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Kashmir situation likely to dominate monsoon session
The upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament will most likely discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and attacks on Kashmiri Pandits and migrants as most Members of Parliament have put up these questions before the home ministry. According to the list of questions, most MPs want to know about...
ED tells court Karti’s role in Chinese visa scam is clear
The Enforcement Directorate has opposed the anticipatory bail plea by Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram in the alleged Chinese visas scam, saying the investigation so far has revealed his involvement in the present offence, which endangers national security for financial gains. In its July 11 status report, the agency...
Sonia to chair Cong strategy meet, missed by Rahul
Top Congress leaders will meet on Thursday to discuss the party’s strategy for the upcoming monsoon session of parliament. Congress president Sonia Gandhi will chair the Congress parliamentary strategy committee group meeting on July 14 at 10.30 am, which will be attended by senior party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Adhir...
Row over PM unveiling emblem on new Parliament building
The BJP Monday termed politically motivated the Opposition’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiling a cast of the national emblem atop the new Parliament building. Opposition parties such as the Congress, CPI(M) and AIMIM have criticised the inauguration by Modi, saying this was a “violation” of the Constitution...
Lobo says he stays with Cong after disqualification move
Subsequent to disqualification filed against him, Congress MLA Michael Lobo has said that he is with the party. He made remark during a meeting called by senior Congress leader Mukul Wasnik on Monday night. Wasnik reached Goa on Monday afternoon to oversee latest political developments in the coastal state,...
Mamata skips Smriti Irani’s Metro station inauguration
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Monday inaugurated the underground Sealdah Metro Railway station of East West Metro corridor in the city through virtual mode from Howrah Maidan station. The first Metro train from Sealdah, which is among the busiest railway stations in the country,...
Uma Bharti slams Chouhan’s liquor policy, seeks Nadda help
Veteran BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday wrote a letter to the party president JP Nadda, seeking his intervention on the liquor policy in the BJP-ruled state. Expressing her concern over the liquor policy implemented by the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government, Bharti said...
Pawar moots MVA allies jointly fighting 2024 assembly poll
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said he feels the three Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies – Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress – should fight the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections together, but a decision on it will be taken only after the issue is discussed with the leaders of...
Maharashtra assembly serves notices to 53 Shiv Sena MLAs
Maharashtra legislature secretary has issued show cause notices to 53 out of the total 55 Shiv Sena MLAs in the state – 39 of the faction led by Eknath Shinde and 14 of the Uddhav Thackeray group. One of the 14 MLAs from the Thackeray side, Santosh Bangar, joined...
Notification for Goa Dy Speaker election withdrawn
Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar on Sunday cancelled the notification for election to the post of deputy speaker, which was scheduled for July 12. The move comes amid speculation that some Congress MLAs in the 40-member House may cross over to the ruling BJP. The order, issued by Legislature...
Aaditya Thackeray leads protest against Metro car shed
Former Maharashtra and Shiv Sena minister on Sunday slammed the state government’s decision to construct a Metro car shed in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony and said the 808 acres of land was reserved as forest and “human greed and lack of compassion cannot be allowed to destroy biodiversity” during a...
Shivpal, Rajbhar at Yogi dinner indicate deeper UP cracks
After weeks of speculations over the widening rift, Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party Chief and Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) showed first signs of dissent against ally Samajwadi Party as their party chiefs attended the dinner hosted by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday. SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar and...
Musk drops $44-b Twitter deal; board threatens action
Elon Musk has terminated the $44 billion Twitter deal, citing that the microblogging platform had failed to provide him proper information on the fake accounts on its site. The billionaire notified the decision in an US SEC filing, accusing the social media company of breaching “multiple provisions of the...
Uddhav camp files new plea in SC against Governor decision
The Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray has petitioned the Supreme Court against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s decision to invite Eknath Shinde to form the state government, sources said. It has also challenged the assembly proceedings on Monday, during which the new Maharashtra Chief Minister aced through the floor...
Row over Assam indigenous status to 5 Muslim subgroups
The Assam cabinet this week decided to grant indigenous status to five Muslim groups. The Goria, Moria, Jolha, Deshi, and Syed will now be known as “indigenous Assamese Muslims”, said state minister Keshab Mahanta while briefing the media in Guwahati. This will essentially separate these subgroups from the Bengali-speaking...
ED conducts raids against Jharkhand CM Soren’s aide
The ED on Friday conducted raids at about 18 locations in Jharkhand as part of a money laundering investigation against Pankaj Mishra, the political representative of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and some others, officials said. The searches are being conducted in Sahibganj district and its towns like Berhait and...
Uddhav-Shinde battle now shifts to Lok Sabha
The Uddhav Sena versus Shinde Sena fight has now reached the Lok Sabha with the faction led by the former Maharashtra chief minister, reduced to a minority in the Maharashtra assembly, appointing a new chief whip for the lower house, replacing MP Bhavana Gawali. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena...
TMC targets Modi over cooking gas price hike
The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a hike in domestic cooking gas and said the common man continues to suffer but he does not care. Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder, the third increase in rates since...
