India News: Polling for the Indian Presidential election was held at the Parliament House and the state legislative assemblies yesterday.
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Naqvi steps down as Union Minister
India News: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi yesterday resigned as Union Minister of Minority Affairs; Union minister RCP Singh also submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BJP, Defence officials rally in Agnipath’s support; Congress calls it ‘job insecurity’
Agnipath scheme: Indian Prime Minister Modi said that several decisions may look unfair at first, but help in building the nation later.
Indian diaspora powerful force of our foreign policy: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Indian Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was the head of a delegation of MPs on a multi-nation tour of Southeast Asian nations to affirm diplomatic ties and celebrate decades of bilateral relationships.
Lok Sabha passes bill to legally allow police to obtain detainees’ samples
The Indian Lok Sabha this week passed a contentious bill providing for legal sanction to police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts and detainees for investigation in criminal matters.
BJP accounts for 69% of highest total assets among political parties
According to an analysis carried out by Association for Democratic Reforms , BJP accounted for 69.4% or INR 4,847.7 crore of highest assets in 2019-20, while Congress has highest liabilities in the same year, worth INR 49.5 crore.
India lauds Sri Lanka for establishment of Parliamentary Friendship Association
India’s Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has congratulated the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana for the establishment of the Parliamentary Friendship Association.
Mediapart’s revelations trigger political slugfest between BJP, Congress
After French investigative portal Mediapart alleged that the Rafale jets maker paid EUR 7.5 million to a middleman during the UPA’s regime, a political slugfest has been triggered between Congress and BJP in India.
India becomes third worst COVID-hit nation as its total tally crosses Russia’s
After reporting the largest single-day spike in cases so far, India has overtaken Russia to become the third worst-hit nation by the coronavirus pandemic.
CAA: What NRIs have to say about the contentious issue
NRI News: The BJP government’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) controversy has had an extremely divisive effect in India, with Opposition political parties.