zubair's account details and other financial transactions. The officer also said the mobile phone being used by the co-founder of the fact-checking website had been formatted and did not have information related to the case. Acco

Congress top brass has no time for workers and leaders: Hardik Patel

Patel, who recently joined BJP, talks about the reasons for leaving the Grand Old Party and his future at the saffron outfit

First-ever Balika Panchayat to promote participation of girls in politics

The country's first-ever girl Panchayat, "Balika Panchayat", which was started in several villages of Gujarat's Kutch district, aims to promote the social and political development of the girls

Money laundering case: 5 Indian politicians who were summoned by ED

Here are five instances when ED summoned politicians in various money laundering cases

PM Modi has changed culture of Indian politics in 8 years in office: Nadda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the political culture and ushered in a responsive and pro-active government, BJP president J P Nadda said here. Addressing a press conference here to mark eight years of the Modi government, Nadda said "seva, sushasan and garib kalyan" (service, good governance and welfare of poor) are soul of the Modi government. Nadda, flanked by Union ministers Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan and Anurag Thakur, also released a theme song to mark the Modi government's anniversary that described it as the creator of modern India. The BJP president said ensuring last-mile delivery of various government schemes has been the biggest challenge of the Modi government. "Prime Minister Modi has himself taken care of last-mile delivery," Nadda said. Nadda also launched a special campaign, called 8 Years of Seva, Sushasan & Garib Kalyan', to reach out to the youth and citizens through the NaMo App. "This special platform on the NaMo App has a lot of interactive a

Concentration of power in some families bane of Bihar politics: Kishor

If at all I have drawn inspiration from anybody, it is from Gandhi and the Congress of his times, when the party was not controlled by a family or a coterie: Prashant Kishor

Modi pays tribute to former PM Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to the country's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary.In a tweet today, the Prime Minister wrote, "Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary."The official Twitter handle of the Congress party also paid tributes to India's first Prime Minister, on his death anniversary."A brave freedom fighter, the architect of modern India, a statesman, a visionary, a patriot, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was a true son of Bharat Mata. A billion salutes and billion tributes to our first Prime Minister, on his death anniversary," tweeted the Congress party today.Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal also took to Twitter and said, "A leader loved by young and old; A leader with an unmatched vision; A leader solely dedicated to building a free & prospering nation; Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was everything and beyond what India needed in her first Prime Minister. On his death anniversary, my humblest ...

The new ideology of politics

India is fighting an old battle again, with two ideas of the country colliding with each other

Prashant Kishor to prepare ground for 'Jan Suraaj' campaign within 10 days

The Jan Suraaj campaign is kicking off from Mahatma Gandhi Ashram in West Champaran district on October 2 this year and he will do a Padyatra of 3,000 km across Bihar

Congress to be pivotal for anti-BJP formation in 2024 polls: Sachin Pilot

Accusing the ruling BJP of diverting people's attention from the real issues, Pilot said "some fringe elements" are trying to change the name of some monuments and roads

Tajinder Bagga and Jignesh Mewani: Making sense of bizarre arrests

Kejriwal's image of a middle-class son and brother, will begin to crumble if he is seen as inimical to the perceived interests of the majority. So, Bagga had to be challenged in such a dramatic mode

When it comes to politics, inflation is no longer what it used to be

There is near total political silence around inflation with neither politicians nor their parties caring to take it up

Prashant Kishor says will set up Jan Suraaj to work for Bihar's development

Kishor brushed aside speculation that he would be launching a new political party and said, instead he would work for Bihar's development

Odisha MLA among 5.8 lakh students appearing for Class 10 board exam

Angada Kanhar, the state's Phulbani legislator, wrote his second language paper at Rujangi High School in Pitabari village of Kandhamal district