Ever since she stopped dyeing her hair more than a year back, waiting for the messy grey to grow into subdued salt, Nirmala Sitharaman has been particularly attentive to her sari selection. For years, she wore handlooms from her home state of Andhra Pradesh besides Tamil Nadu’s pattus, but there has been a stylistic shift … Read more
GST on insurance premiums: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said 18% of Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected from health and insurance premiums is equally shared between the Centre and states. She said of the 9% share that is accorded to the Centre, 41% is further sent to states. Overall, 73-74% of GST revenues … Read more
नेता विपक्ष राहुल गांधी ने संसद में शंभू बॉर्डर पर प्रदर्शन कर रहे किसान संगठनों के नेताओं से बुधवार को मुलाकात की. मुलाकात के बाद राहुल ने किसान नेताओं से बड़ा कमिटमेंट किया है. आखिर उन्होंने किसानों से क्या कमिटमेंट किया है? उनके साथ किसान नेताओं की क्या बात हुई? आपको इनसाइड स्टोरी बताते हैं. … Read more
Congress leaders V.D. Satheesan and K.C. Venugopal during a UDF meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on June 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) delivered an impressive performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Kerala. It won 18 seats — just one short of the 19 seats it had won in … Read more
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi speaks during election of the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, on June 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Congratulating Om Birla for being elected speaker of the Lok Sabha for a second term, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he hoped the Opposition … Read more
Polling for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on May 20 across a total of 49 seats, including in high-profile constituencies of Amethi and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Also Read: India General Elections 2024 Phase 5 LIVE updates The fate of five Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani, and Congress … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘maliciously twists’ every statement made by party leader Rahul Gandhi to inflame communal prejudices and passions,” Congress said on Sunday, responding to PM Modi’s ‘insulted maharajas but silent on atrocities of sultans’ attack on the Wayanad MP. Earlier today, at an election rally in Karnataka, PM Modi accused Rahul Gandhi of … Read more
After taking out a roadshow covering 2.5 km in Coimbatore on Monday, ahead of the Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the 58 people who died in a series of bomb blasts 26 years ago — on February 14, 1998, in the city. Amid shouting of slogans “Modi Modi”, “ Meendum … Read more
Union Ministers and BJP leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and party national president JP Nadda | Photo Credit: ANI Standing on cusp of history, PM Modi says NDA ready for polls The schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha election was announced by the Election Commission on Saturday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a third term in office, … Read more
“In 2024, Tamil Nadu is set to create history as the epicentre of the politics of development in India,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a public meeting in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu on February 27. “There is no bigger question than this [caste census]… There is a ceiling of 50% for reservations right now. When … Read more