Tag: M Venkaiah Naidu

New Delhi: Hitting out at Pakistan for “aiding and abetting terror”, NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday reminded it not to forget what happened in 1971 in a reference to the Bangladesh War in which it faced a humiliating defeat. Naidu was addressing the annual Kargil Parakram Parade here, held in remembrance […]

New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister and senior BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu was on Monday chosen as the ruling NDA’s candidate for the August 5 Vice Presidential election, bringing to an end the suspense over the ruling combine’s nominee for the second important constitutional post. BJP President Amit Shah announced his candidature after a […]

New Delhi: Senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh and M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday arrived at Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s residence for talks to reach a consensus on a presidential candidate, polling for which is scheduled to take place on July 17. Singh and Naidu, who are part of the three-member team constituted by Bharatiya Janata […]

New Delhi: The election to the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha will be held at 11 am on August 9, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu announced today. The nomination papers will have to be filed before noon on August 8, he said in the House soon after it assembled for the day. The […]

New Delhi: Textiles Minister Smriti Irani was today given the additional charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry after M Venkaiah Naidu resigned from the Cabinet to contest the vice-presidential poll. The portfolio of urban development, which too was with Naidu, was given to Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, the PMO […]

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is not an enemy of BJP but its political rival

Rejecting her allegation that the Centre was pursuing a "selective vendetta" against TMC, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that by making such claims, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was "helping" those who are involved in criminal cases

Bhubaneswar: The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu today urged young doctors to treat medical profession as a ‘mission’ and not as commission. Delivering the first convocation address of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, the VP stressed on bridging the gap between health care facilities in rural and urban areas in the country. In the fast paced […]

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha will take up the mines and minerals bill and the coal mines bill for passage today, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday after repeated adjournments of the house following a standoff between the opposition and treasury benches. Naidu said the house will take up the mines and […]

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday condemned the terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district that killed 30 troopers and left many injured. Expressing shock over the attack, Naidu took to Twitter and wrote: “Shocked by the dastardly terrorist attack in which […]

Bhubaneswar: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Monday strongly advocated for creating an ecosystem for entrepreneurship to thrive and encourage youth to become job creators instead of job seekers. “The possible way to address unemployment is to create the right ecosystem for youngsters to become entrepreneurs and set up their own businesses,” Naidu said addressing a […]

Hyderabad: Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday that nuclear electricity as a reliable and safe energy option can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that it has the potential to meet the ever-increasing energy demand in the country. Addressing the scientists and staff of the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the several leaders who greeted the people on Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday. The President, on his official Twitter handle, said the festival strengthens people’s belief in charity, fraternity and compassion. “Eid Mubarak to all fellow citizens, especially to our […]

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday recommended making yoga part of school curriculum and said doing so is necessary in the wake of changing lifestyles and growing incidence of non-communicable diseases. Naidu was speaking at an event to mark the International Day of Yoga organised by the Ministry of Ayush and Brahma Kumaris […]

Hyderabad: Stating that religious freedom is a fundamental right granted under the Constitution of India, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said the country needs no “lessons” on this issue. “We do not need lessons from anybody. Some countries off late started giving us lectures forgetting what is happening back in their own countries,” […]