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Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi presides over the General Body Meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) at Central Hall of Parliament House, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (PTI Photo)

CPP meet: Sonia Gandhi slams govt on farmers' issue, condemns suspension of RS MPs

Sonia Gandhi said that the government's regret over the Nagaland incident was not enough

08 Dec 2021 11:29 AM

I happened to meet the BSF DG recently. He was told about it. We have made a system. We are sending a letter. We are also not giving any permission, says WB DGP Manoj Malviya. — PTI

Mamata warns state police: Dont allow BSF to cross the line

The BSF frequents villages. There are many complaints of tortures by them on the common people, says Mamata

08 Dec 2021 12:57 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J P Nadda during the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, at Ambedkar International Centre, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi warns BJP legislators over attendance in Parliament

Modi pressed BJP MPs again on Tuesday for regular attendance in Parliament saying even kids would not like repeated prodding

08 Dec 2021 12:13 AM

WB Assembly Speaker, Governor clash on delay in nod to bill

Civic polls cannot be held in Howrah as the bill is yet to become a law even after it was passed promptly

07 Dec 2021 7:25 AM

The quiet change in stance of the TMC came close on the heels of Ms Banerjee's bonhomie with Mr Modi, her offensive against the Congress and ahead of her proposed participation in Vijay Diwas celebration to be organised by the Eastern Command of the Army in Kolkata. — PTI

TMC cancels MPs' visit to Nagaland

The government cited prohibitory orders as the ground behind the cancellation of the visit

07 Dec 2021 7:20 AM

Sources said Mr Shah told the OBC leaders that their grievances will be addressed. (PTI)

Amit Shah bid to woo Uttar Pradesh OBC leaders

Mr Shah, sources disclosed, intervened after efforts by the state leadership failed to assuage these leaders

07 Dec 2021 7:08 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk during their meeting in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec.6, 2021. (Photo:AP)

PM, Putin hold 'productive' talks, will upgrade ties; 28 pacts signed

28 agreements signed in the areas of defence, trade, energy, culture, space and other fields

07 Dec 2021 1:17 AM

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and and India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar hold a meeting in New Delhi on December 6, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

India-Russia partnership steady & strong: Jaishankar

Ahead of the '2+2' dialogue, Jaishankar and Lavrov held bilateral talks

06 Dec 2021 9:58 PM

Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti speaks in the Lok Sabha during ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (LSTV/PTI Photo)

Global hunger index flawed, says India

'There is hardly any proof that child mortality is an outcome of hunger,” the minister said

04 Dec 2021 12:33 AM

Without Congress, UPA will be body without soul: Kapil Sibal

Mamata met NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai and called for fighting the BJP unitedly while taking a veiled swipe at the Congress leadership

02 Dec 2021 11:51 AM

NCP President Sharad Pawar, West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee during a meeting at the former's residence in Mumbai, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. NCP leader Prafull Patel and TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee are also seen. (PTI)

'What UPA? There is no UPA now': Mamata Banerjee

Ms Banerjee’s barbs were seen as aimed at the Congress which has reportedly strained its ties with the TMC

02 Dec 2021 8:28 AM

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other leaders during a protest over suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs, near the Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec 1, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Opposition firm against apologising for RS stand

Rahul Gandhi led the protest along with other Opposition MPs

02 Dec 2021 1:13 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee comes out of the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (PTI/Kunal Patil)

Mamata flies to Mumbai, to meet Sharad Pawar, bizmen today

However, Ms Banerjee will not be able to meet Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray due to his ill-health

01 Dec 2021 6:45 AM

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait reacts after a bill to cancel the three contentious farm laws was passed during the Winter Session of the Parliament, in Ghazipur, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Farmers won't end Delhi stir sans MSP guarantee: Rakesh Tikait

An emergency meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha will be held on Wednesday to decide their future course of action

30 Nov 2021 1:01 AM

Farm leader Darshan Pal with others addresses a press conference at Singhu border in New Delhi, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Farmers defer Parliament march before tabling of bill to repeal laws

Govt has accepted demand to decriminalise stubble burning; Agriculture minister Tomar

28 Nov 2021 1:56 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (PTI file photo)

Russian President Putin to visit India on Dec 6 for annual summit with PM Modi

Modi-Putin summit is expected to produce specific outcomes in further expanding ties in areas of defence, trade and energy, officials said

27 Nov 2021 1:46 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind walk towards central hall of the parliament for a joint session to observe the country's Constitutional Day, in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (AP/Manish Swarup)

Dynastic parties matter of concern to people committed to Constitution: PM Modi

Prime minister also said that the constitutional spirit is hurt when political parties lose their democratic character

26 Nov 2021 12:38 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh state Yogi Adityanath, left, and others raise hands after the foundation stone laying ceremony of Noida International Airport in Jewar. (AP)

Modi blames former UP rulers for depriving state

PM Modi said the state is now making its mark internationally

26 Nov 2021 2:23 AM

The speculation on Mr Sangma joining Trinamool Congress was rife since last month when he met TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata. (DC File Image)

Sangma on joining TMC: ‘Conscious call’

In a late night coup on Wednesday, Mr Sangma along with 11 other Congress MLAs, including ex-Assembly speaker Charles Pyngrope, joined TMC

26 Nov 2021 2:01 AM

Pawar asserted that the Central government took the decision to repeal three farm laws in the backdrop of upcoming elections. (Photo: PTI/File)

Centre repealed farm laws in view of upcoming polls, says Sharad Pawar

Had states, farmers been taken into confidence before, the situation could have been different today, he claimed

25 Nov 2021 11:08 AM

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