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Trump lauds Musk in US Congress: 'Elon, you are working very hard'

US President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk for leading the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as Musk received a standing ovation in US Congress

Congressman Al Green kicked out of Trump's Congress speech: Who is he?

Representative Al Green was escorted out of House chamber after interrupting US President Donald Trump's address, waving his cane in protest

Rahul Gandhi to visit Gujarat on March 7-8 to plan for Assembly elections

Ahmedabad AICC meet will bring together AICC delegates from across the nation to deliberate on the challenges

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The double standard of body shaming: Why men aren't spared either

From unrealistic beauty standards to online ridicule, men face body shaming too. Yet, the issue is often dismissed

Kerala govt to be blamed for ASHA workers' situation, not Centre: BJP

The Kerala unit of the BJP on Tuesday backed the ongoing protest by a section of ASHA workers by holding a march by the party's women's wing Mahila Morcha to the Secretariat here and claimed that the Centre was not responsible for the situation. Expressing solidarity with the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers, who have been agitating outside the Secretariat for the last 23 days demanding a hike in their honorarium and post-retirement benefits, BJP state president K Surendran said the Centre is being unnecessarily blamed by the Kerala government. "It is the state government's failure and not the Centre's," he contended. Surendran said the union government has not held back any funds meant for Kerala and ASHA workers. He said that he fully supports the ASHA workers demand to hike their honorarium and termed their protest as justified. Along with him, senior BJP leaders Shobha Surendran and P K Krishnadas were also present outside the Secretariat expressing solidarity

Modi govt weakening RTI in name of data protection, claims Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the Modi government of weakening the Right To Information (RTI) Act in the name of data protection and asserted that his party will keep fighting against the "dictatorial" regime to secure the rights of the people. Kharge asserted that the Congress will not let RTI weaken and will continue to raise its voice from the streets to Parliament. "On one hand, India has been topping the charts on Misinformation and Disinformation for the past years and on the other hand, the Modi government is bent on weakening the Right To Information (RTI) Act implemented by the Congress-UPA by bringing in the Data Protection law," the Congress chief said in a post in Hindi on X. Whether it is information in the public sector like the list of ration cards, beneficiary labourers of MGNREGA, names of people involved in public welfare schemes, voter list in elections, or the names of scamster billionaires who fled abroad after taking loans from ...

Economy deep in 'Modi-made crisis', claims Congress on rising gold loans

The Congress on Tuesday flagged the issue of rise in gold loans and claimed that the Indian economy is "deep in a Modi-made crisis". Congress general secretary in-charge communications cited the February RBI data and pointed out that gold loans had jumped a whopping 71.3%. "India's economy is deep in a Modi-made crisis. Recall that by 2024, widespread and persistent economic stagnation had resulted in a 300% growth in gold loans in just 5 years. Gold loans crossed the Rs. 1 lakh crore mark for the first time ever," Ramesh said on X. "The bad news for India's women now continues to pile up. In February 2025, RBI data showed that gold loans had jumped a whopping 71.3%," he said. While bank credit in every other sector has slowed, from housing loans to car loans, distress lending such as gold loans is peaking, Ramesh said. Not just that, a Cibil-NITI Aayog report showed that gold loans make up nearly 40% of all credit issued to women, and the number of women forced to put up their ..

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Suspect held 2 days after Haryana Congress worker's body found in suitcase

Haryana police arrest a suspect two days after Congress worker Himani Narwal's body was found in a suitcase near Sampla bus stand; family demands the death penalty for the accused

'Rohit Sharma fat for a sportsman,' says Congress leader, faces backlash

Congress leader Shama Mohamed calls Rohit Sharma 'fat', sparking BJP backlash, as political leaders trade barbs over the Indian captain's fitness and leadership

Down but not out? Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party confident amid setback

AAP's Goa President Amit Palekar says the Congress has voters but it has no cadre. Therefore, AAP has chance

'They stand united': Rahul Gandhi on Kerala leaders amid Shashi Tharoor row

Rahul Gandhi's remarks come amid reports of tensions in the Congress' Kerala unit, with senior leader Shashi Tharoor taking a different stance from the party on multiple issues

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Rahul Gandhi slams BJP over vacant posts in National Commission for SC

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at the government over key posts lying vacant in the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fill them up to ensure that it effectively fulfils the responsibility of protecting the rights and interests of Dalits. The former Congress president said the vacant posts were a manifestation of the "anti-Dalit mindset" of the BJP government. The commission is a constitutional institution and weakening it is a direct attack on the constitutional and social rights of Dalits, he said In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, "Look at another proof of the anti-Dalit mindset of the BJP government! The National Commission for Scheduled Castes, which protects the rights of Dalits, has been deliberately neglected -- two of its key posts have been lying vacant for the last one year," he said. "This commission is a constitutional institution -- weakening it is a direct attack on the constitutional and social

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Cong asks govt to stand up to US, says tariff removal will destroy economy

Flagging US President Donald Trump's push for reciprocal tariffs, the Congress on Thursday said the Modi government must stand up to the "humiliation" and tell its American counterpart that such moves would not be acceptable to India as they would "destroy" the country's economy. At a press conference here, Congress leader Ajoy Kumar played video snippets from French President Emmanuel Macron's meeting with Trump and also Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with the US president to claim that the Indian PM remained "mum" even when the US president was "speaking ill of India". "We have seen French President Emmanuel Macron correcting Trump in conversation and telling him he is wrong. On the other hand, in front of Narendra Modi, Trump kept speaking ill of India. "He keeps calling India a tariff violator, we will impose reciprocal tariffs, but Narendra Modi remained silent," Kumar said at the presser at the AICC office at 24, Akbar Road. Kumar said Modi calls Trump his best friend

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Cong asks for Delhi liquor scam probe to include BJP leaders' involvement

The Delhi unit of Congress on Wednesday called for the formation of the Public Accounts Committee soon so that the CAG report on the previous AAP government's excise policy can be investigated, and demanded that the scope of the probe be widened to include the alleged involvement of BJP leaders in the matter. The opposition party also demanded that the remaining 13 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports on the AAP government's performance be tabled as well and discussed in the public domain. The CAG report on the 2021-22 liquor policy was tabled by the new Chief Minister Rekha Gupta of the BJP on the very second day of the first session of the newly elected Delhi Assembly on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference at the Congress' 24, Akbar Road headquarters, Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav said the party had given a written complaint to investigating agencies on the liquor policy and had included "evidence" of BJP's "involvement" in the matter. He also asked why all 14 C

BJP spent Rs 2,212 cr in FY24, double of all national parties combined: ADR

Total income of all national parties in 2023-24 was Rs 5,820.91 crore. At Rs 4,340.47 crore BJP accounted for 75% of this income: ADR