Venkaiah Naidu

Secularism in blood and veins of every Indian: Venkaiah Naidu

February 23, 2020 7:43 pm

Appreciating the country's rich spiritual heritage, Naidu said (chanting) Bharat Mata Ki Jai means the Jai of 130 crore Indians.

December 16 gangrape: People restive over delay in execution, says Venkaiah Naidu

February 05, 2020 2:01 am

Naidu said the matter was “very sensitive and serious”, and argued the court judgment must be implemented at the earliest.

Don’t need foreign help over citizens’ concerns: Venkaiah Naidu

January 28, 2020 1:54 am

Two of the resolutions in the EU Parliament state that the CAA marks a “dangerous shift” in the way citizenship will be determined and will create the “largest statelessness crisis in the world”.

Rajinikanth public meeting Highlights: Rajini begins speech, talks about Cho Ramaswamy

January 14, 2020 9:24 pm

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Venkaiah Naidu for effective laws to check money power in polls

January 10, 2020 2:05 am

Naidu said, “I suggest that Parliament should think of making a law for ensuring transparency in the polity through appropriate and actionable regulatory measures to make accounts of political parties public.”

Ensure justice delivery without delay in rape cases: Venkaiah Naidu

December 16, 2019 6:04 am

His comments came on the eve of the 7th anniversary of the December 16, 2012 gangrape case.

Universities must not turn into political battlegrounds: Venkaiah Naidu

December 16, 2019 4:28 am

He urged that as the future architects of the nation, students in universities should shape the “new India” where progress is predicated on peace, stability, innovation and excellence.

Congress was a unit of people with different ideologies, says Naidu

December 15, 2019 12:21 am

The VP appealed to people to participate in projects undertaken by the government.

Mahatma Gandhi suggested disbanding Congress as a platform: Venkaiah Naidu

December 14, 2019 11:27 pm

"Mahatma Gandhi gave two suggestions after Independence. First, he asked for the closure of the Congres as a platform. I am telling you for your information that the Congress was primarily a movement of people of different ideologies," he said.

As Venkaiah lauds Rajya Sabha productivity, last day ends with disruptions

December 14, 2019 12:54 am

Proceedings began on a serene note during Zero Hour, with homage being paid to those killed in the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack.

It's Venkaiah Naidu versus Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the vice-presidential election

August 05, 2017 9:56 am

NDA Vice-Presidential candidate M Venkaiah Naidu will take on Gopal Krishna Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and the Opposition’s candidate, in the election on August 5 in which the BJP and its allies have a clear edge.

Chiranjeevi's daughter Sreeja's wedding reception pics: A listers in attendance

April 01, 2016 10:22 am

Chiranjeevi's daughter Sreeja, who got married to Kalyan recently, had a grand wedding reception in Hyderabad on March 31 which was attended by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu, 'Bombay' actor Aravind Swamy, actresses Radhika Sarathkumar, Rakulpreet and many more from the film fraternity.

Modi, Jaitley, Swaraj pay homage to Ashok Singhal

November 18, 2015 5:33 pm

Ashok Singhal on Tuesday (November 17) passed way after he was on ICU suffering from respiratory problem. His body was brought to the RSS office in Jandewalan in Central Delhi yesterday night for public to pay their last respect. Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Venkaiah Naidu, Amit Shah and others paid homage to the VHP leader.

Modi lays foundation stone for Amaravati, says Andhra will lead an economic revolution

October 22, 2015 7:02 pm

Narendra Modi in Tirupati today laid the foundation stone of Shri Venkateswara Mobile and Electronics Manufacturing Hub, the country's first mobile manufacturing electronics cluster.

Sonia Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, L K Advani pay homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri

October 02, 2015 6:17 pm

Sonia Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, L K Advani among other leaders remembered former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 111th birth anniversary who gave the slogan 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan', at his memorial at Vijay Ghat.

Gandhi Jayanti: Modi, Sonia, Pranab pay homage at Rajghat

October 02, 2015 5:08 pm

The nation today remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 146th birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and other leaders paying floral tributes to him at his memorial in New Delhi.

Monsoon Session begins on a stormy note

July 21, 2015 6:42 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today voiced hope that the Monsoon Session of Parliament will be fruitful.

Govt rules out any resignation at all-party meeting

July 20, 2015 9:48 pm

An all-party meeting called in Delhi on the eve of the Monsoon Session on Monday ended in a deadlock.

Today in Pics: Narendra Modi meets President of Myanmar U Thein Sein

November 11, 2014 7:36 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Presidential Palace for a meeting with President of Myanmar, U Thein Sein in Myanmar on November 11.

Idea Exchange with Venkaiah Naidu

July 11, 2014 6:25 pm

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu was our guest at the Idea Exchange in Delhi on Friday.

Senior BJP leaders remember Ananth Kumar as a leader

November 12, 2018 6:22 pm

Union minister Ananth Kumar passed away on Monday morning. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer for some time now. Senior BJP leaders paid their tributes to the leader.

BJP Slams Hamid Ansari

August 11, 2017 1:32 pm

Don't target PM Modi unnecessarily: Naidu

February 25, 2016 4:21 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday targeted the Congress, saying that the grand old party, which has been tolerated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for so many decades, should also tolerate the saffron party for at least ten years. Naidu said that the Congress was unnecessarily targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said unlike past governments where the prime minister (Manmohan Singh) presides and madam (Sonia Gandhi) decides, the BJP-led Government was working collectively in which Prime Minister Modi presides and the team decides.

BJP inherited problems from Congress: Naidu

February 23, 2016 6:36 am

New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): Talking to mediapersons before the Budget session, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday put onus on Congress, saying that issues like 'anti-national' activities in JNU and Jat quota have existed during the tenure of Congress and the BJP-led NDA government inherited these problems from Congress. Naidu added that there is no question of closing JNU, but 'anti-national' activities will not be tolerated. He added that the government is ready to discuss all the problems.

Jat quota row: Will analyse reason after situation is normal, says Naidu

February 22, 2016 10:25 am

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Parliamentary Affairs Venkaiah Naidu on Monday asserted that the government is waiting for a calm atmosphere in order to come to a conclusion on the ongoing Jat community protests. He further stated that committee formation on the issue reflects government’s desire to come to a conclusion on the demands raised by the Jats. The Jat community is demanding reservations in government jobs and institutions.

Mysuru is India's cleanest city

February 15, 2016 1:38 pm

New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu announced top ten cities in the order of merit as per the Swachh Sarvekshan commissioned across 75 cities. This is to promote a healthy spirit of competition among the cities. He announced Mysore, Karnataka, as the cleanest city in the country and the other nine cities were Chandigarh, Tiruchirapalli, New Delhi Municipal Council, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Rajkot, Gangtok, Pimpri Chindwad, and Greater Mumbai. Cities with over 10 lakh population were surveyed to check how clean or filthy they were. The Swachh Sarvekshan website has been launched.

Govt. has embarked on to make villages smart: Rajnath

January 11, 2016 4:50 am

Vijayawada, Jan 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said only 'Smart Cities' won't help and thus the government has embarked on to make villages 'smart' as well. He was speaking at NGO Swarna Bharath Trust's inaugural function in Vijayawada. The function was also attended by Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu.

BJP Parliamentary party meeting held in Parliament

December 22, 2015 2:39 pm

New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary meeting is underway in the Parliament. The meeting is being attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Senior BJP leader LK Advani, Parliamentary Affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu are also attending the meeting among others.

Free power means low power which means no power: Venkaiah Naidu on the power crisis

July 28, 2014 6:06 pm

Cities cannot be built overnight. It'll take time: Venkaiah Naidu on smart cities

July 28, 2014 6:04 pm