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Govt attacking poor, jobs now taken away: Congress during MGNREGA protest

The Union government is continuously attacking the poor and undermining their statutory right to employment, the Congress' Delhi unit said Friday at a protest against the removal of the MGNREGA scheme. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, who attended the "MGNREGA Bachao Sangram Yatra" event, said the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) gave legal right to employment benefiting lakhs of families but the the Centre was "eroding" these provisions. The VB-G RAM G scheme dilutes the the UPA-era MGNREGA's original spirit, he said. Addressing the protest at AICC office, Akbar Road, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Dharmendra Yadav said the government's actions signalled a "continuous attack on the poor." The Congress has launched a 45-day nationwide "MGNREGA Bachao Sangram Yatra" campaign, demanding the repeal of the VB-G RAM G Act and restoration of the original MGNREGA. "This government is continuously attacking the poor. People who w

Amit Shah unveils development projects worth ₹1,715 crore in Assam

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched projects worth Rs 1,715 crore, including the second legislative assembly complex, in Assam's Dibrugarh. Shah unveiled the projects in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal, MPs and MLAs of the upper Assam constituencies, several state cabinet ministers and senior government officials. He laid the foundation stone for the Rs 284 crore second legislative assembly complex and MLA hostel as a part of the government's efforts to establish Dibrugarh as the second administrative hub. The project will include a three-storey assembly building, a nine-storey hostel for MLAs, an 800-seat capacity auditorium and a barrack for security personnel. Shah inaugurated the first phase of the modern multi-disciplinary sports complex worth Rs 238 crore and laid the foundation stone for its second phase, which will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 209 crore. The first phase of the project includes

Hypocrisy-laden message: Cong slams PM's remarks ahead of Budget session

The Congress on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the Budget session, saying he delivers his "usual hypocrisy-laden message to the nation" before the beginning of each session and "today's performance is part of this series". Congress general secretary in-charge Jairam Ramesh said, "He (PM) will not convene and chair all-party meetings to take the opposition into confidence on national issues." He will suddenly have Bills introduced at the last minute and bulldozed through Parliament without the necessary legislative scrutiny, Ramesh claimed, adding that Modi would not sit in Parliament and respond to the concerns of opposition leaders, and will instead make election rally speeches in both Houses. "Before the beginning of each session, he will give his usual hypocrisy-laden 'desh ke naam sandesh' with Parliament as his backdrop. Today's performance is part of this series," the senior Congress leader said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday

Govt doing to workers what it did to farmers: Rahul slams VB-G RAM G Act

Rahul Gandhi says repeal of MGNREGA mirrors farm laws push, warns Centre wants control over work and funds under VB-G RAM G Act; Congress vows to raise issue in upcoming Budget session

Dhinakaran-led AMMK returns to NDA fold, Palaniswami welcomes leader

Months after walking out of the NDA, TTV Dhinakaran-led AMMK on Wednesday returned to the AIADMK-led bloc in Tamil Nadu. Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) founder-leader Dhinakaran met senior BJP leader and Union Minister Piyush Goyal and was formally re-inducted into the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, whose party leads the NDA in the state, welcomed Dhinakaran. The Dr Anbumani Ramadoss-led faction of PMK on January 7 joined the NDA in poll-bound Tamil Nadu. In a social media post, Palaniswami welcomed Dhinakaran, whom he said has joined the NDA to "uproot the evil force DMK's tyrannical rule, put an end to its dynastic politics and once again ensure the golden rule of Amma ( J Jayalalithaa)." "With the welfare of the people as our objective, let us all unite together to save the people and retrieve Tamil Nadu from the DMK's family rule," Palaniswami added. Responding to a question, Dhinakaran shot back at scribes asking who has been .

'Count now 70': Cong takes dig at PM after Trump repeats 'India-Pak' claim

The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump repeated his claim of ending the India-Pakistan conflict last year, saying the number of times the PM's "good friend and the recipient of his many forced hugs" has declared that he was responsible for the sudden halt of Operation Sindoor has shot up to 70 now. The opposition party's swipe came after Trump touted ending the conflict between India and Pakistan as among the accomplishments of the first year of his second term in the White House, saying the two countries "were going to go nuclear" in his opinion, and that he saved millions of lives by stopping the war. Trump said he ended "eight unendable wars in 10 months". In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "Before yesterday the count stood at 68. Yesterday itself the count shot up not to 69 but to 70 - once in the opening statement of his White House Press Conference and later in

PM welcomes Nitin Nabin as BJP chief, flags party unity and security issues

PM Modi welcomed Nitin Nabin as BJP's youngest national president, calling him his boss in party matters while flagging generational change, illegal immigration and governance challenges

Nitin Nabin to take charge as BJP President: Early life, political career

The formal announcement for the post of BJP national president will take place between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm

Nitin Nabin to be formally elected as BJP national president on Tuesday

Bihar minister Nitin Nabin will be elected unopposed as BJP national president on Tuesday, becoming the party's youngest chief and set to lead it into the 2029 Lok Sabha polls

Delhi HC rejects Sengar's plea in death of Unnao rape victim's father

In March 2020, a trial court sentenced Sengar to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹10 lakh for the custodial death of the survivor's father

'PM Modi to launch NDA's TN campaign on Jan 23, alliance suspense to end'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart the NDA campaign for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Madurantakam on January 23, BJP legislative party leader Nainar Nagenthran announced on Sunday. Speaking to reporters here, Nagenthran said the Prime Minister would address a massive public gathering in the afternoon to signal the start of the NDA's electoral battle against the incumbent DMK government. "On January 23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the NDA campaign in Madurantakam. He will participate in the meeting to send home the anti-people DMK government currently ruling Tamil Nadu," Nagendran said. Responding to persistent queries regarding the final list of alliance partners specifically the inclusion of T T V Dhinakaran's AMMK, O Panneerselvam (OPS), and the DMDK Nagenthran maintained a strategic silence on names but promised a show of strength. "You can see that on the stage on January 23," he said when asked if Dhinakaran would join. He further ...

BJP candidates in Amravati polls claim Navneet Rana campaigned against them

Twenty-two BJP candidates in the just concluded Amravati Municipal Corporation polls have written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, demanding expulsion of former MP Navneet Rana for allegedly campaigning against the party. Out of the 22 complainants, two won, while 20 lost the civic polls held on January 15. They claimed that former Amravati Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana aggressively dubbed the saffron party nominees as "dummies" and promoted contestants of her husband Ravi Rana's Yuva Swabhiman Party as the "real BJP candidates". Ahead of the civic polls, the BJP and MLA Ravi Rana's Yuva Swabhiman Party had broken their alliance. A local BJP leader had, however, said that Navneet Rana will continue to campaign for the saffron party candidates. In the 87-member Amravati Municipal Corporation, the BJP won 25 seats, Yuva Swabhiman Party and Congress got 15 each, AIMIM 12, NCP 11, Shiv Sena and BSP 3 each, Shiv Sena (UBT) 2 and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi secured 1 seat. In the

PM Modi to inaugurate projects, address rally in West Bengal's Singur today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will resume his two-day visit to West Bengal on Sunday, making a fresh poll pitch from the site of the abandoned Tata Nano car plant in Singur, amid a highly charged political atmosphere in the state ahead of the crucial assembly elections. On his return to the state after an overnight stay in Assam, Modi is scheduled to inaugurate, lay the foundation stone and flag off various development projects worth over Rs 830 crore at Singur in Hooghly district, besides addressing a rally, where he is expected to sharpen the party's narrative on industrialisation in Bengal. The selection of Singur, observers feel, was made on account of its symbolic importance, where a violent anti-land grab movement nearly two decades ago spearheaded by Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, then in the opposition, against the erstwhile Left Front government, had forced Ratan Tata to pull the plug on the project and relocate it to Gujarat. The BJP has promised to "bring

BMC election results 2026: Here's a list of winners across top wards

Mumbai BMC election vote counting: The counting process for 227 municipal wards of India's richest civic body started at 10 am on Friday

Maharashtra civic polls: Mahayuti ends Thackerays' 30-year rule in Mumbai

BJP-led Mahayuti swept Maharashtra's civic polls, winning most municipal corporations and ending the Thackeray family's 30-year control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

BJP triumphs over Thackerays in Mumbai, trumps Pawars in Pune civic polls

The BJP-led alliance was set to bag around 125 of 227 seats in BMC, which is India's richest civic body, whose budget for 2025-26 is a whopping Rs 74,427 crore

BJP releases schedule for national president election, result on Jan 20

The BJP on Friday released the schedule for the election of the party's national president, saying nominations for the post will be filed on January 19, and the name of the new party chief will be announced the next day. According to the organisational poll schedule released by BJP national returning officer K Laxman, the nomination for the election of the party chief can be filed between 2 pm and 4 pm on January 19 and the nominations can be withdrawn by the candidates between 5 pm and 6 pm same day. The scrutiny of the documents of the candidates' nomination papers will be carried out between 4 pm and 5 pm on January 19, according to the notification issued by Laxman, who is also a BJP Rajya Sabha MP . The polling will be held "if needed" on January 20 and an official announcement of the name of the new elected BJP national president will be made on the same day, Laxman said. The entire poll process will be held at the party headquarters. According to party sources, BJP national

BMC poll results: BJP alliance ahead on 118 seats, Shiv Sena (UBT) on 70

Mumbai BMC election vote counting: The counting process for over 200 municipal wards of India's richest civic body started at 10 am on Friday

Exit polls project Mahayuti win in BMC as Maharashtra polls see 50% turnout

Around half the electorate voted in the BMC and 28 other civic bodies in Maharashtra, with exit polls projecting a Mahayuti alliance win in Mumbai as counting is set for Friday

CCP delegation holds talks with RSS, BJP, Congress amid political sparring

A Chinese Communist Party delegation met RSS, Congress leaders in New Delhi after holding talks with the BJP, with the visits prompting a political exchange between the ruling party and the Opposition