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Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has resigned from his position as the party's leader in the Upper House. He submitted his resignation to BJD president Naveen Patnaik today. This move comes amid indications of internal discussions within the Biju Janata Dal regarding leadership...

New Delhi, April 8 – Speculation is mounting around a social media post shared by Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Instagram on Wednesday, in which a purported supporter suggests that he should start his own youth-led political party, rather than joining existing organizations.This comes at a...

New Delhi, April 8 Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who held key ministerial portfolios under former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94.Kidwai, who was suffering from age-related ailments, passed away at...

New Delhi, April 8 Sharing a social media video in which a user suggests that the sidelined AAP leader, Raghav Chadha, should form his own political party instead of joining another, Chadha commented briefly on Wednesday: "interesting thought," further fueling speculation.This comes after the...

New Delhi, April 8 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lodged a complaint with the Election Commission on Wednesday regarding Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s “poisonous snake” remark and demanded that all such derogatory remarks be removed from social media and digital platforms.It also...

Patna, April 8 JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar will take oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Friday, said Bihar Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, a close aide of the Chief Minister.Speaking to reporters in Patna, Chaudhary said Kumar will leave for New Delhi on Thursday."After being elected to the Rajya...

Patna, April 8 – In a major political development in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10.State Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary confirmed that Nitish Kumar will travel to New Delhi on April 9 and take oath in the Rajya...

Kolkata, April 8 – A political confrontation erupted in West Bengal on Wednesday following a statement released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that appeared to directly address the Trinamool Congress regarding their responsibility to ensure that the upcoming two-phase state assembly...

Kolkata, April 8 The Trinamool Congress sent a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, on Wednesday, accusing election officials in West Bengal, including the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, of political bias in favor of the BJP.In the letter to the...

New Delhi, April 8 Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who held key ministerial portfolios under former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Wednesday. She was 94.Kidwai, who was suffering from age-related ailments, passed away in Noida's...

New Delhi, April 8 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, mourned the death of former Union Minister and former Member of Parliament, Mohsina Kidwai, on Wednesday. They said that through her simplicity, grace, and dignified political...

New Delhi, April 8 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Wednesday that the use of "abusive" language by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is "utterly shameful" and added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must clarify whether he...

New Delhi, April 8 Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Mohsina Kidwai passed away on Wednesday, her family said. She was 94 years old.Kidwai passed away at Noida's Metro Hospital in the early hours of the morning. She was suffering from age-related ailments, her son-in-law Razi...

New Delhi, April 7 A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday amid the ongoing controversies surrounding the SIR exercise in West Bengal.Party leaders will also raise the issue of the alleged links between several middle-level officials appointed following...

New Delhi, April 7 – Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a strong attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday over his alleged remarks against Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, calling the language used "abusive...

New Delhi, April 7 Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday criticised the rejection of notices from the opposition to move a motion in Parliament for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying that the decision was made without any investigation, and therefore, there were no...

Kolkata, April 7 The TMC and the BJP are two sides of the same coin, and West Bengal needs a new coin, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday, as he hailed his party's decision to go solo after 20 years and show a "third path" to the state.Addressing a press conference on the Congress'...

New Delhi, April 7 Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan, in his order rejecting the opposition's notice to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, stated that while the allegations are relevant for political debate, they do not prima facie meet the high...

President Droupadi Murmu has given her approval to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, officially designating Amaravati as the sole and permanent capital of Andhra Pradesh. A notification from the Ministry of Law stated that the President gave her approval to the Bill...

Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have rejected the motion notice submitted by opposition members to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.The Rajya Sabha Secretariat and the Lok Sabha Secretariat, in separate communications, informed that after...