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Row over Karnataka CM’s luxury flight to Delhi amidst drought
Congress found itself amid a raging political controversy after a Karnataka minister flaunted his luxurious private aircraft while travelling to Delhi with Chief Minister Siddaramiah to seek drought relief for the state from the Centre. Karnataka Congress minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan recently posted a video of himself along...
Lok Sabha clears 3 new criminal laws by majority present
Lok Sabha has passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 bill, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill (BSB) 2023. Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke on the criminal bills and majority of MPs present in the Lower House voted in favour of the bills....
Kejriwal claims ED summons ‘Illegal, politically motivated’
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal responded to the Enforcement Directorate summons and mentioned that they are “illegal”, “politically motivated” adding that they “should be withdrawn”. He said that he is willing to abide by all the legal summons, however these illegal ones should be withdrawn. “This ED summon is also...
Modi hails Deve Gowda’s ‘exemplary’ contribution to nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) president H D Deve Gowda and lauded his “exemplary” contribution to the nation’s progress. Deve Gowda’s two sons, former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and MLA H D Revanna, as well as grandson Prajwal...
ED summons Lalu, Tejashwi in money laundering probe
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and his father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad for questioning in the railways land-for-jobs money laundering case probe, official sources said on Wednesday. While Tejashwi (34), has been asked to depose before the federal probe agency at its...
Nitish loses cool in INDIA Bloc meet over translation request
As parties of the INDIA bloc are trying to find a common footing to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the group’s crucial member and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is learnt to have lost his cool during alliance meeting last evening when representatives of southern ally DMK...
INDIA Bloc issues persist despite suspension solidarity
With the suspension of 78 MPs from Parliament for “unruly behaviour”, the INDIA bloc has lost almost half its strength in the Rajya Sabha and one-third in the Lok Sabha. And while the mass suspensions have offered a common ground for the bloc’s constituents, the level of such solidarity...
Opposition meet to redraw strategy to take on BJP
The meeting of opposition INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday is likely to focus on seat-sharing in key states, with some leaders pushing for an agreement before December 31, and on redrawing the joint strategy to take on the BJP after the recent reverses in assembly polls. The key challenge...
Bengal BJP worried about ‘wrong message’ from Modi-Mamata meet
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s visit to New Delhi and a near certain meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has the Bengal BJP worried. Sources told News18 that the saffron party’s state unit is anxious that any meeting between Modi and Mamata months...
Parliament security breach serious issue, says Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the security breach at the new Parliament building was ”a serious matter.” Rubbishing reports that Lalit Mohan Jha, one of the accused in the Parliament security breach case, has links to the state, she said it was a ploy of...
Sangh Parivar a ‘factory of lies’, says Karnataka CM
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday called the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its allied organisations as ”factories of lies.” Responding to a question by reporters on the BJP calling the five guarantees of the Congress government as ”failures”, Siddaramaiah termed the BJP and the Sangh Parivar a ”factory of...
Parliament breach serious: Modi’s first response
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday issued his first response on the recent Parliament security breach episode that occurred on December 13 and admitted that the Lok Sabha intrusion is a “serious issue”. However, he appealed that instead of launching debate or resistance in the matter, it is necessary...
Rahul Gandhi summoned by UP court in Amit Shah case
The MP-MLA Court in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur on Saturday summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on January 6 in connection with a case in which he has been accused of making certain remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Earlier, the court had summoned Gandhi on December 16 in the case,...
High-level probe ordered into security breach, says minister
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said a high-level probe is on in the Parliament security breach incident, as opposition MPs continued with their protest, demanding a statement on the issue from Home Minister Amit Shah and a discussion in both Houses. Asked about the opposition’s allegation that...
Maharashtra Speaker’s deadline for decision on MLAs extended
The Supreme Court on Friday extended the deadline for Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide the cross-petitions filed by the rival factions of the Shiv Sena seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs from December 31 to January 10 next year. The top court, which granted 10 more...
Uproar over move to rename Mysuru airport after Tipu Sultan
A Congress MLA from Karnataka sparked a row after proposing to rename the Mandakalli Airport in Mysuru after the 18th-century ruler Tipu Sultan. “I propose the naming of Mysuru Airport to Tipu Sultan Airport,” Prasad Abbayya, the Hubballi-Dharwad (East) MLA said during a discussion on changing airport names. “For our Hubballi...
Patnaik asks party workers to counter misinformation campaign
Setting the tone for the 2024 general elections, ruling BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday called upon the party rank and file to effectively counter the misinformation campaign by opposition political parties as they do not have any issue to target the state government. Patnaik...
Probe against UBT leader’s party with D-gang member
Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis has initiated a special investigation team (SIT) probe to look into Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nitesh Rane’s allegations that a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader from Nashik, Sudhakar Badgujar, hosted a party for Salim Kutta, a member of the Dawood gang convicted for his...
