Full Vande Mataram mandated at official events
Government directives issued on Wednesday require that all six stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram be rendered at schools and official funct…
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Opposition suspended as Bihar Council erupts
Proceedings in the Bihar Legislative Council descended into chaos for a second straight day of the Budget Session on Tuesday, ending with the suspe…
Rajya Sabha clash over Kolkata Port land
Heated exchanges disrupted Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after allegations of large-scale encroachment on Kolkata Port land triggered…
Greer sees India as pivotal supply hub
United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer has said India is well placed to serve as a strategic anchor in global supply chains a…
Sarma files ₹500 crore defamation claim
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has initiated a ₹500 crore defamation suit against Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi, Jitendra Singh and Bhupe…
Energy choices hinge on national interest, Misri says
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has pushed back against claims from Washington that a newly announced trade understanding has altered the country’s …
Four girls found dead in Aurangabad poisoning case
Four adolescent girls were found dead in a Dalit settlement in Bihar’s Aurangabad district after consuming a poisonous substance, in an incident th…
Congress MPs press Speaker over claims and impartiality
A group of women Members of Parliament from the Congress party has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging that he made grave and unfounded…
Publisher rebuts claims over Naravane memoir quote
Penguin Random House India has issued a clarification distancing itself from excerpts cited by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Parliament, saying i…
Row over children escalates Assam political feud
A public clash in Assam politics intensified on Monday after the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi accused C…
Plea questions Mamata Banerjee’s Supreme Court appearance
An application before the Supreme Court of India has challenged the personal appearance and oral submissions made by Mamata Banerjee during hearing…
Dubey’s charge sparks Lok Sabha uproar
A sharp political clash erupted after Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarian Nishikant Dubey accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of being an …
Opposition targets Speaker over floor access dispute
Opposition parties are preparing to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, escalating a confrontation over the conduct of …
PMO bars Lok Sabha questions on relief funds
New Delhi: Parliamentary questions and related proceedings on the PM CARES Fund, the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund and the National Defence…
Adani power dues dispute sharpens Bangladesh election stakes
Bangladesh’s power sector has been thrust into political and economic focus after the Adani Group sent a formal letter to the Bangladesh Power Deve…
Farm groups plan nationwide protests over trade deal
Farmers’ organisations have announced a series of protests across the country next week, criticising the proposed interim trade agreement framework…
Burqa-clad man sparks security probe on Mumbai local
Railway authorities launched a security investigation after a male commuter dressed in a burqa was discovered travelling in the ladies’ compartment…
Bhagwat flags Bangladesh Hindu concerns
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said Hindus facing pressure in Bangladesh would find global backing if they chose to collectively a…
School poster row in Sambhal triggers probe
A dispute has flared in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district after a poster, alleged to carry a verse from the Quran, was found affixed to the outer wa…
Mahayuti names Ritu Tawde for Mumbai mayor
BJP corporator Ritu Tawde has been named the Mahayuti alliance’s candidate for the post of Mumbai Mayor, signalling a swift move by the ruling coal…
Shia protest in Kashmir follows Islamabad mosque blast
Anger spilled onto the streets of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday after a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Pakistan’s federal…
Sonia Gandhi challenges criminal revision plea
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has formally opposed a criminal revision petition filed against her before the Rouse Avenue Court, asserting that the …