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Page 34 - Politics News

NDA's vice presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan meets PM Modi

Radhakrishnan is likely to file his nomination on August 20. He is expected to be felicitated at the meeting of the NDA parliamentary party on Tuesday

NDA's vice presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan meets PM Modi
Updated On : 18 Aug 2025 | 3:28 PM IST

UP not mafia-free, smaller mafias have merged into a mega-mafia: Akhilesh

Yadav's comments came after lawyer Akhilesh Dubey and aide Lavi Mishra were arrested in Kanpur for allegedly running an extortion racket, filing false rape cases to blackmail figures

UP not mafia-free, smaller mafias have merged into a mega-mafia: Akhilesh
Updated On : 18 Aug 2025 | 2:48 PM IST

Congress claims vindication after PM Modi proposes next-gen GST reforms

Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh claimed the economy has never recovered from the twin Modi-inflicted shocks of GST 1.0 and demonetisation

Congress claims vindication after PM Modi proposes next-gen GST reforms
Updated On : 18 Aug 2025 | 1:54 PM IST

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid noisy protests by Oppn on SIR in Bihar

Opposition members trooped in the Well raising slogans 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' (vote thief, vacate the chair) as soon as the House re-convened at noon

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid noisy protests by Oppn on SIR in Bihar
Updated On : 18 Aug 2025 | 12:39 PM IST

SIR new weapon of 'vote chori', will protect 'one person, one vote': Rahul

The "collusion" of BJP and Election Commission is punishing them for being 'Bahujan' and poor - even our soldiers were not spared, Gandhi said

SIR new weapon of 'vote chori', will protect 'one person, one vote': Rahul
Updated On : 18 Aug 2025 | 11:58 AM IST

Issue between EC, Congress should not be discussed in Parliament: Rijiju

Rijiju also announced that Parliament will hold a special discussion to honour Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and his recent space visit to the ISS as part of India's space mission

Issue between EC, Congress should not be discussed in Parliament: Rijiju
Updated On : 18 Aug 2025 | 11:35 AM IST

Bihar Assembly polls: The votes that built Nitish Kumar's stronghold

Ahead of Assembly polls, Bihar CM sharpens women-focused agenda with domicile quota, banking on female voters' rising clout and support

Bihar Assembly polls: The votes that built Nitish Kumar's stronghold
Updated On : 17 Aug 2025 | 11:51 PM IST

Have debt, but spending on capital creation: Goa CM Pramod Sawant

We have a debt but we are spending on capital creation, not revenue expenditure, said Goa CM Pramod Sawant

Have debt, but spending on capital creation: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
Updated On : 17 Aug 2025 | 11:45 PM IST

Give affidavit or apologise: CEC Gyanesh Kumar hits back at Rahul Gandhi

The remarks by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) came on a day when Gandhi-led opposition launched the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar and stepped up attack against the Special Intensive Revision

Give affidavit or apologise: CEC Gyanesh Kumar hits back at Rahul Gandhi
Updated On : 17 Aug 2025 | 10:52 PM IST

NDA announces CP Radhakrishnan as candidate for Vice Presidential election

"CP Radhakrishnan has always focused on community service and empowering the marginalised. He has done extensive work at the grassroots in Tamil Nadu," the PM wrote on social media site X

NDA announces CP Radhakrishnan as candidate for Vice Presidential election
Updated On : 17 Aug 2025 | 9:09 PM IST

Naveen Patnaik hospitalised in Odisha due to dehydration, condition stable

The 78-year-old former Odisha chief minister felt uneasy on Saturday night, prompting doctors to visit him at his residence, Naveen Niwas, party leaders said

Naveen Patnaik hospitalised in Odisha due to dehydration, condition stable
Updated On : 17 Aug 2025 | 7:47 PM IST

PM Modi accuses Oppn of maintaining unjust, regressive laws while in power

During his speech, Modi also highlighted the unique alignment wherein BJP governments are currently in place in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan

PM Modi accuses Oppn of maintaining unjust, regressive laws while in power
Updated On : 17 Aug 2025 | 6:09 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi to kickstart 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Sasaram today

With the Assembly polls barely three months away, Gandhi, along with RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and other Mahagathbandhan leaders, will launch the yatra from BIADA Ground Sasaram

Rahul Gandhi to kickstart 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Sasaram today
Updated On : 17 Aug 2025 | 10:08 AM IST

PM Modi praising RSS in Independence Day speech insults the day: Vijayan

Modi on Friday hailed 100 years of RSS as a "very proud and glorious" journey of the "world's biggest NGO" and lauded all its volunteers for their dedicated service to the nation

PM Modi praising RSS in Independence Day speech insults the day: Vijayan
Updated On : 16 Aug 2025 | 2:42 PM IST

Public has woken up: Rahul shares new video highlighting 'vote theft'

The minute-long video is titled 'laapata vote' with 'ladies' cut out from between, a reference to the Kiran Rao-directed movie 'Laapata Ladies'

Public has woken up: Rahul shares new video highlighting 'vote theft'
Updated On : 16 Aug 2025 | 1:49 PM IST

Want GST 2.0 to be Good and Simple Tax not Growth Suppressing Tax: Cong

Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said that for well over a year and a half at least, the party has been calling for a radically transformed GST 2.0

Want GST 2.0 to be Good and Simple Tax not Growth Suppressing Tax: Cong
Updated On : 16 Aug 2025 | 12:45 PM IST

PM dishonoured memory of martyrs by praising RSS in I-Day speech: CPI(M)

Prime Minister Modi on Friday hailed 100 years of RSS as a very proud and glorious journey of the world's biggest NGO

PM dishonoured memory of martyrs by praising RSS in I-Day speech: CPI(M)
Updated On : 15 Aug 2025 | 2:19 PM IST

Cong slams PM Modi for praising RSS on Independence Day, calls it troubling

Ramesh also raised the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Bihar and said Modi is yet to answer any of the questions raised by the Leader of Opposition

Cong slams PM Modi for praising RSS on Independence Day, calls it troubling
Updated On : 15 Aug 2025 | 1:34 PM IST

Nitish Kumar cuts preliminary exam fee in Bihar to ₹100; Mains to be free

The decision, which will likely benefit lakhs of youth in Bihar, was announced just a few months before the assembly elections in the state

Nitish Kumar cuts preliminary exam fee in Bihar to ₹100; Mains to be free
Updated On : 15 Aug 2025 | 11:27 AM IST

Congress hits back at PM Modi over 'foeticide' remark on semiconductors

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh hit back at PM Modi, saying Semiconductors Complex Ltd in Chandigarh began operations in 1983, calling Modi's claim about 'foeticide' of semiconductors false

Congress hits back at PM Modi over 'foeticide' remark on semiconductors
Updated On : 15 Aug 2025 | 11:21 AM IST