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Gloves off between Centre and Opposition
It may not have been a productive week in Parliament but the gloves are off between the Centre and the Opposition, albeit with a delectable twist. A day after Trinamool Congress’ Derek O’Brien compared the passage of bills to “making papri chaat”, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the...
Buzz about Mulayam, Lalu meeting ahead of UP 2022
Lucknow: After Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav shared a picture of Mulayam Singh and Lalu Yadav’s recent meeting in Delhi, speculations were rife about new developments ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections. Bur political experts have dismissed the buzz, saying the meeting was personal in nature as both...
Rajbhar lists 7 conditions to support BJP in UP polls
Lucknow: Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief and former minister in Yogi Adityanath government, Om Prakash Rajbhar, met UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh on Tuesday. Rajbhar had contested the 2017 UP assembly elections in alliance with the BJP and became a cabinet minister, but was shunted out after he...
Rahul Gandhi leads Opposition meet on parliament strategy
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday led a breakfast meeting of opposition leaders to discuss holding a ‘mock Parliament’ in the premises as both Houses face disruptions and protests over the Pegasus row and farmers’ agitation. While parties such as the Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP and RJD, Arvind...
Ladakh leaders demand full statehood, autonomy
In a major departure from their earlier stand, leaders across Ladakh have unanimously asked Centre to grant full statehood with legislature for the region- a common call endorsed by leadership of both Kargil and Leh regions. The demand was raised on Sunday, four days before the second anniversary of...
Delhi MLA salary hiked from Rs12,000 to 30,000
The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved salary hike for MLAs as per the Centre’s proposal, raising the pay to Rs 30,000 from Rs 12,000 per month, a day after the Centre rejected a plan to raise salaries of MLAs at par with other state legislatures. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led...
Mamata says entire country to witness ‘Khela’ in near future
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said TMC’s poll slogan khela hobe’ (there will be a game) has become immensely popular among people, and the entire country will be witness to a match that will be played in the days to come, apparently hinting at the 2024...
KCR hits out at Centre on Krishna water
Lashing out at the Centre for its failure to address the Krishna controversy and issuing a Gazette notification, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday condemned the attitude of the Union government for opposing Telangana. He also took potshots at the Andhra Pradesh government for resorting to a...
Derek O’Brien slams passing of bills without debate
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday said that the entire opposition is in agreement that the issue of national security and Pegasus should be discussed in Parliament in the presence of both Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At a press briefing, TMC Rajya Sabha MP...
Tejashwi says time for parties to shed ego
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said opposition cannot come together without the Congress and added that parties have to keep together to keep aside their egos and differences to save the country. “The Congress is a pan-India party. The Opposition cannot come together without the Congress. The Congress has to...
Assam CM calls for de-escalation, withdraws FIR
In what can be seen as the first step towards de-escalation, the Mizoram government said it would withdraw the FIR filed against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on July 30. After days of the ongoing border dispute, the Chief Ministers of the two states have decided to resolve...
Karnataka CM in Delhi for cabinet consultations
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is in the national capital to hold consultations with the BJP central leadership on the expansion of his cabinet, sources said on Monday. The chief minister, who reached the national capital late on Sunday night, is scheduled to meet BJP president JP Nadda during...
Nitish Kumar ‘PM material’, says Upendra Kushwaha
Janata Dal (United) leader Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday called Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar “PM Material” and also supported his demand for a caste census. “People made Narendra Modi PM today and he’s doing good work. But there are others in the country who have the potential to become...
All-party Assam team to visit Delhi on border dispute
A 19-member all-party delegation of Assam assembly, headed by Speaker Biswajit Daimary, on Saturday decided to visit Delhi and urge the Centre to resolve the state’s boundary dispute with Mizoram at the earliest. The delegation visited Lailapur close to the inter-state border where the clash took place on July...
Assam ex-Cong MLA to join BJP
Ending days of speculation, two-time Congress MLA Sushanta Borgohain on Friday resigned from the party with immediate effect citing “changed internal political atmosphere” within the party. He is the second Congress MLA to quit in less than three months of the second BJP-led government returning to power in Assam....
Plan to move no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman
Two weeks have already passed and Parliament is unable to function properly due to Opposition’s demand to discuss Pegasus snooping list, farm laws and other issues. If sources in the Opposition are to be believed, their leaders may bring in no confidence motion next week against Rajya Sabha chairman...
Microsoft in talks to buy stake in OYO
New Delhi, Jul 30: Microsoft is in advanced stages of discussions to pick up a stake in OYO that would value the hospitality firm at about USD 9 billion (around Rs 67,000 crore), according to sources. While the deal size is not known, sources close to the development said...
Some Rajasthan ministers to go in Cong deal
In a clear indication that some members of the Rajasthan Cabinet may be dropped, Congress general secretary Ajay Maken on Friday said a few ministers have expressed willingness to quit the government to work for the organisation. The remark by Maken, who is the Rajasthan in-charge at the All...
