Politics

On labour reforms, the NCP spokesperson said the Union government was bringing in the "hire and fire" work culture of the West.

The petitioners also quoted Martin Niemller, the German theologian and a Lutheran Pastor: "First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out -because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out – becaus...

A Ramshila Yatra has started in Surkhi and is likely to go through other poll-bound constituencies including Ashoknagar, Mungaoli and Sanver by October. The ruling party did not officially announce this yatra and it’s being planned and executed by the RSS...

There was no requirement for mandatory COVID19 testing when US President Donald Trump visited India from February 24 to 25, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, in a written reply to a query in Rajya S...

Taking a dig at the Opposition, the prime minister said that some people are worried that control would slip out of their hands and are trying to mislead the farmers.

While BJP ended up getting both the bills it had introduced in the upper house passed through voice vote, it has hardly emerged stronger from the entire process. Three regional heavyweights – its oldest ally, Punjab’s Akali Dal, and the ruling parties in...

Hailing his party for keeping "aloft the flag of justice for farmers", Parkash Singh Badal said if farmers and agricultural economy suffer, the whole economy, including trade and industry, of the country will suffer too. "Lure of office means nothing to a...

On Friday, Jha had said that the Congress and the BJP are 'on the same page' on the issue of farm bills as the Modi government was only doing what the Congress had promised to do ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

While the Covid-19 crisis and floods have battered the state and drawn significant attention, opposition parties are trying to tap the discontent generated among the youth in particular because of a lack of jobs and a dismal economic situation.

In a blog titled ''Culture of parikrama replaced by commitment of performance'', the Minority Affairs Minister talked about Modi''s governance style and said the prime minister has opened regular communication channels with ministers and secretaries there...

Shiromani Akali Dal senior leader Daljit Singh Cheema asked the CM to issue a white paper on his participation in the meeting of a high-powered committee on agriculture.

Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Development minister Imarti Devi claimed that Collectors across the state would help the BJP win the bypolls.

Amit Shah, while greeting the prime minister on his 70th birthday, said under his leadership the country saw the launch of a string of welfare programmes for various sections of the society, especially the poor.

The NCP is a key constituent in the MVA government in Maharashtra, a major producer of onion in the country. The Centre on Monday banned the export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect, a move aimed at increasing availability and curbing price...

Naeem Akhtar was among several mainstream politicians, including three former chief ministers of the erstwhile state — Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti — detained on the eve of the Centre's decision on August 5 last year.

Reacting to the letter, Venugopal told News18 that he and his party would continue raising the issue despite reassurances from the government as they want to "know whether there was any lacunae".