JD(U) leader and Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary has launched a sharp attack on RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav following the latter’s allegations against former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over security and housing arrangements.
During an interaction with NEET aspirants, their parents and families here, Rahul Gandhi described India's education system as a rejection, rather than selection, system that has been reduced to an extortion machine.
Spokesperson of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and a Rajya Sabha MP told the media in Delhi that six MPs from his party were offered an additional Rs 10 crore to split away from the party and join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly and former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) government has "completely surrendered" to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by choosing to implement the Centre's PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) scheme.
As the South West Monsoon advances deeper into the Indian subcontinent, Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Thursday, directed states and Union Territories to strengthen surveillance, vector-control measures and healthcare preparedness to tackle a possible rise in dengue and malaria cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said her government is pushing aggressively for electric mobility and expanding the electric bus fleet as part of the measures to deal with air pollution and appealed to the people to participate in the overall development of the national capital by following traffic rules, supporting environmental initiatives, conserving water and electricity and keeping neighbourhoods clean.
Several senior political leaders, including Sharad Pawar and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, have already secured Rajya Sabha seats unopposed as polling continues for the remaining vacancies in key states.
Following the announcement of the election dates for the Kerala Legislative Assembly, Senior Congress leader and leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan stated that there were "only 25 days left for this misrule to end ".
In a letter addressed to leaders of parties in the Lok Sabha, Birla expressed concern over the conduct of some members inside the House and within the Parliament complex, saying certain actions had affected the dignity and prestige of India’s parliamentary democracy.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has made a strong but veiled verbal attack on Congress, saying "they are confronting an existential crisis and in desperation are weakening the nation by divisive casteist tactics".
