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Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said on Thursday that the party would not comment on the dispute between the CPI (M) and its veteran leader G Sudhakaran, but added that the latter's recent grievances indicate a shift in the Left party from its earlier...

New Delhi, March 5 Opposition parties on Thursday questioned the government's silence regarding the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine with a torpedo in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka, with Rahul Gandhi stating that the conflict has reached "our doorstep and while...

Hyderabad, March 5 Ruling Congress candidates Abhishek Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy are expected to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Telangana, as the BRS did not field a candidate in the biennial election to the Upper House of parliament.Singhvi and Narender Reddy filed their...

Shimla, March 5 Kangra District Congress Committee president Anurag Sharma filed his nomination for the sole Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.He was accompanied by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Singh...

New Delhi, March 5 – The Lok Sabha is likely to witness a rare situation next Monday when Speaker Om Birla will not chair the proceedings, but will be present as a member while a notice seeking his removal from office is being considered.As the Budget session of Parliament begins on March 9...

Bengaluru, March 5 Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, on Thursday criticized Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ahead of the state budget presentation, claiming that the government is expected to borrow ₹1.15 lakh crore and is likely to impose new taxes on the people.He...

New Delhi, March 5 The Congress on Thursday questioned the Modi government's "criminal silence" on the "trampling upon" of the rules-based order by the US and Israel, and said that the impact of the West Asia conflict will be felt by the people of India as a recession will set in in the coming...

Jaipur, March 5 Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot expressed skepticism regarding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to contest for the Rajya Sabha, alleging that the decision may have been made under pressure."I don't understand why you (Nitish Kumar) contested the elections...

Jammu, March 5 Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Qarra on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he has remained silent on developments concerning Iran and claiming that the year 2026 could be a "watershed year" for the BJP-led...

Mumbai, March 5 Two members of Maharashtra's politically influential Pawar family are set to become Rajya Sabha members from the state simultaneously, with veteran politician Sharad Pawar and his grandnephew Parth, son of late Ajit Pawar, being in the fray from rival camps.Both of them filed...

Raipur, March 5 BJP's Laxmi Verma and Congress candidate Phulo Devi Netam filed their nomination papers on Thursday for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh, where elections will be held on March 16.Verma was accompanied by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Deputy CM Vijay Sharma, state BJP...

New Delhi, March 5 – The ruling BJP announced an income of ₹6769.14 crore for the fiscal year 2024-25, the highest among national parties, while the Congress came in second with an income of approximately ₹918.28 crore, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)...

Chandigarh, March 5 The budget session of the Punjab Assembly, scheduled to begin on March 6, is likely to see heated debates as opposition parties – the Congress, BJP, and the Shiromani Akali Dal – will try to put pressure on the Bhagwant Mann government over key issues, including...

Hyderabad, March 5 Congress candidates Abhishek Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy filed their nominations at the Telangana Legislative Assembly here on Thursday for the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha.The duo is contesting to fill two vacant seats in the Rajya Sabha from the state.Chief...

Chandigarh, March 5 Satish Nandal, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Haryana assembly elections, announced on Thursday that he will file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Haryana as an Independent.With Nandal entering the race, the Rajya Sabha elections are set to witness...

Chennai, March 5 Ruling DMK candidates Tiruchi Siva and J Constantine Ravindran filed their nomination papers on Thursday for the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha.Also, Congress candidate M Christopher Tilak and DMDK treasurer L K Sudeesh submitted their papers before the election official...

The Congress party has released a list of six candidates for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections. Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy have been nominated from Telangana. Meanwhile, Phulo Devi Netam is contesting from Chhattisgarh, Karamvir Singh Boudh from Haryana, Anurag Sharma from...

Chennai, March 5 – The Indian National Congress has nominated All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Christopher Tilak as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu in the upcoming biennial elections, scheduled for this month.The seat has been allocated to the Congress as part of...

Guwahati, March 5 – Three suspended Congress MLAs joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam on Thursday, adding a new dimension to political developments in the state ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The three legislators – Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, Basant Das, and Sashikanta...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 5 Former CPI(M) MLA P K Sasi on Thursday lashed out at the party's district leadership while attending a convention of dissidents in Chandranagar here.Sasi inaugurated the convention, which was attended by hundreds of people who had distanced themselves from the party...