Waqf bill gets JPC nod with 14 amendments
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), constituted to examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, approved it on Monday with 14 amendments to the original draft.
The panel approved all 14 amendments proposed…
Modi 3.0 and BJP-led NDA’s 6-2 scoreline against Congress-headed INDIA bloc
The year 2024 bids adieu, but it witnessed a lot of high octane political activities across India with people voting to elect a new government at the centre as well as in some states. Election plays a…
Modi pens blog on Vajpayee’s birth centenary: ‘An alternative world view is possible’
The country is observing the birth centenary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday, December 25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to India’s “beloved former Prime…
Haryana former CM Om Prakash Chautala passes away at 89
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) president and former chief minister of Haryana Om Prakash Chautala passed away in Gurugram on Thursday. He was was 89.
Chautala suffered a cardiac arrest at his Gurugram…
Assembly election results: Mahayuti registers historic win in Maharashtra, JMM-led INDIA victorious in Jharkhand
It was a jam-packed Saturday (November 23), with the Assembly election results of Maharashtra and Jharkhand being announced.
Maharashtra witnessed a historic victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance,…
NDA takes Maharashtra, INDIA bloc Jharkhand as Modi-led coalition wins battle of states 6-2 in 2024
Mahayuti’s big win in Maharashtra has brought up the tally of the number of states now ruled by BJP-led alliances. The saffron alliance turned heads with its landslide victory in Maharashtra but…
Bihar bypoll results: BJP-led ruling NDA leads in 3 assembly constituency, BSP ahead in one
The ruling NDA alliance in Bihar secured early leads in three of the four assembly constituencies where bypolls were held on November 13, officials said on Saturday.
NDA candidates were leading in…
Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Results 2024 Live: Mahayuti goes past 200 in Maharashtra trends, INDIA bloc ahead in Jharkhand
Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand concluded on November 20.
Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 66.05 per cent, the highest since 1995. The voter turnout in Jharkhand was 67.74 per…
Jharkhand exit poll results predict a tight NDA-INDIA bloc race to power
Jharkhand might see a BJP comeback as the alliance led by it is projected to win 40 Assembly seats, exit polls showed on Wednesday.
The second phase of voting ended in Jharkhand on November 20 with…
Jharkhand Assembly election: Phase 1 polling today, Champai Soren among 683 candidates in fray
Voting for the first of the two-phase Jharkhand Assembly elections is set to take place on Wednesday, with 1.37 crore out of the total 2,60 eligible voters heading to the polls in 43 constituencies…
Grandnephew of Netaji requests repatriation of his mortal remains from Japan; Urges modi to address ‘false narratives’
Legendary freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose on Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back the “mortal remains of Netaji” from Japan’s Renkoji by…
Nitish skips Niti Aayog meeting, sends deputy CMs to represent Bihar
The Niti Aayog meeting on Saturday, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, turned into a political slugfest. First, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of the meeting in a fit of…
Will Modi govt bring law to give legal guarantee of MSP? Agri minister keeps everyone guessing
The question of whether the government will work up a law to provide a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) on agricultural produce has once again come up in the parliament.
On Friday, the…
‘We either wanted special status or help’: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar thanks Centre for budget 2024 boost
Through the Union Budget 2024, the central government on Tuesday extended ‘special help’ to key NDA ally states of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, evoking appreciation from the Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu…
Union Budget 2024: FM Sitharaman makes big announcements for promoting ‘nari-shakti’; know all measures for women
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Union Budget 2024-25 has allotedmore than Rs 3 lakh crore for schemes directed towards women and girls and fostering women-led development, during her…
Congress says budget ‘more focused on posturing than action’, BJP terms it ‘dream budget’ for all sections
Shortly after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded presenting her seventh consecutive budget, the Congress on Friday said that FM’s budget speech was “more focused on posturing than action”…
Nitish Kumar’s cryptic response to centre’s ‘no’ to special status for Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday came out with a cryptic response to the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the state.
Kumar, whose JD (U) is a key ally of the ruling NDA…
Union Budget 2024: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to present budget today; what to expect
The Union Budget 2024–25 will be introduced in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Today, July 23. She will only be the second finance minister to accomplish this feat after C D…
Finally ‘ab ki baar, 400 paar’ happened but in another country: Tharoor on UK poll results
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took a swipe at the BJP on Friday after the Labour Party in the UK secured a landslide victory in the general elections there, saying ”ab ki baar, 400 paar”…
‘Be on your best behaviour’: PM Modi’s advice to MPs day after Rahul Gandhi’s remarks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a message for NDA MPs a day after the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi lambasted the central government in the parliament, creating a ruckus in the House.
On…
Lok Sabha Speaker election to be held for first time ever as NDA’s Om Birla vs Opposition’s K Suresh named candidates
NDA candidate Om Birla and INDIA bloc’s Kodikunnil Suresh on Tuesday filed their nominations for the post of Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Tuesday, forcing the first election for the post.
Since…
What worked for Om Birla as he looks set to retain Lok Sabha Speaker chair, 3 factors
Of the 17 Members of Parliament who have occupied the chair of the Lok Sabha Speaker, only four have returned to the chair. Of them, three returned to the chair for consecutive terms, but only one…
‘We will…’: Uddhav Thackeray makes big statement about BJP amid speculation of reconciliation
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, on Wednesday, drew a firm line under any speculation about rejoining forces with the BJP, stating unequivocally that he would not align with those who sought to…
‘Will prepare…’: Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis reveals BJP’s strategy ahead of Assembly polls
After the Maharashtra BJP core committee meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis on Tuesday said that they analyzed the party’s results in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls and discussed…
Trouble brewing in Mahayuti alliance? NCP-SP’s Rohit Pawar says mass exodus from Ajit Pawar faction on cards
Amid reports of cracks within Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti alliance, NCP-SP leader Rohit Pawar has revealed that there is going to be a mass exodus from the NCP Ajit Pawar faction, feeding rumours of…
Pema Khandu: Arunachal Pradesh’s political maestro, sports enthusiast and music lover
Itanagar: Pema Khandu, who will be the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third term in a row, has emerged as a prominent leader in the northeastern state, especially following a…
Will Purandeswari be the next Lok Sabha Speaker? 3 strong reasons
Om Birla has made history by becoming the first Lok Sabha Speaker to get elected as a Member of Parliament in a general election since PA Sangma won the national polls in 1998. Clearly, the ruckus…
Chirag Paswan to HD Kumaraswamy, 6 big ministries BJP’s allies in NDA 3.0 got
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kept the bulk of berths in the Union Council of Ministers with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the partners in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have also…
Celebrating 3rd term of PM Modi with heartfelt wishes from Anil Kapoor, Kamal Haasan, Rachana Shah, Rhythm Wagholikar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for the third time on June 9 in New Delhi, marking a significant milestone in Indian political history. The ceremony witnessed a diverse gathering, including…
Narendra Modi takes oath as PM of India, NDA govt takes shape with 71 ministers
In a feat unprecedented in decades, Narendra Modi on Sunday embarked on a third consecutive term as the Prime Minister of India.
After arriving at the Rashtrapati Bhavan’s Forecourt in his cavalcade,…
PM Modi’s praises new cabinet after NDA 3.0 swearing-in
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised his Union Council of Ministers as a “great blend of youth and experience” and vowed to spare no effort in enhancing people’s quality of life.
Soon after…
PM, 71 ministers take oath in Modi 3.0 govt: Check caste-wise representation here
A 72-member Council of Ministers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took oath on Sunday in the third term of the Modi government. The third term of the BJP-led NDA government led by Prime…
Why no NCP leader has found place in Modi 3.0 Cabinet
The Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet has been sworn in and the one very significant takeaway from the event has been how the BJP has accommodated its allies, namely the JD(U), the TDP, and the RLD among…
Modi 3.0: Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur… The ministers who have been dropped
After days of hectic negotiations, the day is here. Modi Sarkar 3.0 will take its oath of office today at the swearing-in ceremony scheduled to take place at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi at 7.15 pm.
As…
Why Modi 3.0 cannot have more than 81 ministers
Narendra Modi is expected to take the oath as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term at 7:15 pm at Rashtrapati Bhawan on June 9. This milestone makes Modi only the second person…
What will senior BJP MPs who don’t become ministers do? The plan is …
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is contemplating appointing some of its senior Members of Parliament (MPs) as chairpersons of parliamentary committees if they cannot be accommodated in the new cabinet,…
‘It’s nothing but social justice’: BJP ally TDP defends Muslim reservation
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has defended its stand on Muslim reservation.
TDP leader Nara Lokesh has dubbed reservation for Muslims as “social justice”…
Delhi declared no-flying zone ahead of Narendra Modi’s oath-taking as PM on Sunday
Delhi has been declared a no-flying zone in the wake of the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi and the Union Council of Ministers on Sunday.
Earlier in the day, President Droupadi Murmu appointed…
Narendra Modi elected as NDA leader, Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu assure him full support
National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) 21 leaders, including TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar, officially named Narendra Modi as the leader of the alliance in…
‘NDA synonymous with good governance,’ says PM Modi after being elected leader by alliance
After all alliance partners unanimously passed a resolution endorsing Narendra Modi, the leader of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, the Prime Minister said the NDA government will provide…
‘Agli baar sab…’: JDU chief Nitish Kumar’s scathing remarks on INDIA bloc leave PM Modi laughing, watch
Days after the Lok Sabha poll outcome, Janata Dal-United (JDU) Chief Nitish Kumar on Friday lashed out at the INDIA opposition bloc claiming that the latter never worked for the country. Addressing…
PM Modi 3.0: Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony likely on June 9
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to take oath for his third term on June 9, according to sources. Earlier, the ceremony was scheduled to take place on June 8. PM Modi resigned on Wednesday and…
Who will get what in next NDA govt? Here’s what BJP’s allies want
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies, including Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), Andhra Pradesh CM-to-be Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP, are learnt to have placed their…
NDA ally JD(U) backs ‘one nation, one poll’ and UCC, wants review of Agniveer scheme
In a big boost to Modi 3.0, the NDA ally JD(U) on Thursday backed the ‘one nation, one poll’ and Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the legislations that the BJP-led government has been wanting to implement…
Why Nitish Kumar may not switch sides this time
Speculation has been rife about what Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United (JDU) president Nitish Kumar’s stand would be in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which…
Why INDI Alliance has chosen to sit in the Opposition benches in Parliament
Until late last evening (5 June), there was conjecture whether the INDI Alliance, the main Opposition grouping, would try to stake claim to government formation. This even as reports emerged that the…
Resurgence of regional parties in Lok Sabha Elections 2024
A few things are clear from the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. First, most exit polls were way off the mark regarding their forecasts of the election results and underestimated the strength…
Nitish Kumar & Chandrababu Naidu ask Modi to form NDA govt without much delay
Nitish Kumar and N Chandrababu Nadu have asked Caretaker Prime Minister Narendra Modi to form the new government of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) without much delay, according to CNN-News…
Narendra Modi unanimously chosen as NDA leader, ready to form govt
Leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance unanimously elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the ruling bloc’s leader on Wednesday, passing a resolution to underscore the government’s…
PM Modi set to create landmark with second hat-trick of political career
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a rather fractious victory in Lok Sabha election 2024, creating history and becoming one of the select few to govern the country for more than ten years.
PM…
‘Will take this Lok Sabha election as a lesson’: Annamalai on BJP’s dismal performance in Tamil Nadu
A day after he lost in Coimbatore against DMK’s Ganapathy Rajkumar P, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Wednesday rued the BJP’s dismal performance in the state and said that the party will take…
Modi, Nadda, Shah with Nitish Kumar & Chandrababu Naidu to meet President, stake claim to form govt
Caretaker Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda and party leader Amit Shah along with alliance partners Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar and Telegu Desam Party (TDP)’s…
4.62 lakh votes & a record: NOTA scored big in Lok Sabha polls, most in Bihar, MP
The BJP-led NDA has secured a majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by winning 292 seats with the BJP alone securing 240 seats. BJP allies Telugu Desam and JD(U) secured 16 and 12 seats…
NDA or INDI Alliance? With 12 seats in kitty, Nitish Kumar’s ‘Paltu Ram’ tag keeps BJP on the edge
The BJP is trying to stitch tight its alliance to form the government as the party failed to get the majority on its own in the Lok Sabha elections. Now, a close eye is on JD(U) whose leader Nitish…
PM Modi, his ministers resign, but President Murmu makes THIS request
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Council of Ministers tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday (June 5).
The President has accepted the resignation, Rashtrapati…
Lok Sabha election results 2024: The challenges before the BJP as India returns to coalition politics
India has given its verdict – a surprising one. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will return for a historic third term but not with the hope they had. The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata…
Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: PM Modi chairs meeting of outgoing Union Cabinet ahead of NDA leaders meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Union cabinet meeting in the national capital, a day after the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were announced. Union Ministers Amit Shah,…
Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Congress President Kharge unveils next course of action as INDIA Bloc crosses 230-mark
As none of the major parties has received a full majority in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party will hold discussions with its allies as well as “new partners,” party president Mallikarjun…
Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan rejected BJP, says Congress leader Sachin Pilot
After the BJP-led NDA alliance fell short of gaining the expected numbers, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said that in states where the BJP expected to increase its numbers, like West Bengal, Haryana,…
FirstUp: Crucial meetings on 2024 Lok Sabha election result by NDA, INDI Alliance… Headlines for today
Yesterday (4 June) was a defining day for Indian democracy with the 2024 Lok Sabha result being announced, today is no less important because of the numbers that the various alliances have…