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NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan elected India's 15th Vice President

BJP-led NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan won the vice presidential election with 452 votes against Opposition nominee B Sudershan Reddy's 300, succeeding Jagdeep Dhankhar

C P Radhakrishnan thanks President Murmu, PM Modi after his election as VP

Radhakrishnan won the vice presidential election on Tuesday by bagging 452 votes, while Opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy polled 300 votes

From Tokyo to Berlin: Indian states step up global push for investments

Indian chief ministers are increasingly travelling abroad to woo investors, expand markets, and forge global partnerships, marking a new phase of competitive federalism

PM Modi announces ₹1,500 cr aid for rain-affected areas in Himachal Pradesh

Modi first conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas before attending a meeting in Kangra to review the relief and rehabilitation measures

Cong mocked farmers' pain, PM Modi delivered: Amit Malviya slams Kharge

Malviya praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping farmers by doubling their incomes and embracing modern farming techniques

Cong mocked farmers' pain, PM Modi delivered: Amit Malviya slams Kharge

Malviya praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping farmers by doubling their incomes and embracing modern farming techniques

Planned misadventure, risks tribes: Sonia Gandhi slams Nicobar project

The collective conscience cannot, and must not, stay silent when the very survival of the Shompen and Nicobarese tribes is at stake, Gandhi said

PM Modi attends workshop for BJP MPs, resolution on GST reforms passed

Modi remained in the midst of the MPs and attended different sessions on the first day of the "Sansad Karyashala"

Not loyalty to party, but love for country must guide choice: Oppn VP pick

In a video message, Reddy told the MPs that he seeks their support not for himself but for the "values that define us as a sovereign democratic republic"

Cong, farmers protest fertiliser crisis in MP's Mauganj; over 500 detained

The police erected barricades at the Bahuti bypass near Mauganj police station, and the protesters were not allowed to move ahead

Congress seeks relief package, national calamity tag for J&K floods

Karra claimed that the recent visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to most devastated Jammu dashed the hopes of the affected population

Separatist mindset dominates DMK's Dravidian model of politics, says FM

While the DMK claims to be a champion of social justice, she said, the fact is that caste-violence has recurred in different parts of the state, with members of the Scheduled Castes

US tariff issue: PM Modi has become 'enemy of the nation', claims Kharge

Addressing reporters in Kalaburagi, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha said Modi and Trump could be good to each other because they sought votes for one another

AAP slams Shivraj Singh Chouhan over Punjab floods, seeks relief package

The Union Agriculture Minister had on Friday said he would submit a detailed report on the Punjab flood situation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

EC to review nationwide voters list revision with state election officials

The Election Commission top brass will discuss the preparedness of pan-India rollout of special intensive revision of voters' list with its state representatives next week, officials said Saturday.

Ashok Siddharth apologises to Mayawati, seeks return to BSP after expulsion

Ashok Siddharth, former MP of the party, was once counted among the prominent leaders of BSP. But on January 12, 2025, Mayawati expelled Ashok Siddharth from the party

KPCC chief admits error over GST 'Bidis and Bihar' social media post

Kerala state unit of the Congress in a recent post on X, allegedly drew parallels between Bihar and Bidi (a tobacco product) in the wake of the recent GST reforms, and triggered sharp reactions

Congress says MGNREGA underfunded for 11 years, demands ₹400 daily wage

MGNREGA wages have barely been raised in the last eleven years, resulting in a wider crisis of stagnant income, says Jairam Ramesh

NDA enforces 5-hr bandh in Bihar to protest hurling of abuse at PM's mother

The members of women cells of BJP, JD(U) and other alliance partners enforced the bandh, which began at 7 am, and staged protests in Patna and other areas

Jarange confident about Marathas getting quota, OBC leaders unhappy

Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who is a prominent leader from the Other Backward Classes (OBC), skipped the state cabinet meeting, indicating all was not well