Congress MP and former party president Sonia Gandhi received relief from a Delhi court on Thursday after it dismissed a plea alleging that her name was included in the voters’ list three years before she became an Indian citizen. The plea, filed by Vikas Tripathi, claimed that Sonia Gandhi’s name was added to the electoral...
The Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday passed the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill amid heated uproar and protests from the opposition. While the ruling BJP hailed the legislation as necessary to curb forced conversions, the Congress members refrained from participating in the debate and continued raising slogans inside the House. Minister of State...
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Chandrapuram Ponnusamy (CP) Radhakrishnan has been elected as the 15th Vice President of India after winning the vice-presidential election held on Tuesday. He defeated the joint Opposition candidate, former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy, in a high-stakes contest. According to Rajya Sabha General Secretary PC Modi, the NDA nominee...
Mohit Kamboj, the 41-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader once seen as a rising star in Mumbai’s political landscape, has announced his retirement from active politics. Speaking to FPJ, Kamboj clarified that while he continues to remain a member of the BJP, he has deliberately stayed away from active political roles for the past six...
New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, alleging that India’s ethanol blending policy has turned into a “family windfall,” benefiting Gadkari’s sons’ companies. Khera claimed that while ordinary citizens face rising fuel costs, Cian Agro Industries, owned by Gadkari’s son Nikhil, saw revenues surge from...
Kolkata: Chaos erupted in the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday during a special session convened to discuss the alleged persecution and harassment of Bengali people in the state. The BJP boycotted the proceedings during the question hour, and tensions escalated, leading to a clash between BJP and TMC legislators. During the altercation, BJP legislator Shankar...
Former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who stepped down from his post over a month ago, is currently staying at Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Abhay Singh Chautala’s farmhouse in Delhi’s Chhatarpur Enclave. The reason behind this arrangement lies in a decades-old relationship between the Dhankhar and Chautala families that dates back to 1989. Their bond...
Mumbai witnessed a significant political and cultural moment on Sunday as BJP national president JP Nadda visited the iconic Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh pandal to offer prayers and seek blessings for the nation’s progress under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nadda, accompanied by Maharashtra minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha, state BJP president Ravindra Chavan, Mumbai...
Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra has sparked a major political row with her recent remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a public event in West Bengal’s Nadia district. Addressing the issue of illegal infiltration along the Indo-Bangladesh border, Moitra accused the Home Minister of failing in his constitutional duty to...
Patna: Tensions escalated in Patna on Friday as workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress clashed during a protest outside the Congress office. The protest was held by BJP workers in response to alleged abuses directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother during a Youth Congress event in Darbhanga on Wednesday....