As India gears up for upcoming Lok Sabha elections, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, while addressing at 3rd Summit for Democracy on March 20, hailed India’s festival of democracy. He said, “With 968 million registered voters, 15 million elections officials and 1.2 million polling booths the upcoming 18th edition of National Election is the largest electoral logistics exercise that this planet has ever witnessed. Well indeed, this is the celebration of democracy, the mammoth exercise involves navigating through remote villages and challenging geographical terrains, incorporating measures to enable our senior citizens and differently-abled persons to participate fully in the electoral process.”
20 March,2024 03:40 PM IST
Sudha Murty on 14th of March took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha. This came days after her nomination to the upper house Parliament. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar administered oath to the newly elected Member Sudha Murty in the Parliament House. She was accompanied by her husband, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, and Union Minister Piyush Goyal. President Droupadi Murmu nominated philanthropist, and author Sudha Murty to the Rajya Sabha. Sudha Murty has recieved prestigious awards including the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Padma Shri in 2006 and Padma Bhushan in 2023. Watch video
14 March,2024 05:21 PM IST
Ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on 3rd March addressed the Jan Vikas rally in Patna, Bihar. He attacked BJP and gave new slogans for UO and Bihar ahead of Lok Sabha Elections. Several leaders of the INDIA Alliance gathered to attend the Jan Vishwas rally in Patna, Bihar organised by RJD.“Combining seats of Uttar Pradesh (80 seats) and Bihar (40 seats), the slogan should be ‘120 harao, BJP hatao’,” said Akhilesh Yadav. Watch video.
04 March,2024 01:54 PM IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 09 drew parallels between the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2023 G20 Summit. Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the scandals that happened during the Commonwealth Games and said that India was mocked all across the world. She also said that on the other hand, India’s G20 presidency under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime was a success and the countries across the world heaped praises for India.
10 February,2024 01:01 PM IST | Mumbai
During the farewell of Rajya Sabha MPs, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge delivered a speech. Kharge mentioned former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda in his speech and said that I have never seen him praising someone but suddenly how Prime Minister Narendra Modi became his homie and praised him. He added that Deve Gowda praised Modi more than anyone else. Kharge said many things that even Prime Minister Modi laughed his heart out. To know more, watch what else Kharge said.
09 February,2024 11:26 AM IST | Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on February 08 in the Upper House of the Parliament. He praised his contribution to the country. He recalled the incident when Dr Manmohan Singh came to the Parliament in a wheelchair to cast his vote against the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
08 February,2024 03:12 PM IST | Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb 07 hit out at the Congress for creating a north-south divide and ripped through the grand old party for working against the interests of the nation. PM Modi accused the Congress of creating narratives to divide the country. In Rajya Sabha PM Modi said, "...A nation is not just a piece of land for us. For all of us, it is an inspirational unit...If one limb of the body doesn't function, the entire body is considered disabled. Similarly, if one corner of the country is devoid of development, the country cannot become developed...The language that is being spoken today, new narratives are being built out of political selfishness to break the country...What can be a bigger misfortune for the country?... Such a mindset is coming out of a national party. It is unfortunate!... Our tax, our money! What language is being used? This is dangerous to the future of the country..."
08 February,2024 02:18 PM IST | Mumbai
Former Prime Minister and and National President of Janata Dal (Secular) H D Deve Gowda on February 06 praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rajya Sabha. He said that Whatever PM Modi has done in the last ten years must be appreciated. “I have met many Prime Ministers but he has given so much love and affection... Prime Minister’s guarantees are different…. The country should appreciate what he has done in last ten years,” said HD Deve Gowda
07 February,2024 11:31 AM IST | Mumbai
A heated exchange was witnessed in Rajya Sabha on February 05. Samajwadi Party MP and actor Jaya Bachchan lost her calm and said to Chairman Dhankhar, “We’re not school children.” A question was skipped during the Question Hour in the Upper House and Congress MP Deepender Hooda protested against it. That is when Jaya Bachchan raised her voice and questioned why the question was skipped.
06 February,2024 12:04 PM IST
Congress President and LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge lambasted Congress MP DK Suresh on February 02 over his “separate country” remark. He said, “If anyone speaks about breaking the country, we will never tolerate it - irrespective of whichever party they belong to. Mallikarjun Kharge will himself say that from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, we are one and we will be one.”
02 February,2024 02:19 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
