UPA refused to ‘attack Pakistan’ over cost: EAM Jaishankar

UPA refused to ‘attack Pakistan’ over cost: EAM Jaishankar

S. JaishankarMURALI KUMAR K | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K The previous UPA government decided “not to do anything” after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks with the justification that “it would cost more to attack Pakistan than not attacking it”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar claimed on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Describing India as a … Read more

Congress likely to bring ‘Black Paper’ in response to Modi govt’s ‘White Paper’ on economic mismanagement

Congress likely to bring ‘Black Paper’ in response to Modi govt’s ‘White Paper’ on economic mismanagement

In response to the Central government’s plan to release a ‘White Paper‘ criticising the Congress led UPA government’s tenure, the grand old party is preparing to counter with its own ‘Black Paper‘, highlighting the shortcomings of the Modi government’s 10-year rule. ANI sources said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to spearhead the presentation … Read more

UPA govt was involved in scams worth ₹12 lakh crore, alleges Amit Shah

UPA govt was involved in scams worth ₹12 lakh crore, alleges Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Union Minister Jitendra Singh and J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina during a public meeting, at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu on June 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Modi government has laid a strong foundation for eradication of corruption from the … Read more

Drugs seized off Kerala coast worth more than cumulative narcotics seizure value under UPA, says Amit Shah

Drugs seized off Kerala coast worth more than cumulative narcotics seizure value under UPA, says Amit Shah

Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah at the foundation stone laying of the campus of National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP), in Dwarka on May 21. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the value of the recent drug seizure off the Kerala coast was more than … Read more

No extraordinary increase in trade with China, says Piyush Goyal

No extraordinary increase in trade with China, says Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said there was no extraordinary increase in trade with China and that the trade deficit with the neighbouring country has come down to USD 44 billion in 2021 from USD 48 billion in 2014-15. The minister also said that from 2003 and 2013-14, when the United Progressive … Read more

Congress leaders should recall Antony’s statement on border issue during UPA rule: Kiren Rijiju

Congress leaders should recall Antony’s statement on border issue during UPA rule: Kiren Rijiju

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday hit out at Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying before making any statement on the China border issue, Congress leaders should listen to what the then defence minister A K Antony had said on the subject during UPA rule. Responding to a tweet by … Read more

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Digvijaya Singh cross swords in Rajya Sabha

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Digvijaya Singh cross swords in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI: The debate on the motion of thanks to the presidential address in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday saw BJP member Jyotiraditya Scindia slamming his former party, the Congress, but was later at the receiving end when his turf rival Digvijaya Singh and Trinamool leader Derek O’Brien took jibes at him. Scindia was all … Read more

Monsoon session: Question hour the most disrupted session in both NDA, UPA regimes

Monsoon session: Question hour the most disrupted session in both NDA, UPA regimes

New Delhi: The government decision to not hold Question Hour during the forthcoming monsoon session of Parliament has been widely criticised by the Opposition which sees this as curtailment of its right to ensure accountability of the Narendra Modi dispensation. While this is a temporary measure in view of Covid pandemic, Question Hour has been … Read more