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KTR takes a dig at Rahul after defection of leaders, MLCs
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi continues to suffer from desertions, with several leaders, including six MLAs, leaving the party after its defeat in the assembly polls last year Six BRS MLCs joined Congress late last night in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy dealt a significant blow...
Siddaramaiah to remain CM as change of guard ruled out
Speculation has been been rife that a change of guard is on the cards in the Congress-led Karnataka. However, internal sources in the Congress have told News18 that there would not be one until the present government completes 18 months of governance. It is learnt that as of now,...
Bihar minister blames former RJD govt for bridge collapses
Over the past fortnight, 12 bridges that have collapsed were located in Bihar’s Siwan, Saran, Madhubani, Araria, East Champaran, and Kishanganj. Bihar Minister Bihar Minister Dr Prem Kumar blamed the 12 recent cases of bridge collapse incidents in Bihar on the former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) government, saying only...
Allies bag key spots in reconstituted cabinet panels
The Centre reconstituted eight Cabinet Panels on Wednesday, giving the highest representation to the National Democratic Front (NDA) allies since 2014. The Centre made room for the key BJP partners in the all-important Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) in an...
Soren to return as Jharkhand CM after consensus reached
Leaders and MLAs of the alliance during a meeting at Chief Minister Champai Soren’s residence here unanimously decided to elect Hemant Soren as JMM legislature party leader JMM executive president Hemant Soren is set to return as chief minister of Jharkhand for the third time following consensus among legislators...
Rules apply to everyone, asserts minister on move against Rahul
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said rules apply equally to everyone as no member is above the Chair in the House. A day after the BJP submitted a notice against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha over alleged inaccuracies in his speech, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju...
LK Advani admitted to hospital, condition stable
Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani admitted to Apollo Hospital under the observation of Dr Vinit Suri on Wednesday night Days after being discharged from AIIMS, BJP veteran LK Advani was admitted to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday. Doctors at Apollo Hospital said that the 96-year-old’s condition...
BJP task force finds UP loss was scripted
Dissent within the party and lack of cooperation from the district administrative machinery were two key factors that led to the BJP’s poor show in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections, the party’s task force has said its report submitted to chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The BJP’s tally...
Modi stages aggressive counter attack in Rajya Sabha
Modi on Tuesday mounted a stinging counterattack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi as he mocked him as ‘balak buddhi’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that his government had completed 10 years at the Centre and that it would stay in power for at least 20 more...
Govt slams Rahul Gandhi’s conduct in Lok Sabha
The government condemned Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s “disruptive behaviour” in Parliament calling it “scary for any person who believes in democratic principles and wants a vibrant parliamentary democracy” Amid widespread protests and clashes between the BJP and Congress over remarks made by Rahul Gandhi in...
Maharashtra Council LoP suspended for ‘misbehaviour’
Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Ambadas Danve allegedly used foul language in the House on Monday while responding to a discussion on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s now-expunged remarks in the Lok Sabha Ambadas Danve, the leader of the opposition in the Maharashtra legislative council, was suspended on Tuesday for five days...
Rahul bats for minorities in his maiden speech as LoP
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Monday said minorities are patriots and make the country proud in every sphere, as he accused the BJP of spreading violence and hatred against Muslims, Sikhs and Christians. In his maiden speech as the LoP in Lok Sabha, Gandhi alleged the...
Parties slam bulldozing over new criminal laws
With the three new criminal laws coming into effect, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram slammed the Centre and said it was another case of “bulldozing” existing laws and replacing them with three new bills without adequate discussion and debate With the three new criminal laws coming into effect, a...
Rahul says Leader of Opposition is democratic tool for every Indian
The Leader of Opposition is the strongest democratic tool for every Indian, Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday and asserted that he will raise the voice of the people of India in Parliament. In a post on Instagram, Gandhi who recently became the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, a...
Mamata backs SP’s Awadhesh Prasad for deputy Speaker post
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a bid to strengthen opposition unity, has proposed the name of Faizabad MP and Samajwadi Party leader Awadhesh Prasad for the post of Deputy Speaker of Parliament, sources have told CNN-News18. Banerjee raised the request to the Congress and SP via TMC...
INDIA Bloc silence on Kejriwal arrest exposes alliance disunity
Despite Kejriwal’s significant role in the INDIA bloc, having held several meetings with senior Congress leaders and other prominent politicians, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is yet to see any solidarity movement on the streets of Delhi or on the floor of Parliament demanding his release or his arrest by...
Pressure mounts for DK Shivakumar to be elevated as CM
The power tussle in Karnataka has taken a fresh turn with a Vokkaliga seer asking Siddaramaiah to step aside and let his deputy, DK Shivakumar, be the chief minister of the southern state. Just a few weeks after the Lok Sabha election, top Vokkaliga seer Chandrashekar Swamiji, while sharing...
RS privileges panel finds 12 MPs guilty of misconduct
The Privileges Committee of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday held 12 opposition MPs, including the AAP’s Sanjay Singh, guilty of misconduct for disrupting House proceedings last August and cautioned them to desist from such behaviour in future. In the report tabled in the Upper House of Parliament on Thursday,...
