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New Delhi, March 6 The Congress on Friday praised Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for his reported remarks calling the US-Israel assault on Iran an "extraordinary mistake", and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence speaks volumes of his timidity and cowardice".Sanchez reportedly...

New Delhi, March 6 With the Lok Sabha likely to take up a notice next week seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla from office, the Congress said on Friday that the resolution follows the rules and conventions, with opposition MPs citing specific instances of "partisan behavior" by the speaker...

New Delhi, March 6 As the second half of the Budget session is set to begin next week, the Congress on Friday demanded a thorough discussion on the West Asian situation and asserted that the government's statement alone would not suffice.Speaking to

New Delhi, March 6 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been accused of surrendering to foreign forces, presented a counter-argument on Friday to deflect criticism of the crude oil deal. It also shared "instructions" from two former US Secretaries of State, including Hillary Clinton...

New Delhi, March 6 With the Lok Sabha likely to take up next week a notice seeking Speaker Om Birla's removal from office, the Congress on Friday said the resolution follows the rules and conventions, with opposition MPs having cited specific instances of “partisan behaviour” by the speaker...

New Delhi, March 6 Following the US announcement that it was granting a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, the BJP on Friday hailed the development as a success of "strategic oil diplomacy" under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said it was a "major...

New Delhi, March 6 As the second half of the Budget session is set to begin next week, the Congress on Friday demanded a comprehensive and focused discussion on the West Asian situation, asserting that a statement from the government alone would not suffice.Speaking to

Chandigarh, March 6 Punjab Minister Harbhajan Singh led a protest here on Friday against Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa for making remarks that AAP leaders deemed "objectionable".Last month, Bajwa had accused Singh of corruption, saying, "He used to play in a band before, we will take him...

March 5, New Delhi — Brazilian lawmakers have finalized their approval of a free trade agreement between the South American economic bloc Mercosur and the European Union, following a Senate vote on Wednesday.The collective approval by the legislatures of Mercosur's member states – Argentina...

New Delhi, March 5 The BJP on Thursday lashed out at the Congress for wanting India to "blindly side with Iran," saying the country's foreign policy must be guided by national interest and the safety of its citizens, not by the "outdated ideological reflexes" of the opposition party.Several...

March 05, New Delhi – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP president Nitin Nabin were among the five NDA candidates who filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday.They submitted the papers in the presence of India's Home Minister Amit Shah at the office of...

Chandigarh, March 5 – BJP's Sanjay Bhatia and Congress' Karamvir Singh Boudh filed their nominations here on Thursday for two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana that became vacant after the completion of the terms of BJP members Kiran Choudhry and Ram Chander Jangra.BJP leader Satish Nandal also...

New Delhi, March 5 The BJP on Thursday lashed out at the Congress for wanting India to "blindly align with Iran," saying the country's foreign policy must be guided by national interest and the safety of its citizens, not by the "outdated ideological reflexes" of the opposition party.Several...

Kannur (Kerala), March 5 A court here on Thursday ordered two KSU activists accused of "attempting to murder" Kerala Health Minister Veena George to be placed in police custody for two days.Judicial First Class Magistrate E V Raphael granted the Kannur Railway police, who are investigating the...

Chandigarh, March 5 BJP's Sanjay Bhatia and Congress' Karamvir Singh Boudh will file their nominations here on Thursday for the Rajya Sabha election for the two seats falling vacant from Haryana.On the last day of filing of nomination, the Congress announced Boudh's name.Boudh, a retired...

Washington, March 5 – House Democrats and Republicans clashed over President Donald Trump's military operation against Iran and a funding dispute involving the Department of Homeland Security.At separate weekly news conferences, the two parties offered sharply different views of the conflict...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 Amid rising tensions between Iran and Gulf nations, Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar accused the ruling Left and the Opposition Congress of ignoring the concerns of Keralite expatriates in GCC countries in order to pursue what he described as "appeasement...

Chennai, March 4 The DMK fielded sitting MP Tiruchi Siva and party spokesperson Professor J Constantine Ravindran as its candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16.A statement from the DMK said that party president and Chief Minister M K Stalin nominated Siva and...

Chennai, March 4 The DMK finalized the seat-sharing agreement with the Congress on Wednesday, allocating 28 seats for the upcoming Assembly elections and one Rajya Sabha seat.Top leaders, including AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K...

Guwahati, March 4 The opposition Raijor Dal announced its first list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections on Wednesday, a day after the Congress announced its nominees for 42 seats.Although Raijor Dal was initially part of a Congress-led alliance, the seat-sharing...