Parliament session: For the third time since 1946 - the BJP’s ruling coalition and the INDIA opposition bloc are set to battle it out for the speaker’s post. The speaker and deputy speaker are usually elected by consensus - but not this time - with the NDA and opposition failing to agree on a division of seats. Here’s the complete story.
25 Jun 2024It is official now that Rahul Gandhi has decided to retain the Rae Bareli seat and give up Wayanad. Rahul won both seats in the recently held Lok Sabha elections. The grand old party has also decided to field Congress general secretary and Rahul’s sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from Wayanad. But why did Rahul retain Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh and what does Priyanka Vadra’s electoral debut from Wayanad mean? Watch!
18 Jun 2024Punjab Election Results 2024: According to initial trends, the Congress is leading in six Lok Sabha seats, while the AAP is leading in four in Punjab.
1 min read4 Jun 2024PM Modi on Sam Pitroda: A foot-in-the-mouth comment from Congress’s Sam Pitroda has triggered a political storm. His comments about the skin colour of Indians from various regions have drawn strong criticism from the BJP, and PM Modi.
9 May 2024Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Friday responded to Congress’s decision not to field Rahul Gandhi from Amethi, calling it a proclamation of defeat and that the ‘so-called’ family bastion is now bereft of any family member. Irani also said that Rahul Gandhi leaving the Amethi seat was a wakeup call for voters of Wayanad.
6 May 2024Prime Minister Modi’s remark that Congress is eyeing people’s wealth and they would investigate who has how much gold and property and then redistribute it ’among those who have more children’ has snowballed into a big political controversy. But while the mudslinging between parties plays out, let’s find out where exactly the PM drew his inferences from and what the Congress manifesto, Rahul Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh actually said about wealth distribution
26 Apr 2024Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited a speech from 2006 by his predecessor, Manmohan Singh, to launch a scathing attack on the Congress during an election rally in Rajasthan on Sunday, following the Phase 1 voting in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi alleged that Singh’s government had advocated for the redistribution of property from Hindus to Muslims. Did former PM Manmohan Singh actually say that? Watch his speech from 2006 to find out.
22 Apr 2024Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused the Congress of wishing to take away the gold and property of people and distribute it among ‘those having more children’. The remarks — made during a poll rally in Rajasthan on Sunday — has prompted a sharp rebuttal from the Congress.
22 Apr 2024The world’s biggest election has begun today in India. Over 44 days and divided into seven phases, the Lok Sabha election will give India its new federal government after the counting of votes on June 4. Watch this video for a complete breakdown on all the key dates and details you need to know
19 Apr 2024After two videos of actor Aamir Khan went viral, in which he can be seen promoting a particular political party, the actor issued a clarification. He claimed the videos were fake. And that he’s never endorsed any political party throughout his career.
19 Apr 2024The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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