Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday won applause from some southern MPs who have often expressed unhappiness over the use of Hindi for official communications.
FOR THE first time, the Samajwadi Party has given credit for a poll win to the “popularity” of someone other than party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi made sure the MPs got to speak to Sonia via mobile phone.
One of the Special CPs recently visited a police station in south Delhi and asked the SHO how many record registers he maintained there. The SHO said 26, but the correct answer was 25.
“I take full responsibility for Nikhil’s defeat,” said Kumaraswamy, adding that his son is a “warrior and he will bounce back soon”.
A SPECIAL guest graced the inauguration of the students’ union office of Campus Law Centre (CLC), Delhi University, on Thursday. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s daughter Aditi Yadav participated as the chief guest at the event.
Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor had an unusual visitor on Wednesday morning when he was reading a newspaper in his garden — a monkey that leapt into his lap. Tharoor offered the guest bananas and got a hug in return.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla can be strict with the Treasury benches, ruling party MPs and the Opposition alike.
As BJP’s national media head and Lok Sabha member Anil Baluni extended birthday wishes to Nadda, the latter returned the greeting with “same to you”.
Chandrasekhar is no longer an MP nor holds any official post in the party, but his experience as the former tech and skill development minister has been keeping him busy
Success has many fathers, and so does the Ladki Bahin Yojana that helped Mahayuti sweep the recently held Assembly polls in Maharashtra.
When Jagdeep Dhankhar told the House that he was rejecting all the notices calling for discussions on allegations against the Adani Group, and the violence in Manipur and Sambal, he pointed out that his “dear friend” Jairam Ramesh had raised a “good question” by asking how the Chair could be persuaded.
It’s post-election peace time at Nirvachan Sadan in Delhi after the Election Commission (EC) wrapped up Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana. However, on Wednesday, the building was abuzz once again with activity.
The 18th Lok Sabha is already five months old but some of the new MPs have still not been able to move into their official residences as the old occupants have not vacated them.
When the Bhutanese PM spoke, addressed PM Modi as “mere bade bhai (my elder brother)” and “margdarshak (mentor)”.
Party sources said the parliamentarian couple celebrated the day at home and there were no queues of party workers to wish them.
He (PM Modi) took with him gifts from all corners of the country, including J&K, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu, but the most number of items were from Maharashtra.
Gandhi was scheduled to leave for a wedding in Jaipur in the morning, but senior Congress leaders asked him to stay back in Delhi and address a press conference on the issue.
Saying that Bindra is a champion in every field and is “so eloquent that he could come into politics”, Chaudhary asked him what other sports he played.
On Monday, senior officials at the CAG headquarters hosted a lunch for Murmu. Rebecca Mathai, Deputy CAG and the second senior-most officer, welcomed Murmu by presenting him a bouquet and a memento.
Among the first to arrive at the house of the jailed SP leader was party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who met his family members on November 11 and assured them of full support of the party.
The 29-member society of the Prime Minister Museum and Library (erstwhile Nehru Memorial Museum & Library) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its president has got a temporary extension until January 13, 2025.
Hemant, who used to be clean-shaven before his arrest in a money laundering case in January this year, walked out on bail five months later with a beard as thick as his father’s
It has been a while since a senior Cabinet minister attended the function in Central Hall.
Addressing an event in Ujjain on Tuesday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar emphasised the importance of family values.


