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Delhi Confidential: Nehru, Indira and kitchen economics, as told by RSS’ Krishna GopalSign In to read
September 6, 2023 09:33 IST
On inviting guests home for dinner, Nehru said he would have to ask Indira Gandhi, as she managed the kitchen at his home, RSS office-bearer Krishna Gopal recalled
Delhi Confidential: In Article 370 case, CJI Chandrachud drives a point homeSign In to read
September 5, 2023 07:32 IST
Responding to his submissions, the CJI said on a lighter note that “your knowledge is theoretical unless you have driven around in Ladakh”. Jethmalani said he has been to Ladakh but that was “many years ago”, when “houseboats used to flourish in Srinagar”.
Delhi Confidential: Before Kovind was named chair of ‘one nation, one election’ panel, a visitors fluxSign In to read
September 4, 2023 08:47 IST
The day before the Law Ministry notified the committee, BJP president J P Nadda paid a visit to the former President on September 1. And, just days before that, on August 28, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat called on Kovind at his residence.
Delhi Confidential: Dare To Share
September 2, 2023 01:56 IST
The Opposition INDIA bloc is hoping to field common candidates against the BJP in 400 to 440 of the 545 Lok Sabha seats. One of the reasons being that the Trinamool Congress and the Left parties are unlikely to arrive at a seat-sharing pact in West Bengal.
Delhi Confidential: President Murmu’s special gesture on Raksha Bandhan; PMO makes a hi-tech request
September 1, 2023 12:44 IST
On Raksha Bandhan, President Droupadi Murmu had invited children from one of India’s most primitive and vulnerable tribes — the Van Raji tribe from Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh, mostly settled in villages of Kumaon Himalayas, many of them still cave-dwellers.
Delhi Confidential: Through Brittas, CPI(M) extends a helping hand to Muzaffarnagar boy slapped by classmatesSign In to read
August 31, 2023 07:44 IST
Carrying a message from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Brittas met the child and his family. He assured the parents of all help in securing the future of their children.
Delhi Confidential: In a spin over MunduSign In to read
August 30, 2023 07:47 IST
A new row has emerged with Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's tweet mentioning a “mundu-clad entrepreneur-turned-minister” for his statement that the government has a duty to control spread of misinformation.
Delhi Confidential: In a surprise check, Mansukh Mandaviya cycles to AIIMSSign In to read
August 29, 2023 07:46 IST
Mandaviya's visits have ensured shorter queues, fewer touts, and better healthcare delivery to people, his associates say.
Delhi Confidential: Congress’ Kerala conundrumSign In to read
August 28, 2023 10:45 IST
Some of its MPs from Kerala — the Congress and its allies had won 19 of the 20 seats in the state in last Lok Sabha elections — are in two minds about the next general election.
Delhi Confidential: In Attendance
August 26, 2023 03:47 IST
The last G20 culture working group meeting, held in Karnataka's Hampi in July, didn't have any of the three culture ministers — Union Minister G Kishan Reddy; ministers of state Arjun Ram Meghwal and Meenakshi Lekhi — in attendance.
Delhi Confidential: Diplomatic illness
August 25, 2023 02:42 IST
At the hearing on Article 370 on Thursday, Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta referred to an instance from V P Menon’s book — The Story of the Integration of the Indian States — on M A Jinnah inviting Nehru, post accession of J&K to India, to Lahore to discuss the Kashmir issue.
Delhi Confidential: Collecting Kudos
August 23, 2023 01:59 IST
Rajasthan Assembly Speaker C P Joshi, who hosted the ninth conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, India region, in Udaipur, is getting applause aplenty from leaders across the political spectrum, as well as Jagdeep Dhankar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Delhi Confidential: Talking ToughSign In to read
August 22, 2023 03:58 IST
“Power is important not only in time but also in memories. Nitish-babu, time will take account of everyone,” Giriraj Singh, who had served as a minister under Nitish when JD(U) was part of the BJP-led NDA in Bihar, said.
Delhi Confidential: Wedding Tourism VowSign In to read
August 21, 2023 01:58 IST
Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said they will ensure that “from the first hello to the final I do” is taken care of. Besides royal weddings, India plans to hardsell beach weddings and Himalayan weddings.
Delhi Confidential: Going PlacesSign In to read
August 19, 2023 11:03 IST
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who was at an event in Delhi on Friday, raved about the quality and taste of pineapples from the state.
Delhi Confidential: Frontier PostSign In to read
August 18, 2023 08:24 IST
Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reached Ladakh, where he is set to participate in youth interactions in Leh and Kargil, address a public meeting in Kargil, as elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil is slated to be held on September 10.
Delhi Confidential: Date With Dandiya
August 17, 2023 02:45 IST
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined an impromptu dandiya session after landing in Ahmedabad on Wednesday alongside dancers who were present at the airport to welcome G20 delegates for the ministerial meeting of the health track, beginning Thursday.
Delhi Confidential: Not At HomeSign In to read
August 16, 2023 03:29 IST
Last year, too, Kharge and then Congress president Sonia Gandhi had missed the Independence Day function at Red Fort.
Delhi Confidential: Setting The StageSubscriber Only
August 15, 2023 02:46 IST
With PM declaring two years ago that August 14 will be declared as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’, Union ministers and senior BJP functionaries pulled out all stops on Monday to mark the occasion.
Delhi Confidential: I-Day SuccourSign In to read
August 14, 2023 03:02 IST
The agency sold tomatoes at subsidised rate in several parts of Delhi over the weekend as part of the Independence Day celebrations. The NCCF sold 71,500 kg tomatoes in the national capital in two days, an official said.
Delhi Confidential: Mundu BondingSign In to read
August 12, 2023 10:08 IST
At a time parties from south India are criticising the BJP for “imposing north Indian language and culture” on them, Union minister S P Singh Baghel came to Lok Sabha wearing a Kerala mundu.
Delhi Confidential: Leading From FrontSign In to read
August 11, 2023 08:07 IST
Members jostling with each other to find the right spot that is visible on Sansad TV is a common scene in Lok Sabha. But on Thursday, with PM Narendra Modi scheduled to reply to the no-confidence motion, MPs, and even ministers, seemed to be making extra efforts.
Delhi Confidential: Some epic analogies on day 2 of No-Confidence debate in Lok SabhaSign In to read
August 10, 2023 07:48 IST
The debate on no-confidence motion on Wednesday saw Lok Sabha members quoting the Ramayan to support their arguments.
Delhi Confidential: Call Of DutySign In to read
August 9, 2023 03:00 IST
The JD(U) had issued a whip for Deputy Chairman Harivansh to cast his vote as a party MP. This presented a dilemma for Harivansh, as disobedience of the whip could have had consequences.
Delhi Confidential: Eliciting ExcitementSign In to read
August 8, 2023 04:40 IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stood out in the way he greeted Rahul Gandhi — the Thiruvananthapuram MP draped a Khadi shawl on Rahul to welcome him back and said he was also celebrating the National Handloom Day.
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