Manish Tewari: News

18 Dec 2024

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Priyanka may join parliamentary panel on 'One Nation, One Election'

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be a part of a joint parliamentary committee that will look into the "One Nation, One Election" Constitution Amendment Bill, reports said on Wednesday.

18 Dec 2024

Amit Shah

Gadkari, 19 MPs skip 'ONOE' session—BJP likely to issue notice

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) might serve notices to 20 of its Lok Sabha MPs, including senior leaders Nitin Gadkari, Giriraj Singh, and Jyotiraditya Scindia.

18 Dec 2024

Arjun Ram Meghwal

31-member committee, 90-day term—All about 'One Nation, One Election' panel

The Constitution (129th) Amendment Bill, which seeks simultaneous federal and state elections in India, will be examined by a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) of up to 31 members.

17 Dec 2024

Lok Sabha

'One Nation, One Election': Modi flags efficiency, critics cry federalism

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday introduced two key bills in the Parliament.

17 Dec 2024

Lok Sabha

269 MPs vote in favor of 'One Nation, One Election' 

The "One Nation, One Election" bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Union government on Tuesday. The bills seek to hold simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

18 Aug 2024

Air India

'Deeply anguished': Air India after stewardess assaulted in London hotel 

Air India has issued a statement after a cabin crew member was allegedly attacked by an intruder at the Radisson Red Hotel at London's Heathrow this week.

20 Apr 2024

Doordarshan

'Hurts to see..': Ex-Prasar Bharati CEO on Doordarshan's saffron logo 

Doordarshan revealed its new logo for its news channel, DD News, on April 16, when the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections was just days away.

10 Feb 2024

Narendra Modi

Parliament to discuss Ram Mandir, Centre's 'White Paper' today

The final day of Parliament's Budget Session on Saturday is expected to witness heated debates.

10 Nov 2023

Narayan Murthy

'I work on Sundays': Manish Tewari advocates 70-hour work week

Congress veteran Manish Tewari, on Friday, endorsed the suggestion made by Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy for young individuals to commit to a 70-hour work week in order to enhance India's productivity.

16 Jul 2023

Congress Party

Congress may take 'nuanced approach' on UCC: Report

Several top leaders of the Congress—including P Chidambaram, Salman Khurshid, Manish Tewari and KTS Tulsi, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, and Vivek Tankha—held a closed-door meeting on Saturday to discuss the party's stand on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

07 Jul 2023

Manipur

'Children dying in violence': US offers help in Manipur

United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Thursday said the US is ready to assist India in restoring peace in strife-torn Manipur, calling the situation a matter of human concern and not strategic.

01 Jul 2023

MK Stalin

TN governor's U-turn 'more insidious' than minister's 'illegal sacking': Congress 

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday said Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's decision to hold back state minister V Senthil Balaji's dismissal from the cabinet was "more insidious" than his "illegal sacking."

16 Jun 2023

Narendra Modi

Modi faces backlash after Nehru's name dropped from historic museum

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre, saying, "Legacies don't get erased by renaming buildings."

14 Oct 2022

Congress President

Congress presidential polls: Gehlot, Tewari extend support to Mallikarjun Kharge

Rajasthan's Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Rajya Sabha member Manish Tewari, both senior leaders of the Congress, have come out in support of Mallikarjun Kharge, the frontrunner for the party's upcoming presidential election.

26 May 2022

Delhi

Delhi: Stadium emptied for IAS officer's dog; government intervenes

The athletes at the Delhi government-run Thyagraj Stadium flagged concerns over training disruptions as they had to evacuate the premises early to let Delhi's Principal Secretary (Revenue) Sanjeev Khirwar go on a walk with his dog, according to The Indian Express.

16 Feb 2022

Ghulam Nabi Azad

Congress' G-23 leaders call for introspection over leaders leaving party

With the exit of senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar on Tuesday, the simmering tension within the grand old party came to the fore again.

05 Feb 2022

Punjab

Manish Tewari taunts Congress over exclusion from star campaigners list

Congress leader Manish Tewari slammed the party on Saturday, a day after his name was left out of the star campaigners list for the Punjab elections.

21 Nov 2019

Lok Sabha

Congress stages walkout in Lok Sabha over electoral bonds

Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Congress party staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha on Thursday over the issue of electoral bonds. The party also protested the privatization of public sector units (PSUs).

18 Jun 2018

Karnataka

'Why'll Modi react if dog dies?': Muthalik on Lankesh murder

In extremely controversial comments, Pramod Muthalik, chief of the right wing group Sri Ram Sene, ended up comparing slain journalist Gauri Lankesh to a dog.

06 Oct 2017

India

Not ready to back down yet, Sinha attacks government again

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha continued his attacks on the government while sharing the dais with AAP's Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Manish Tewari at the release of the latter's book "Tidings of Troubled Times."