Shantaram Naik

Former Rajya Sabha lawmaker and ex-Goa Congress chief Shantaram Naik died after suffering a heart attack today, party officials said.

Goa Congress President Shantaram Naik today resigned from his post, saying he was "inspired" by Rahul Gandhi's speech at the party plenary about making way for younger leaders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's seaplane ride on Tuesday in Gujarat could lead to disqualification of BJP candidates due to overshooting of the poll expenses limit, Goa Congress President Shantaram Naik said.

Sitting Rajya Sabha member and Goa Congress chief Mr Shantaram Naik today filed nomination papers as the party candidate for the election to the Upper House of Parliament from the coastal state. Pitted against BJP's state chief Mr Vinay Tendulkar, Mr Naik expressed confidence of winning the election with the "support of like-minded secular forces."

Congress MP Shantaram Naik today gave a notice for breach of privilege against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in Rajya Sabha for allegedly submitting a "printout" of a website report to level allegations against its leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, in the AgustaWestland issue.

Congress lawmaker Shantaram Naik today gave notice of breach of privilege against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikkar to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on a day Congress created a ruckus in Parliament against PM Modi's comments in an election rally against Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the VVIP chopper deal.

Objecting to a comment made by a top Indian Navy officer on Friday about security risk posed by islands off Goa's coast, the Congress MP Shantaram Naik on Saturday accused the navy of trying to raise the security bogey as a pretext to "take control over the precious land".

Congress parliamentarian Shantaram Naik today said Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh should be sacked from the Cabinet as he had "violated oath of office by questioning insertion of 'secular' word in the Indian Constitution".

A Congress Rajya Sabha member from Goa on Friday criticized President Pranab Mukherjee for ignoring the achievements of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance or UPA governments in his address to parliament earlier this week.

Congress today said BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi should come clean on his marital status while filing nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls.

Shantaram Naik, Goa's only Rajya Sabha MP, Wednesday used a dialogue from Bollywood blockbuster "Sholay" to put in context, what he called, "the selective targeting" of senior BJP leaders by Narendra Modi.

Rajya Sabha MP from Goa and Congress leader Shantaram Naik narrowly missed being hit by a food packet allegedly thrown at him by a party worker.

Former Rajya Sabha lawmaker and ex-Goa Congress chief Shantaram Naik died after suffering a heart attack today, party officials said.

Goa Congress President Shantaram Naik today resigned from his post, saying he was "inspired" by Rahul Gandhi's speech at the party plenary about making way for younger leaders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's seaplane ride on Tuesday in Gujarat could lead to disqualification of BJP candidates due to overshooting of the poll expenses limit, Goa Congress President Shantaram Naik said.

Sitting Rajya Sabha member and Goa Congress chief Mr Shantaram Naik today filed nomination papers as the party candidate for the election to the Upper House of Parliament from the coastal state. Pitted against BJP's state chief Mr Vinay Tendulkar, Mr Naik expressed confidence of winning the election with the "support of like-minded secular forces."

Congress MP Shantaram Naik today gave a notice for breach of privilege against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in Rajya Sabha for allegedly submitting a "printout" of a website report to level allegations against its leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, in the AgustaWestland issue.

Congress lawmaker Shantaram Naik today gave notice of breach of privilege against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikkar to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on a day Congress created a ruckus in Parliament against PM Modi's comments in an election rally against Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the VVIP chopper deal.

Objecting to a comment made by a top Indian Navy officer on Friday about security risk posed by islands off Goa's coast, the Congress MP Shantaram Naik on Saturday accused the navy of trying to raise the security bogey as a pretext to "take control over the precious land".

Congress parliamentarian Shantaram Naik today said Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh should be sacked from the Cabinet as he had "violated oath of office by questioning insertion of 'secular' word in the Indian Constitution".

A Congress Rajya Sabha member from Goa on Friday criticized President Pranab Mukherjee for ignoring the achievements of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance or UPA governments in his address to parliament earlier this week.

Congress today said BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi should come clean on his marital status while filing nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls.

Shantaram Naik, Goa's only Rajya Sabha MP, Wednesday used a dialogue from Bollywood blockbuster "Sholay" to put in context, what he called, "the selective targeting" of senior BJP leaders by Narendra Modi.

Rajya Sabha MP from Goa and Congress leader Shantaram Naik narrowly missed being hit by a food packet allegedly thrown at him by a party worker.