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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

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.