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BJP questions Opposition unity on Speaker poll, emergency
From support on the resolution on Emergency to the loss in Speaker’s election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioned the Opposition unity on the third day of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Amit Malviya, BJP leader, wrote on X: “Opposition unity is a myth…Several parties in the I.N.D.I...
Ajit faction leader hints at party contesting separately for assembly
Nationalist Congress Party leader Amol Mitkari has sparked speculation regarding the possibility of the Mahayuti members contesting the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls independently if each constituent insists on demanding 100 seats, drawing the ire of BJP. Speaking at an event on Tuesday evening, Mitkari emphasised the impracticality of accommodating...
BJP blasts reappointment of Pitroda as Cong outfit chief
Congress on Wednesday re-appointment Sam Pitroda as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress with immediate effect. Pitroda resigned in May this year after he came under the scanner over his statements in which he advocated implementing inheritance tax law in India and referring to how people in South...
Lok Sabha poll results show no ‘Hindu Rashtra’: Amartya Sen
Kolkata, Jun 26: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday asserted the recent Lok Sabha poll results point to the fact that India is not a ‘Hindu Rashtra’. Sen, who arrived in Kolkata from the US in the evening, also expressed displeasure over the “continuation” of putting people behind bars...
CBI arrests Kejriwal in excise policy scam case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the excise policy scam case. The arrest was made following an order from Special Judge Amitabh Rawat at Rouse Avenue, allowing the CBI to formalise its action in the...
HC picks holes in trial court order on Kejriwal’s bail
Staying the order granting bail to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said the trial court’s order “reflects perversity” and held that the lower court did not “appropriately appreciate” the material placed before...
Owaisi’s ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan after swearing-in stirs row
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi sparked a controversy by chanting ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan as he concluded his oath as an MP on the second day of the 18th Lok Sabha session in Parliament on Tuesday. His words triggered the BJP’s ire, with Union minister Shobha Karandlaje registering a formal complaint...
Mamata lashes out at civic officials ahead of local polls
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee lashed out at municipality chiefs over their “poor performance and service” in the first review meeting on Monday. Banerjee started the meeting stating that she will sound bitter because for her common people are important. She said,...
Mamata protests exclusion from Teesta talks with Bangladesh
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing “strong reservation” over the Centre excluding the state government from discussions with Bangladesh regarding Teesta water sharing and the Farakka Treaty. Banerjee also urged the PM to not hold any such discussion with the...
JP Nadda named leader of house in Rajya Sabha
Union minister Piyush Goyal recently won the Lok Sabha elections, and took oath as an MP of the Lower House Union minister and BJP president JP Nadda has been named the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. He will be replacing Union minister Piyush Goyal, official sources...
Odisha CM alleges assassination attempt by previous govt
Mohan Charan Majhi was referring to an attack in October 2021 when two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants threw bombs at his vehicle while he was returning home Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday claimed that the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government led by Naveen Patnaik conspired to...
Patnaik says no more support to BJP
Bhubaneswar BJD president Naveen Patnaik held a meeting with his party’s nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday and asked them to emerge as a ”vibrant and strong” opposition in the Upper House of Parliament during its upcoming session that would begin on June 27. At the meeting, Patnaik also...
Mayawati reinstates nephew as successor
Bahujan Samaj Party (BJP) chief Mayawati reinstated her nephew Akash Anand as the party’s national coordinator and announced him as her successor on Sunday. The BSP Supremo made the announcement during a meeting with party workers in Lucknow. Mayawati on May 7 announced the removal of Anand from his...
Tharoor faces BJP ire for mocking UP exams
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday drew flak over his social media post in which he mocked competitive examinations in Uttar Pradesh amid recent incidents of paper leaks. Tharoor shared an image depicting an answer sheet with a question, “Uttar Pradesh kise kehte hain? (Define Uttar Pradesh.)” The...
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury resigns as Bengal Cong president
News about Mr Chowdhury’s differences with the party’s high command has been doing the rounds for quite some time over the issue of the party’s relationship with the Trinamool. Adhir Chowdhury has always been vocal about his views on having an electoral understanding with the CPI(M)-led Left Front. His...
Dy CM wants CBI probe into Tejashwi’s links with NEET case
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Friday said he would request CM Nitish Kumar to recommend a CBI probe into the suspected links of the arrested prime suspect in the NEET “paper leak” case with officials associated with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. Responding to this, Yadav said...
Rijiju rebukes Cong for objecting to Mahtab’s as Pro Tem Speaker
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday took a swipe at the Congress party for its objection to the appointment of BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem speaker of the Lok Sabha, suggesting that any violation of the system would be noticed only by “those who have not read...
Mamata asks PM to defer implementation of new criminal laws
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defer the implementation of the three “hurriedly passed” criminal laws that are set to be rolled out on July 1, saying it would enable Parliament to review them afresh. In a letter to PM Modi, the...
