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India on road to becoming developed country by 2047, says PM Modi

On the BJP scoring a hat trick in 2024, Modi said, We have lost 30 years due to instability resulting from mili-juli sarkars. People have seen the lack of governance, the appeasement politics

BJP removes WB leader Anupam Hazra from party's national secretary post

The BJP's decision came on a day when BJP National President JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were in Kolkata for a host of political programmes

Kharge explains inability to meet RS Chairman Dhankhar via letter

Earlier, on December 23, in a letter to Kharge, Dhankhar said the disruptions during the winter session of Parliament which led to the suspension of 146 MPs were 'deliberate and strategised'

Elections to 3 Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi, 1 from Sikkim on January 19

Elections to four Rajya Sabha seats -- three from Delhi and one from Sikkim -- will be held on January 19, the Election Commission said on Friday. The six-year term of Sanjay Singh, Sushil Kumar Gupta and Narain Dass Gupta (all from the Aam Aadmi Party) ends on January 27 next year. The term of Hishey Lachungpa (Sikkim Democratic Front) ends on February 23 next year. Singh is in judicial custody after being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy. He has been under suspension from the Rajya Sabha since July 24 for unruly behaviour in the House. In a statement, the EC said the election to fill up the four vacancies will be held on January 19 (Friday). The nomination process will start on January 2 with the issuance of notification and January 9 will be the last date to file papers. As per established practice, the polling will take place from 9 am to 4 pm and the counting of votes will commence from 5 pm. The EC noted t

Cong to finalise workers for key roles in state-run boards, corporations

Ruling Congress in Karnataka appears set to finalise the list of party legislators and workers to be appointed to key positions in various state-run boards and corporations, during the visit of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to New Delhi from Monday. Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President, said a list has already been sent to Congress high command for its approval. "We will definitely finalise it and come, we have already sent the list and proposal, as there were elections (in five states) and as there was Assembly (session) there was a delay. Both the Chief Minister and I are going, we will finalise and come," he told reporters here ahead of leaving for the national capital. Responding to a question on the Chief Minister reportedly getting an appointment to meet the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he merely said, "okay, we will meet." According to the Chief Minister's tour plan shared with the media, he will be travelling to Delhi

PM should speak in Parliament on security breach issue: Adhir Chowdhury

Congress MP and leader of the party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak in Parliament over the security breach issue, criticising him for taking four days to react to the incident. Chowdhury also claimed that Modi broke his silence on the issue because of pressure by the opposition parties and the people of the country. "The PM takes to 'X' whenever something happens anywhere in the world. But he took four days to react to the Parliament security breach incident. He should have come to the House the next day and assured people not to worry," Chowdhury told reporters here on Sunday. He finally spoke under pressure of the Opposition and the common people. I believe he should come to Parliament and speak on this issue," the West Bengal PCC chief said. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack on December 13, two men jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during the Zero Hour,

Kerala CM lashes out at Guv, says central govt has let loose a deranged man

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday lashed out at Governor Arif Mohammed Khan for calling a group of protesting SFI members "criminals" and said the BJP-led central government has "let loose such a deranged man". Addressing a gathering at Adoor near here as part of the ongoing 'Nava Kerala Sadas', Vijayan also attacked Khan for his remarks related to the Kannur region of the state. "It is not a good idea to let loose such a deranged man. At least the central government should understand that it is not good to leave him in this condition. We know that things are happening with the connivance of the central government but everything has a limit," the chief minister said. The Left leader alleged that Khan has been going around and calling those who oppose his ideology "rascals". "Earlier he called renowned historian Irfan Habib a rascal. He is calling protesting students rascals and criminals," Vijayan said. Referring to black flag protests, Vijayan said such demonstrati

On your mark, get set, go! BJP set for 2024 polls with 'Amrit Kaal' vision

Election-ready: From Dec 2023 to early April 2024, BJP's schedule is packed. Its workers are on their toes to win over the voters once again, with idea of 'Amrit Kaal'. Radhika Ramaseshan writes

Winter session: Dept-related Parl Standing Committees to lay reports in RS

The House will also see Ministers making statements on the status of the implementation of various reports and several private members move for leave to introduce Bills

Revanth Reddy takes oath as Telangana CM, approves Cong's 6 poll guarantees

In his first decision after taking the oath, the 54-year-old CM began the process of implementing the Congress' six poll guarantees, and his second plan is to provide jobs to disabled women

Rumbles in INDIA bloc as Congress fails to deliver in state elections

On the first day of Parliament, BJP members greeted the PM with slogans of "teesri baar Modi sarkar" as he entered the Lok Sabha

Gauging impact of freebies promised in elections on state finances

While Telangana and Chhattisgarh are in a better position to offer freebies promised by parties in elections, Rajasthan is in a shaky situation to do so

Lalduhoma, Indira Gandhi's security officer, set to be Mizoram CM

He is a rare legislator who has been disqualified twice under the anti-defection law

ZPM wins big in Mizoram, gears up to form new government in state

Lalduhoma, 74, the chief ministerial face of the ZPM, is set to be the first chief minister other than outgoing CM Zoramthanga and Congress' Lal Thanhawla in three decades

Assembly election results 2023: Congress and INDIA go back to square one

The meeting follows a hurriedly arranged Congress event last week, held to celebrate the release of a book by party President Mallikarjun Kharge, marking his 60-year political career

Shivraj's 'Ladli Behna Yojana' becomes a game-changer for BJP in MP polls

The scheme was an instant hit, and within just a few months, over 1.3 crore women enrolled in the scheme, and the first tranche starting from June 2023

Chhattisgarh election results: Modi ki guarantee trumped Congress promises

The infighting between Deputy CM Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo and Baghel contributed to the party's lacklustre campaign

Lines drawn over Odisha govt's third attempt to amend tribal land law

Odisha's political arena ignites as the BJD government takes a third swing at amending a decades-old law, leaving the fate of tribal land hanging in the balance and opinions on fire

Assets of 192 re-contesting MLAs in MP rose 50% last 5 years: ADR

The assets of the MLAs grew Rs 5.9 crore in the last five years, increasing from Rs 11.91 crore to Rs 17.81 crore, from 2018 to 2023

For his fourth term as CM, Gehlot faces challenge of job creation

In quest for a fourth term, the chief minister confronts the dual dilemma of rising unemployment and overskilled workers labouring for underpaid jobs in Rajasthan. ASHISH TIWARI reports from Jaipur