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TopicVenkaiah Naidu

Topic: Venkaiah Naidu

‘Let’s go to Sonia ji’s house’: How Arun Jaitley brokered Oppn support for GST, in Venkaiah Naidu’s words

Political leaders and legal luminaries were at the event to launch ‘The Life and Legacy of Arun Jaitley’, authored by Advocate Sumant Batra. Former Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu released the book.

Proxy pushback: After Rajnath, now Gadkari & Venkaiah; BJP is running out of patience with Trump

New Delhi: After an initial period of restraint, BJP leaders have now started criticising President Trump for the 50% trade tariff he has imposed...

Jaitley was a ‘reformer, example for MPs’ — tributes pour in on his third death anniversary

At the book launch, Naidu said Jaitley set an example through his conduct for fellow parliamentarians and that it ‘saddens and depresses him’ to see the way some MPs behave today.

Invoking Macaulay’s ghost once again & how Uddhav dealt with an uninvited guest

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Forget Chinese objection to Naidu’s Arunachal visit, don’t vacate high-altitude LAC bunkers

Chinese objection to Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh comes at a time when Beijing has taken a strong view of India’s engagement with Taiwan.

Why Twitter removed blue tick on Vice President, RSS chief’s accounts, only to restore it later

A controversy erupted over Twitter’s move Saturday to remove the verified badge from the accounts of VP Venkaiah Naidu and key RSS leaders including chief Mohan Bhagwat.

Rajya Sabha suspends 8 opposition MPs, including O’Brien, for a week for ‘disorderly conduct’

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu also refuses to admit opposition MPs’ no-confidence motion against Deputy Chairman Harivansh.

Polymer sheets, MPs in masks, no Gandhis and Amit Shah — Monsoon session has a new look

The last five days saw Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu frequently ticking off MPs for speaking with their mask pushed to the chin.

2018 National Film Awards to be given on 23 December, after 7-month delay

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu will be giving away the awards against the usual practice of the President doing the honours.

Venkaiah Naidu annoyed at MPs skipping parliamentary panel meetings, will meet chairpersons

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu has called a meeting of all Rajya Sabha parliamentary committee chairpersons on 29 November to discuss low MP attendance.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Flagging growing obesity & heart disease risk, Economic Survey recommends hiking taxes on junk food

The Economic Survey linked ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with worsening diet quality and higher risks of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and mental health conditions.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.