Birla, who met Sir Hoyle on Wednesday in London, also highlighted the encouragement given to women voters to participate in the election process as a testimony to the inclusiveness of the electoral process in India. He was in London at the invitation of Sir Hoyle.
The SP, which won 37 seats in the general elections, has already started working at the booth level and connecting with the voters in the villages, making sure that the party’s message reaches them well in advance.
Dimple is now the second-time MP from Mainpuri and has grown in stature over the years with her becoming more active in public life.
Vaishnaw has taken an initiative to ensure that a variety of cuisines from different states are served at such press briefings held at the National Media Centre.
Union minister Jitendra Singh Thursday visited Andhra Pradesh’s YSR district (earlier Kadapa) to evaluate the progress of the government’s Aspirational Districts programme.
The Delhi Police Commissioner typically makes a round of the city on New Year’s Eve to meet police staff deployed on the streets, with the personnel usually offering him sweets.
“Space has given us space in the media as well,” said Union Science Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.
FORMER PRIME minister Manmohan Singh, who was often the target of the BJP’s attack on the UPA government, on one occasion dialled a senior BJP leader and thanked him for a comment made in his favour. When BJP veteran L K Advani called Dr Singh the “weakest prime minister” he had ever seen, then BJP […]
A group of CWC members seemed extremely impressed with the “hardworking” Srinivas BV, the former president of Indian Youth Congress who was nicknamed "oxygen man" during the Covid-19 pandemic for arranging oxygen cylinders for patients in need.
Before leaving for their extended CWC meet in Belagavi to mark 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s one and only stint as Congress president, Congress leaders conversed with journalists in a light mood.
While VP Dhankar did not shy away from taking direct questions from the journalists, he made sure the breakfast served to them also carried a special message
Samajwadi Party leaders say Charan Singh was the ‘political guru’ of Mulayam Singh who himself had unveiled a statue of the former PM at the same college as a tribute to his mentor.
One such event will be held at Alwar on December 23, the birth anniversary of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh
Akhilesh Yadav was back in Parliament on Friday where he joined MPs of his party in a protest against Shah’s remarks.
Justice Nagarathna then recalled that in the epic “Abhijnanasakuntalam” by Kalidasa, Sakuntala could get her gold ring back, thanks to a fisherman who stumbled on the ring swallowed by a fish he had caught. She was quick to add that it was a fishmonger in the play and not a meat vendor.
Amid the hostile atmosphere between the ruling party and the Opposition, the Congress managed to get an olive branch from the BJP.
Speaking during the discussion on the 75 years of the Constitution, Brittas said, “We are discussing this glorious journey. I would have expected the Prime Minister to come and listen to it."
Among those who got a chance were Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who asked about the human-animal conflict in her constituency Wayanad.
The visitors gallery in Lok Sabha was packed with members of the Gandhi family, including Sonia Gandhi, Robert Vadra and son Raihan, as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra gave her first speech in the House on Friday.
The wedding reception of the son of Sanjay Jaiswal, BJP’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha, turned out to be a grand event, courtesy the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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”.



