He said that a new “global benchmark” has been set. While maintaining the spirit of peace, the objective has been to strike at terrorism. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday (May 17, 2025) drew similarities between Operation Sindoor and the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces in Pakistan. … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Commenting on the political controversies over statements on Sanatan Dharma, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said it was ironic that any reference to Sanatan evoked baffling reactions. Inaugurating the International Congress of Vedanta at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi on Friday (January 3, 2025), Mr. Dhankhar … Read more
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has decided not to support the no-confidence motion proposed by the INDIA alliance against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. BJD Rajya Sabha member Niranjan Bisi said the regional party was not consulted by the INDIA alliance regarding the motion and, … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchange greetings on the occasion of the Diwali festival, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi separately called on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday and greeted them on Diwali. The PMO’s X handle posted pictures of Modi … Read more
NCP chief Sharad Pawar. File | Photo Credit: PTI NCP chief Sharad Pawar on December 19 asked Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to probe the recent security lapse in Parliament and also sought his intervention into the suspension of MPs. “I would request you to kindly address this matter in the interest of upholding the … Read more
File photo of Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar. | Photo Credit: PTI Parliament is the soul of democracy and its supremacy is not amenable to any intervention from the executive or the judiciary, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on November 26. Addressing a Constitution Day event in New Delhi, he said, “Sovereignty of Parliament is synonymous with … Read more
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said fake news, wrong and mischievous information, political ambitions and preferences, tendency to play power brokers, and monetary considerations, had eroded the people’s faith in the media. “The Press Council of India [PCI] should take quick action against those deliberately spreading fake news and compromising professional ethics. It is not … Read more
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh in the Rajya Sabha during the Special Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on September 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on September 24 wrote to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar demanding urgent action over the incident of “political sloganeering” by a group of people … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said commercialisation of education and health can never be in the interest of society. He expressed hope that the current situation will change with the implementation of the new National Education Policy. Mr. Dhankhar was addressing the 11th foundation day ceremony … Read more
Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju speaks in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on February 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Differences of opinion are a part of democracy and there are ways to find solutions to that, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on February 9 in … Read more