Venkaiah Naidu

India is most secular country in world, says Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said, "There is a trend in Western media to run down the Indian government on issues of secularism, free speech. They cannot digest the fact that India is on the rise. Some of them suffering from indigestion...India is the most secular country in the world."

Nov 27, 2021, 07:27 AM IST

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Venkaiah Naidu gets emotional in Rajya Sabha

Venkaiah Naidu became emotional as soon as the proceedings of the House began in the Rajya Sabha today. Venkaiah Naidu said that all the sanctity of this Rajya Sabha was lost when some MPs sat on the table and other members climbed the table protesting the agricultural laws.

Aug 11, 2021, 13:30 PM IST

Twitter removes, restores blue tick from Mohan Bhagwat, Venkaiah Naidu's handles

Twitter removed the blue tick verification from a bunch of handles on Saturday including that of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and other leaders from the organisation.

Jun 05, 2021, 15:37 PM IST

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Venkaiah Naidu Twitter Controversy: IT Ministry to send notice to Twitter today - Sources

Twitter has removed the blue tick badge from the official Twitter handle of Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu, however, the badge has been put back in view of the possibility of escalation of controversy. But now there are reports quoting sources that the IT Ministry will send a notice to Twitter.

Jun 05, 2021, 12:00 PM IST

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tests negative for COVID-19

As per Monday's RT-PCR test conducted by a medical team from AIIMS, both the Vice President and his wife, Usha Naidu have tested negative for COVID-19.

Oct 12, 2020, 18:52 PM IST

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tests COVID-19 positive, opts for home quarantine

Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, the official account of the Vice President asserted that Naidu is asymptomatic and in good health.

Sep 29, 2020, 21:41 PM IST

No language should either be imposed or opposed: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu

The Vice President said that all our languages have a rich history and we should be proud of our language diversity and cultural heritage.

Sep 15, 2020, 00:46 AM IST

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu suggests inclusion of milk in mid-day meal scheme

Naidu spoke to the Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani in this regard and made this suggestion.

Sep 07, 2020, 16:44 PM IST

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu nominates new Rajya Sabha members to House panels

Jyotiraditya Scindia (BJP) has become a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Resource Development (HRD), while Congress member Digvijaya Singh has been nominated to the Committee on Urban Development.

Jul 24, 2020, 00:08 AM IST

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India’s Vice President launches a social media super app Elyments

The social media super app is 100 percent homegrown in India and brought to life by over 1,000 IT professionals.

Jul 05, 2020, 20:18 PM IST

Humankind holds the key to roll back pandemic: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

Venkaiah Naidu quoted famous poet Rumi, “The wound is the place where the light enters you” and said, "Let us illuminate ourselves with the experience of and lessons from the current pain."

May 18, 2020, 15:20 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu pay tributes to Maharana Pratap on birth anniversary

Pratap Singh, popularly known as Maharana Pratap, was born in 1540.

May 09, 2020, 13:21 PM IST

95 out of 244 MPs on parliamentary committees skipped all meetings, says Venkaiah Naidu

The two dozen department-related parliamentary standing committees, with 244 MPs from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, considered Demands for Grants of all the ministries during the three-week recess following the Budget presentation.

Mar 02, 2020, 20:10 PM IST

Can't have constant delays: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu counters CJI Bobde's 'no instance justice' remark

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called upon all the stakeholders in the judicial system to carry out their duties efficiently and to fast track rape cases without “constant delays”. Vice President's comments came in partial disagreement with the statement of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde.

Dec 08, 2019, 22:58 PM IST

Parliament live: Pragya Thakur reads out second apology in House, says 'didn't take Godse name'

Stay tuned for latest updates on the 10th day of the Winter Session of Parliament.

Nov 29, 2019, 10:56 AM IST

Uproar in Rajya Sabha over JNU student protest, water pollution

CPI member K.K. Ragesh raised the issue of JNU students allegedly being brutally beaten up police in Delhi when they were carrying out a march to Parliament from their campus.

Nov 22, 2019, 13:05 PM IST