Akhilesh Singh

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday lit into Congress MP for resuming his attack on Veer Savarkar after keeping mum on the Hindutva ideologue during the poll campaign in Maharashtra where he is revered as a social reformer and nationalist.

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar faced an opposition attempt to remove him from his Rajya Sabha chairman post, but remained defiant. BJP and allies defended him, demanding an apology from Congress for "insulting" a "son of the soil." Dhankhar alluded to forces trying to "divide the nation" and "insult" its institutions.

Parliament is scheduled to discuss the Indian Constitution on its 75th anniversary, but political sparring is expected. The opposition, led by Rahul Gandhi, aims to raise issues like the Adani controversy and caste census, while the BJP plans to target Congress's alleged links to George Soros and past actions.

India News: The Union Cabinet approved bills for "one nation, one election," aiming to synchronize Lok Sabha, state, and local body polls. This move seeks to stre

Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Nehru-Gandhi family, accusing them of repeatedly violating the Constitution. He asserted that his government's decisions over the past decade aimed to strengthen India's unity, aligning with the Constitution's vision. Modi defended policies like the Citizenship Amendment Act and the revocation of Article 370, while advocating for a Uniform Civil Code.

A day after National Conference veteran and J&K CM Omar Abdullah rubbished Congress's allegations of EVM tampering, Abhishek Banerjee, an MP of another INDIA bloc partner, Trinamool Congress, on Monday dubbed the charges as "random" and without "substance".

Ex-Union minister P P Choudhary will lead the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the "one nation, one election" bills. The 31-member JPC includes first-time MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Anil Baluni, Sambit Patra, and Bansuri Swaraj. The committee will examine the two bills introduced in the Lok Sabha, proposing simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly elections.

India News: NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dismissed as "theatrics" Congress's demand for Amit Shah's resignation over his comments on B R A.

Parliament's winter session concluded amidst unprecedented chaos, marked by low productivity, protests, and even physical altercations.

The first JPC meeting on the 'one nation, one election' bills saw opposition MPs call the legislations an attack on constitutional norms, whereas