Lok Sabha: News

19 Jul 2018

India

Remuneration of sports coaches being doubled to Rs. 2L: Minister

The remuneration of coaches in various sports disciplines would not be limited to Rs. 1L as the government has doubled the cap.

19 Jul 2018

India

It's never too late! Rajya Sabha is finally Wi-Fi enabled

The Rajya Sabha is now Wi-Fi enabled, offering lawmakers of the Upper House access to the Internet for browsing government and Parliament websites.

19 Jul 2018

India

Rajnath passes buck to states on lynching, Opposition walks out

Condemning the lynching incidents across India, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today passed the onus of it on state governments prompting a walkout by Opposition leaders in Lok Sabha.

18 Jul 2018

India

Over 300 corruption cases registered by CBI this year: Govt

As many as 314 corruption cases have been registered by the CBI between January and June this year, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said informed Lok Sabha today.

Over 200 central govt officers punished for non-performance, says govt

As many as 225 central government officers have been punished for non-performance.

18 Jul 2018

India

Monsoon session: Lok Sabha accepts no-confidence motion against NDA

On the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, a no-confidence motion was moved and accepted against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

18 Jul 2018

India

Parliament Monsoon session: What to expect

The Monsoon session of the Parliament begins today, July 18, and a lot of pending bills are expected to be discussed.

18 Jul 2018

India

How to apply for a Voter ID card online?

In India, the Election Commission prevents election fraud by issuing a unique voter ID card to eligible citizens.

17 Jul 2018

Mayawati

Mayawati sacks top BSP-worker after comments on "foreigner" Rahul Gandhi

As the opposition attempts to forge a unity to take on the BJP, BSP Chief Mayawati has made her political priorities clear.

14 Jul 2018

Delhi University

Kovind nominates classical-dancer Sonal Mansingh, stone-artist Raghunath Mohapatra to Rajya-Sabha

Former MP Ram Shakal, RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, and stone artist Raghunath Mohapatra were today nominated to the Rajya Sabha.

13 Jul 2018

India

Modi to address 50 rallies across India before 2019 elections

With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, PM Narendra Modi will address 50 rallies across the country by February 2019, covering more than 100 Lok Sabha constituencies.

13 Jul 2018

Health & Wellness

Vijay Goel to organize workshop on stress-management for ministry employees

In an unique initiative, Union minister Vijay Goel is organizing a workshop on stress management through smile and sujok therapy for central government employees.

12 Jul 2018

India

Anti-dowry fight: SC wants brides, grooms to declare wedding expenses

The SC has advised the Centre to make it mandatory for brides and grooms to furnish details of their wedding expenses to their marriage officer.

12 Jul 2018

India

Tharoor says BJP win in 2019 will create 'Hindu Pakistan'

Delivering a lecture on 'Threats Faced by Indian Democracy and Secularism' in Thiruvananthapuram, eminent Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said Bharatiya Janata Party will create a 'Hindu Pakistan' if voted to power after Lok Sabha elections of 2019.

05 Jul 2018

Gujarat

Gujarat: Bavaliya quits Congress; gets 3 portfolios in BJP government

Senior OBC leader and former Congress legislator, Kunwarji Bavaliya, yesterday took charge as the Water Supply, Animal Husbandry, and Rural Housing Minister in Gujarat's ruling BJP government.

04 Jul 2018

Rahul Gandhi

Bullet-train is like 'magic train' which may not materialize: RaGa

Congress President Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Center today, claiming that the much talked about bullet train project was like a "magic train" which may not materialize.

03 Jul 2018

Gujarat

Gujarat: Senior Congress leader, four-time MLA set to join BJP

Senior Congress OBC leader and four-time MLA Kunwarji Bavaliya today resigned from the party and is set to join the ruling BJP in Gujarat.

01 Jul 2018

India

Doctors' Day: Meet doctors who treat poor free of cost

From running street clinics to giving free-of-cost treatment to the poor, many doctors in old Delhi's Chandni Chowk are going beyond their line-of-duty to serve people.

29 Jun 2018

Gujarat

UP Congress conducts written test, practice interviews for potential spokespersons

The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress party has conducted a written test and interviewed candidates for its new-media team in UP, introducing a system the party had tried in Gujarat and Karnataka.

27 Jun 2018

Jharkhand

Jharkhand-gangrape: Thousands come to shield accused, abduct cops in retaliation

In a disturbing repeat of the Kathua incident, about 2,000 villagers of Udbhuru, Jharkhand, fought back a 500-member police battalion when they arrived to arrest the accused in the brutal gangrape of five activists.

26 Jun 2018

India

#1975Emergency: Modi slams Congress, says 'Emergency' imposed for selfish interests

Slamming Congress and the Gandhi family on the 43rd anniversary of the imposition of Emergency, PM Narendra Modi today said India was "turned into a jail for the selfish personal interests" of that family.

25 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Rashtriya 'Shia' Samaj vows to support Modi in Lok-Sabha elections

Shia community under the banner of RSS (Rashtriya Shia Samaj) has decided to support Narendra Modi as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

24 Jun 2018

West Bengal

2019 battle: WB BJP exceeds Shah's expectations, targets 26 seats

Buoyed by its performance in rural polls, the West Bengal BJP unit is set to submit its Lok Sabha blueprint, targeting 26 seats, to party president Amit Shah during his two-day visit to the state from June 27.

21 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

Discussed TN's political situation: Kamal Haasan after meeting Sonia Gandhi

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan today met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi and discussed the political situation in Tamil Nadu.

17 Jun 2018

Samajwadi Party

UP: Minor reshuffle in BJP's organizational posts after by-poll losses

In a minor reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh BJP has made some changes in the portfolio of some of its organizational secretaries.

Water to get costlier for Mumbaikars from tomorrow

From tomorrow, water is set to get costlier for Mumbaikars. According to BMC's latest notification, there'll be a 3.72% hike in water charges for both domestic and non-domestic users.

15 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Rahul Gandhi doing politics in farmers' name: BJP MP

Alleging that Rahul Gandhi doesn't have the ability to understand the problems of farmers, BJP MP Virendra Singh Mast said that the Congress president was just doing politics in their name.

09 Jun 2018

Goa

Former Goa Congress chief Shantaram Naik dies at 72

Former Goa Congress chief Shantaram Naik died after suffering a heart attack today at 7 am, party officials said.

07 Jun 2018

Jalandhar

Punjab: Seat-swapping on agenda of Amit Shah and Badals meet

Bharatiya Janata Party's President Amit Shah is set to meet Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)'s patriarch Parkash Singh Badal and chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday.

07 Jun 2018

Mamata Banerjee

Ahead of 2019, Mamata Banerjee's TMC undergoes heavy restructuring

WB CM and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee is gearing up full-time for the 2019 battle.

07 Jun 2018

Uttar Pradesh

BJP to reach out to voters; apprise them of Modi-achievements

Senior BJP leaders embarked on a mission to reach out to the voters in Uttar Pradesh and inform them about the work done by the Narendra Modi-led government in last four years.

07 Jun 2018

West Bengal

Trinamool Congress to overhaul party organizations, revamp party structure

With internal disputes and BJP slowly making its entry into West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress has decided to revamp the organization ahead of next year's Lok Sabha polls.

07 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Shah meets Uddhav Thackeray; discusses political-situation with BJP executive-committee

BJP President Amit Shah met the state executive committee of the Maharashtra BJP yesterday night to take stock of the political situation in the state.

06 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Hours before Shah-Thackeray meeting, Sena pokes fun at BJP chief

Shiv Sena has shown its displeasure with ally BJP several times, but today, it chose a crucial moment.

06 Jun 2018

Madhya Pradesh

SP dares BJP to hold UP-assembly, LS-polls together in 2019

Buoyed by opposition victory in key Lok Sabha by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today dared the BJP government at the Center to hold simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state in 2019.

05 Jun 2018

Samajwadi Party

No seat sharing discussion with BSP yet: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav today said there was no decision on seat sharing between his party and the Bahujan Samaj Party for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and that it would be discussed at an "appropriate time".

05 Jun 2018

Yogi Adityanath

On Adityanath's birthday, here are 5 lesser-known facts about him

Yogi Adityanath is a rare Indian politician who drove his wagon to electoral success quicker than most.

03 Jun 2018

Gujarat

2019 Elections: Meet 5 potential PM candidates for general elections

About a year before the 2014 general elections, the then Gujarat CM Modi had taken everyone by storm with his incessant attacks on UPA 2.

02 Jun 2018

India

How to apply for a Voter ID card online?

In India, the Election Commission prevents election fraud by issuing a unique voter ID card to eligible citizens.

31 May 2018

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Kejriwal takes-dig at Modi, says people miss 'educated' PM Manmohan

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said people were missing an "educated Prime Minister" like Manmohan Singh.