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Replying to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Kharge wrote that the suspension was “executed without any application of mind, as can be seen by the suspension of an I.N.D.I.A. party MP who was not even present in Parliament”. (ANI)

MPs’ removal is a tool to kill democracy: Kharge

Dhankar had written to Kharge requesting him for a meeting on December 25 to discuss the suspension of the MPs

26 Dec 2023 12:50 AM

PM Modi Urges BJP to Secure Over 50% Vote Share in 2024, Targets 80% of Hindu Votes

Saffron party looking to sweep Hindu votes

24 Dec 2023 1:16 AM

Wrestler Bajrang Punia holds his Padma Shri award near the Kartavya Path, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. The Olympic medallist grappler on Friday decided to return the Padma Shri award in protest over the election of Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, as the president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). (PTI Photo)

Bajrang Punia to Return Padma Shri in Protest over WFI Chief Election

Bajrang was stopped at the Kartavya Path by Delhi Police officials when he tried to reach the Parliament to meet PM Modi

23 Dec 2023 12:52 AM

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with suspended opposition MPs during a protest over their suspension at Mahatma Gandhi statue amid the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (PTI)

Three more Opposition MPs suspended from LS

Earlier in the day, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had warned the three MPs against protesting in the House

22 Dec 2023 1:03 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other members in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Parliament passes new telecommunication Bill

The bill seeks to allow the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security

22 Dec 2023 12:50 AM

Congress President Mallikarjun with party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Ambika Soni during the ‘Congress Working Committee Meeting’, at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)

Congress mulling Bharat Jodo Yatra-2.0

Mallikarjun Kharge addressed party leaders, saying the Congress is committed to avoid past mistakes

22 Dec 2023 12:24 AM

Lok Sabha passes bill on CEC, ECs’ appointment

The Rajya Sabha had cleared the bill on December 12

22 Dec 2023 12:18 AM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (ANI file image)

Arvind Kejriwal goes to undisclosed place for Vipassana meditation

ED on Monday issued fresh summons to the Delhi chief minister for questioning in the excise policy-linked money laundering case

21 Dec 2023 1:15 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament. (PTI)

Lok Sabha Passes New Criminal Laws Via Voice Vote

The three bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah last week

21 Dec 2023 1:00 AM

President Droupadi Murmu with Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar (X.com/@rashtrapatibhvn)

Dismayed to see Vice President humiliated: President Murmu over mimicry of Dhankar

The Congress accused the "entire Modi ecosystem" of being galvanised on the "so-called mimicry non-issue"

21 Dec 2023 12:43 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Ready to examine any information on plot to kill Pannun in US: PM Modi

The Prime Minister also sought to dispel any notion that the matter could damage India-US ties

21 Dec 2023 12:14 AM

Two more opposition members suspended from LS; total 143 suspended from both Houses

Thomas Chazhikadan of the Kerala Congress (Mani) and A M Ariff of the CPI(M) were suspended on Wednesday

20 Dec 2023 11:29 PM

The IMF on Monday released its annual Article IV consultation with India, according to which the South Asian country, underpinned by prudent macroeconomic policies, is on track to be one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world this year. (Photo- AFP)

IMF Sees India Adding 16% to Global Growth

India's economy has rebounded strongly from the pandemic to become an important driver of global growth

20 Dec 2023 2:02 AM

PM Modi's 'NaMo' App Launches 'Jan Man Survey' Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

The 'Jan Man Survey' seeks the people's response on various aspects of governance and leadership

20 Dec 2023 1:47 AM

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a press conference after the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’s (INDIA) meeting, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.

I.N.D.I.A. Proposes Kharge for PM

The alliance failed to find a convener or set up a secretariat for the alliance in the national capital

20 Dec 2023 1:43 AM

Suspended TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee mimicks presiding officers in an impromptu skit depicting the proceedings of the House during a protest at the Makar Dwar over the suspension of MPs amid the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

49 more MPs suspended, Day 3 total reaches 141

43 Oppn MPs left in LS; I.N.D.I.A. calls for Dec. 22 protest

20 Dec 2023 1:36 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Bills to replace IPC introduced in Parliament

Home minister Amit Shah is expected to give a reply to the discussion on Wednesday after which these bills will be taken up for voting

20 Dec 2023 1:32 AM

S. Jaishankar, external affairs minister, said at the launch of the book India’s Moment: Changing Power Equations around the World by former Indian diplomat Mohan Kumar, dean of strategic and international initiatives at O.P. Jindal Global University and published by Harper Collins. (Image: AA)

In diplomacy, we must look back at the roads not taken: Jaishankar

I have designed an integrated framework for understanding and assessment of India's actions in the international arena: Author

19 Dec 2023 7:55 PM

Police personnel detain a man protesting outside the Parliament building carrying a can emitting a yellowish smoke during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Who’s a ‘terrorist’: Spraying smoke in Parliament just like Bhagat Singh?

The UAPA, under which many Indians have been charged and are in jail, does not define “terrorist” or “terrorism”

19 Dec 2023 2:26 AM

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. (PTI)

With Rs 1.38L, Kharge Opens Congress' Crowdfunding Plan

Kharge outlined the 'Donate for Desh' initiative, stating that it aims to propel the country forward with the help of the general public

19 Dec 2023 2:08 AM

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