Politics

Congress asks leader to delete post on Rohit Sharma after backlash

The Congress party on Monday directed its national spokesperson, Shama Mohamed, to delete her social media post fat-shaming Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma following widespread criticism from political circles and the sports fraternity.

Mar 3, 2025

'Democracy is being restored,' says Cong's Tariq Hameed on maiden Budget Session in J&K Assembly

Congress leader Tariq Hameed Karra reacted positively to the maiden Budget Session of the J&K Assembly, marking the return of the legislative process after over seven years.

Mar 3, 2025

Shivakumar will become K'taka CM by Dec, claims Congress MLA

Congress MLA Basavaraju V. Shivaganga on Sunday claimed that Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar would assume the Chief Minister's position by December.

Mar 3, 2025

New SEBI chairman spells out 4-point mantra for capital markets regulator

The new SEBI Chairperson, Tuhin Kata Pandey, has a four-point mantra in mind -- trust, transparency, teamwork and technology -- for ensuring the continued efficiency of the capital markets regulator.

Mar 2, 2025

Govt throws open e-Jagriti portal, video access to NCDRC to give consumers more clout

India will be at forefront of AI era, says Piyush Goyal

With the Modi government's sound policies playing the role of an enabler for entrepreneurs and innovators to take advantage of the new digital wave, India will be at the forefront of the AI age, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said.

Mar 2, 2025

Centre launching drive to strengthen women panchayat leaders

Centre to launch drive to strengthen women panchayat leaders

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is organising a national workshop of elected women representatives of Panchayati Raj institutions in which 'Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan' will be launched, to strengthen their role in governance, on March 4 at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.

Mar 2, 2025

Congress, BRS play blame game over Telangana tunnel tragedy

The collapse of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel and the more than week-long operation to rescue eight trapped persons has heated up politics in Telangana, with both BRS and BJP attacking the ruling Congress and blaming it for the tragedy.

Mar 2, 2025

Duplication in EPIC number does not imply duplicate, fake voters: ECI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified that duplication in EPIC number "does not imply duplicate/fake voters" while acknowledging some cases of duplicate EPIC numbers caused by the use of identical alphanumeric series by two different States/UTs.

Mar 2, 2025

Polling underway in municipal body elections in Haryana

The voting for the local body elections was underway in Haryana on Sunday, with voters lining up early at several places.

Mar 2, 2025

Tamil Maanila Congress (M) to boycott CM Stalin's all-party meet on delimitation

The Tamil Maanila Congress (M) has announced that it will not participate in the all-party meeting called by the Tamil Nadu government on March 5. The party leader and former Union Minister G.K. Vasan stated that the meeting was an attempt to divert people's attention from the various unresolved issues in the state and that his party will not participate in it.

Mar 2, 2025