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New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday slammed the new bills that provide for the removal of the prime minister or chief ministers arrested on serious criminal charges as "draconian" and "undemocratic". Slamming the Centre, she said, by bringing such bills, the BJP...

New Delhi: Congress Working Committee member and senior MP Shashi Tharoor has once again taken a stand independent of his party’s line, this time expressing support for the controversial bills on lawmakers’ disqualification. The three bills provide for mandatory resignation or removal of the Prime...

New Delhi: In a major twist to the case involving the attack on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, a CCTV footage dated August 19 has surfaced showing the accused, Rajesh Bhai Khimji Bhai Sakariya, conducting a recce and recording a video of the Chief Minister's...

New Delhi: Union Minister Amit Shah Wednesday moved three bills in Lok Sabha for the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers arrested on serious criminal charges for 30 days, drawing fierce protests from the Opposition. As soon as the bill was tabled,...

New Delhi: The government Wednesday moved a legislation in the Lok Sabha to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering, and financial frauds through such applications. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025...

New Delhi: The US pressure on India for its procurement of Russian crude oil is "unjustified", a senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday. We are confident that India-Russia energy cooperation will continue notwithstanding the external pressure, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said. It is...

New Delhi: NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Vice Presidential election in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders. Modi, flanked by Radhakrishnan and senior NDA leaders, handed...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked whether the country has lived up to the expectations of the Constitution framers that there will be harmony between the governor and the state government, besides the consultation on various issues between the two power centres. The observation...

New Delhi: The government is planning to introduce three bills in Parliament Wednesday for the removal of a Prime Minister, a Union minister, a Chief Minister or a minister of a state or Union Territory when arrested or detained on serious criminal charges for 30...

New Delhi: AAP and the Congress condemned the attack on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, while also questioning the police over the issue of women's safety in the national capital. Gupta was allegedly attacked during a 'Jan Sunwai' programme at her official residence in Civil...