OATH ON 5 POINTS BY CWC TO FIGHT NATIONWIDE FOR MGNREGP FROM JAN 5
NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the party, on Saturday took the oath on five points to launch a nationwide movement from January 5 to fight for the rights-based Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme and opposed a new law enacted in the just concluded winter session of Parliament. […]
RETURN OF DARK PRINCE & “SHADOW PMO” THAT RAN BANGLADESH
NEW DELHI: Christmas Day saw the triumphant homecoming of Bangladesh’s ‘dark prince’ – Tarique Rahman, the son of three-time former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a central figure in her Bangladesh Nationalist Party – after nearly 17 years in self-imposed exile. Political ‘royalty’ by any standard – the 60-year-old is also the son of […]
BJP MAKES HISTORY IN KERALA, WITH FIRST EVER MAYOR
NEW DELHI: The BJP’s VV Rajesh was sworn in as Mayor of Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram Friday afternoon, marking a watershed moment in the southern state’s political landscape. In his first comments after being inducted, he said, “We will move forward together… taking everyone along. Development will be implemented in all 101 wards… Thiruvananthapuram will be […]
SHARAD PAWAR’S FAMILY REUNION WITH NEPHEW AJIT BEFORE MUMBAI CIVIC POLLS
NEW DELHI: Squeezed out, it seems, by their respective alliance bosses, Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party factions are drifting toward a big familial and political realignment in Maharashtra, weeks before the next round of federal and state polls – in 2029. On Friday afternoon uncle and nephew were on the verge of […]
CONG TRIBUTES TO MANMOHAN SINGH ON HIS DEATH ANNIVERSARY
NEW DELHI: Congress leaders on Friday paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his first death anniversary, saying his humility, honesty and legacy would continue to inspire the future generations. Prime Minister Modi had paid homage to Dr Manmohan Singh last year on his death, but no word from his government on […]
India Tests 3,500-km Range Missile from Nuclear-Powered Submarine
New Delhi, December 25, 2025,In a major demonstration of its strategic deterrence capability, India has successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine, significantly strengthening its sea-based nuclear forces. The K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was launched from INS Arighaat during a test conducted in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of […]
PM MODI ATTENDS CHRISTMAS MORNING SERVICE IN DELHI CHURCH
NEW DELHI,25 Dec 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the Christmas morning service just two km from his residence at The Cathedral Church of the Redemption in Delhi along with a large congregation of members from the Christian community. The service included prayers, carols, hymns and a special prayer for the Prime Minister […]
CONG RAPS PM MODI ON DETERMINED ASSAULT ON ECOLOGICAL BALANCE
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday accused the Modi government of launching a determined assault on ecological balance by weakening environmental protection laws and loosening pollution norms. He claimed that over 90% of the Aravallis will not be protected under the redefinition of the hills and will open them up for mining […]
ARAVALLI DECISION OF 100 METERS TO IMPACT OTHER MOUNTAINS
NEW DELHI: A technical redefinition threatens to turn one of India’s oldest mountain ranges of Aravallis into legally exploitable land. But even by the government’s own standards, four questions remain unanswered. The controversy surrounds Aravallis after the Environment Ministry came up with a new definition to allow “sustainable mining” of the ancient mountain range. A […]
CONG EXPOSES CODEINE COUGH SYRUP SCAM IN U.P.
NEW DELHI: Congress social media chairperson Supriya Shrinate and national media panellist Sadhn Bharti on Wednesday exposed a Codeine cough syrup scam flourishing in Uttar Pradesh that is easily available at Rs 40-45 a bottle as a cheap source of intoxication. They told a Press conference here that thousands of youths in U.P., Bihar, Bengal, […]
