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Last Updated:May 08, 2026, 10:40 PM IST Reports that there will be no swearing-in ceremony on April 9 have come as a jarring anti-climax for Vijay supporters The heartbreak for the TVK faithful lies in the razor-thin margin of the deadlock. File image The streets of Chennai, which were bracing for a historic “coronation” on…
Rajya Sabha Elections 2026 LIVE Updates: Elections for 37 seats in the Rajya Sabha across 10 states will be held today (March 16), as the terms of several parliamentarians are set to end in April. According to the schedule announced by the Election Commission, polling will take place from 9 am to 4 pm, while…
On this Special Report, Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran discusses the drivers behind India’s recent economic reforms ahead of the Union Budget. Addressing the impact of global shifts, he states, ‘I would not necessarily attribute the reformed dynamism to the geopolitical situation, although, doubtless, it would have played its part.’ Nageswaran clarifies that key…
Rahul Gandhi’s absence from the final five days of Parliament’s winter session – he was in Germany for an Indian Overseas Congress event – was mocked by the Bharatiya Janata Party and has now been questioned by the CPM’s John Brittas, whose party is a member of the Congress-led INDIA bloc. The Rajya Sabha MP…
Congress Ally CPI(M) MP John Brittas has said that while it is Rahul Gandhi’s prerogative to travel abroad, the Congress leader should ideally have been present in Parliament during the Winter Session to lead and motivate the opposition. Speaking to NDTV, Brittas said the parliamentary calendar is known well in advance and opposition leaders usually…
Parliament Winter Session Day 3 Live Updates: The Rajya Sabha is expected to take up a privilege motion against Renuka Chaudhary today over her recent “dogs and barking” remarks, which several members believe undermine parliamentary decorum and security norms. The Upper House is currently reviewing the issue as political manoeuvring builds ahead of the next…
Last Updated:November 20, 2025, 12:12 IST Samajwadi Party leaders said Akhilesh Yadav has demonstrated both sacrifice and organisational strength, qualities they believe should make him natural leader of the INDIA bloc. In a direct challenge to Congress’s continued dominance within the alliance, both TMC and SP have reiterated that their respective leaders deserve to be…
Before the Bihar Assembly elections, the rhetoric on the Waqf (Amendment) Act has further increased the political temperature. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s statement that ‘if the government is formed, we will throw the Waqf Board bill in the dustbin’ has given a new twist to the electoral equation of Seemanchal. Earlier, RJD’s MLC had also…
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), which leads the ruling coalition in Jharkhand, finds itself sidelined following a contentious seat-sharing arrangement in Bihar. The party had requested 16 seats as part of the Grand Alliance for the Bihar Assembly elections but was largely ignored by both the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress leadership until the…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a scathing attack on the opposition in Ayodhya. He said that Samajwadi Party kept Ayodhya in darkness for years, whereas now the light of Ramrajya has spread in the state. Yogi Adityanath, targeting the Samajwadi Party and the INDIA block, said that those who opened fire on the…