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Lok Sabha is set discuss the National Sports Governance Bill, private members’ bills
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Lok Sabha is set discuss the National Sports Governance Bill, private members’ bills

New Delhi: On Friday, the Lok Sabha is scheduled to convene with Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya presenting the National Sports Governance Bill of 2025 for consideration and approval. As per the business list released by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Union Sports Minister Mandaviya will also propose amendments to the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022, for...

India faces numerous challenges on all fronts under the leadership of Modi: Gehlot
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India faces numerous challenges on all fronts under the leadership of Modi: Gehlot

On Wednesday, August 6, Rajasthan’s former chief minister Ashok Gehlot criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, labeling him a “weak leader”. Gehlot asserted that under Modi’s leadership, India faces mounting challenges on multiple fronts, stating, “US President Donald Trump has consistently made unfounded claims against India, asserting that he has mediated 30 ceasefires between India and...

Rahul Gandhi Receives Relief as Jharkhand Court Approves Bail in Amit Shah Defamation Case
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Rahul Gandhi Receives Relief as Jharkhand Court Approves Bail in Amit Shah Defamation Case

Senior Congress leader and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was granted conditional bail on Wednesday by a special MP-MLA court in Chaibasa concerning a defamation case from 2018 linked to alleged comments he made about Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a public rally. Gandhi appeared before Judge Supriya...

ECI claims Rahul Gandhi yet to respond to June EC letter responding to Maharashtra poll rigging allegations
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ECI Says Rahul Gandhi Has Not Responded to Its June Letter on Maharashtra ‘Rigging’ Allegations

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has stated that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has yet to respond to its June 12, 2025 letter, which invited him for a formal discussion over his allegations of election rigging in the Maharashtra Assembly polls. Rahul Gandhi had authored a June 7 opinion piece alleging that the 2024...

Parliament Prepares for 16-Hour Discussion on Operation Sindoor Amidst Opposition Criticism
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Parliament Prepares for 16-Hour Discussion on Operation Sindoor Amidst Opposition Criticism

The Lok Sabha is preparing for an extensive 16-hour debate on Operation Sindoor, which is India’s military response to the Pahalgam terror attack, scheduled during the Monsoon Session on Monday, July 28. The Rajya Sabha will engage in a similar discussion for the same length of time on Tuesday. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has confirmed...

Narendra Modi surpasses Indira Gandhi’s record, becoming second longest-serving PM
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Narendra Modi surpasses Indira Gandhi’s record, becoming second longest-serving PM

On July 25 (Friday), Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially became the second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister in India’s history, surpassing former PM Indira Gandhi’s uninterrupted tenure of 4,077 days from 1966 to 1977. With 4,078 continuous days in office, Modi now ranks just behind Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, who holds the record for...

Mamata Banerjee claims Bengalis are facing ‘linguistic terror’ in states governed by BJP
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Mamata Banerjee claims Bengalis are facing ‘linguistic terror’ in states governed by BJP

KOLKATA: On Thursday, Mamata Banerjee, the Chairperson of the Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister of West Bengal, intensified her criticism of the BJP regarding the purported mistreatment of Bengali-speaking individuals from West Bengal in various states, asserting that such actions will not be tolerated. In retaliation, Amit Malviya, the head of the BJP’s IT cell,...

India requires another Fugitive Transfer Agreement from the UK: Congress
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India requires another Fugitive Transfer Agreement from the UK: Congress

On Thursday, The Congress criticized the Narendra Modi government just before the signing of the India-UK free trade agreement, asserting that what India truly requires from the UK is the declaration of a more effective FTA – the Fugitive Transfer Agreement. Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary in charge of communications, remarked, “The three prominent figures...