Ghulam Nabi Azad

Ghulam Nabi Azad's rant not a protest against RSS but a support for ISIS: Govt

Amid the row over Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad drawing a parallel between the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), the Centre stressed that the former`s stand indicated the grand old party`s support towards the terrorist outfit.

Mar 13, 2016, 12:30 PM IST

Row over Ghulam Nabi Azad's ISIS-RSS remarks: BJP to raise issue in Parliament - All you need to know

Irked over senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's ISIS-RSS remarks, the BJP is all set to raise the issue in Parliament on Monday.

Mar 13, 2016, 12:12 PM IST

Ghulam Nabi Azad's comment linking us with ISIS shows Congress' bankruptcy: RSS

The RSS on Saturday took strong exception to Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad seeking to draw a parallel between it and ISIS, saying his remark shows the party's intellectual bankruptcy and unwillingness to deal with fundamentalist forces like Islamic State.

Mar 12, 2016, 19:01 PM IST

Ghulam Nabi Azad kicks up row with ISIS-RSS remarks at Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind event; BJP demands apology

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday kicked a row after he sought to draw a parallel between RSS and terrorist outfit ISIS, evoking sharp responses from the Hindutva outfit and BJP, which demanded an apology from him.

Mar 12, 2016, 18:59 PM IST

AIADMK MPs disrupting proceedings at the behest of BJP: Azad

Congress Tuesday accused AIADMK members of disrupting the proceedings of Rajya Sabha at the behest of the ruling BJP, with Deputy Chairman P J Kurien also terming the turn of events in the House as "murder of democracy".

Mar 01, 2016, 16:01 PM IST

Former CJI HL Dattu takes over as new NHRC chairperson

Former Chief Justice of India was appointed as the next chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

Feb 29, 2016, 13:16 PM IST

Smriti Irani misled the nation, fit case for privilege motion: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Congress on Sunday said Union Minister Smriti Irani's statement inside the Parliament over Rohith Vemula case had many contradictions and was a "fit case" for a privilege motion as she had "mislead" the nation.

Feb 28, 2016, 18:50 PM IST

Congress has always been soft on terrorists and hard on nationalists: BJP

The BJP on Sunday accused the Congress of being 'insecure' and obstructing the GST Bill.

Feb 28, 2016, 17:41 PM IST

Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Smriti Irani's remark on Durga

The Rajya Sabha witnessed an uproar this morning over Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani`s remark on Goddess Durga, with the opposition demanding her apology.

Feb 26, 2016, 12:28 PM IST

Caught on camera: What was Arun Jaitley showing on his mobile phone to Opposition leaders?

An image of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley along with senior leaders from Congress and CPI went viral on social media on Tuesday and raised a certain amount of curiosity.

Feb 16, 2016, 21:30 PM IST

Type of slogans raised in Jawaharlal Nehru University unacceptable: Modi govt to Opposition

Talking tough, the Narendra Modi government on Saturday categorically told the Opposition parties that the type of slogans raised in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was unacceptable.

Feb 16, 2016, 12:43 PM IST

Congress, DMK form alliance for 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, seat sharing formula soon

The two former allies Congress and DMK have joined hands for 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls.

Feb 13, 2016, 13:12 PM IST

Possible Congress-DMK alliance in TN? Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Karunandhi

A Congress delegation, led by Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, today met DMK president M Karunanidhi at his residence here over a possible alliance for the upcoming assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.

Feb 13, 2016, 12:27 PM IST

Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Sonia Gandhi on issue of govt formation

30 PM over the government formation in Jammu & Kashmir.

Feb 01, 2016, 15:55 PM IST

BJP has murdered democracy in Arunachal Pradesh: Congress

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has murdered democracy by recommending President`s rule in Arunachal Pradesh.

Feb 01, 2016, 15:39 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari meet Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar; will PDP chief remain with BJP?

The Governor's Rule has been imposed in Jammu and Kashmir retrospectively with effect from January 8.

Jan 10, 2016, 16:00 PM IST

J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passes away

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed died on Thursday morning due to multiple organ failure.

Jan 07, 2016, 10:24 AM IST

Will support SC/ST, Appropriation Bill in Parliament: Congress

Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari had called an all-party meeting on Friday over logjam in the Upper House leaving key bills in the limbo.

Dec 18, 2015, 20:06 PM IST

All-party meet: No consensus on GST

An all-party meeting convened by Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari on Friday failed to bring a consensus on the passage of the GST bill, but members of the Upper House decided to pass six other pending bills in the remaining period of three days of the Winter Session.

Dec 18, 2015, 17:08 PM IST

Arunachal Pradesh row rocks Rajya Sabha again

Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha was again disrupted by the opposition Congress on Thursday over the crisis in Arunachal Pradesh.

Dec 17, 2015, 13:37 PM IST