India’s image as vibrant democracy shouldn’t be tarnished: Vice President Dhankhar

India’s image as vibrant democracy shouldn’t be tarnished: Vice President Dhankhar

[ad_1] Dibrugarh: India is the world’s most vibrant democracy and its image cannot be allowed to be tainted or tarnished by anyone, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Wednesday. Some people are trying to tarnish India’s democratic image outside the country by spreading a false narrative that people do not enjoy their rights, Dhankhar said … Read more

CPI (M) MP John Brittas summoned by Vice prez over ‘anti-Amit Shah’ article

CPI (M) MP John Brittas summoned by Vice prez over ‘anti-Amit Shah’ article

[ad_1] Rajya Sabha member and CPI(M) leader John Brittas (File Photo) A show-cause notice has been served to Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas by the Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday over an article criticizing Union Home Minister Amit Shah for outbursts against Kerala. Brittas’s critical article … Read more

UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed appoints 2 deputy rulers of Dubai

UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed appoints 2 deputy rulers of Dubai

[ad_1] Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Friday appointed two deputy rulers of Dubai, the Dubai Media Office (DMO) reported. Sheikh Mohammed bin … Read more

Hyderabad: Education minister to talk to OU vice chancellor over fee hike

Hyderabad: Education minister to talk to OU vice chancellor over fee hike

[ad_1] Hyderabad: Osmania University (OU) students on Monday continued their campaign against the hike in PhD free by presenting a request letter to Telangana education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy. Nelli Satya, a political science research scholar, told Siasat.com that the Minister had promised that she will speak to the OU vice-chancellor, Professor D Ravinder on … Read more

US Vice President Kamala Harris visits her Indian grandfather’s house in Zambia

US Vice President Kamala Harris visits her Indian grandfather’s house in Zambia

[ad_1] Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris remembered her maternal grandfather P V Gopalan and visited his family house in Zambia’s capital Lusaka where he lived as an Indian Foreign Service official in the 1960s during her trip to the African country. Born in Chennai in 1911, Gopalan was an advisor to first President of … Read more

Secret Pence ruling breaks new ground for vice presidency

Secret Pence ruling breaks new ground for vice presidency

[ad_1] The vice president’s role as Senate president has become almost entirely ceremonial, with the occasional exception of casting tie-breaking votes and — every four years — presiding over the count of electoral votes after a presidential election. Vice presidents have long suggested they should enjoy the legal protections afforded to Congress, but Boasberg’s ruling … Read more

Vice President targets Rahul for attempt to tarnish India on foreign soil

Vice President targets Rahul for attempt to tarnish India on foreign soil

[ad_1] New Delhi: Without taking name, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for making ‘anti-India’ remarks on foreign soil, terming them as ironic and painful. Speaking at the launch of the book ‘Mundaka Upanishad: The Bridge to Immortality’ penned by veteran politician Karan Singh, Dhankhar said, “How ironic, how painful! … Read more

Vice goes inside Andrew Tate’s murky world for doc acquired by BBC

Vice goes inside Andrew Tate’s murky world for doc acquired by BBC

[ad_1] Controversial influencer Andrew Tate London: The BBC has acquired Vice’s explosive documentary about controversial influencer and self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, reports ‘Variety’. Produced by Vice World News, the documentary has been years in the making and gives voice to women who were allegedly abused by the former kickboxer, ‘Variety’ adds. The film takes viewers … Read more

Italy-based Indian man held for impersonating Vice President

Italy-based Indian man held for impersonating Vice President

[ad_1] New Delhi: A 22-year-old Indian based in Italy was arrested for allegedly posing as the Vice President of India by creating a fake WhatsApp account using Jagdeep Dhankhar’s picture as his profile display to dupe people and seek favours from senior bureaucrats, police said on Monday. The accused, Gagandeep Singh, who hails from Jammu, … Read more

Atrocities against Dalits on rise in TN, state govt not acting: NCSC vice chairman

Atrocities against Dalits on rise in TN, state govt not acting: NCSC vice chairman

[ad_1] National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Vice Chairman Arun Halder New Delhi: National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Vice Chairman Arun Halder on Thursday said cases of atrocities against Dalits are on the rise in Tamil Nadu and accused the state government of not taking any action in these matters. The NCSC has written … Read more