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Opposition asks why no action against BJP MPs
Amid the massive row over the suspension spree of MPs over their conduct in the House, Opposition parties have questioned why two BJP members in Lok Sabha have not faced any action yet despite being at the centre of huge controversies. These two BJP MPs are Ramesh Bidhuri and...
Tamil Nadu governor asks chief minister to drop minister
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has demanded Chief Minister MK Stalin drop K Ponmudi from his cabinet after the Higher Education Minister was convicted in a corruption case, sources told NDTV Wednesday afternoon. The demand is likely to develop into the latest Governor Vs government flashpoint in the southern...
Modi says India-US ties not derailing over Khalistani’s murder
Allegations an Indian national conspired to murder an American-Canadian citizen – Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun – will be examined, but “a few incidents” cannot derail ties between India and the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday, in his first public remarks since US federal prosecutors last...
Row over mimicry of V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar by TMC MP
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee today stated “mimicry is an art” to defend his parody of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar outside the parliament, and said he has high respect for him. Banerjee was seen mimicking Dhankhar, who also chairs the Rajya Sabha, in an incident that has been...
141 MPs suspended in unprecedented standoff
Adding to the shock surrounding the suspension of 79 Opposition MPs from Parliament in a single day, as many as 49 members faced the same action today. This has taken the total number of MPs suspended this session to a whopping 141, the highest ever. National Conference leader Farooq...
Court rejects Gyanvapi mosque committee pleas
In a crucial judgment in the Gyanvapi case, the Allahabad High Court today rejected all petitions by the mosque committee challenging civil suits that seek restoration of a temple at the mosque site. The high court asked the Varanasi court to complete hearing in one of these civil suits,...
Advani, Joshi requested not to attend Ram temple event
BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi who were at the forefront of the agitation for the Ram temple in Ayodhya are unlikely to attend next month’s consecration ceremony due to their health and age, the temple trust said in Ayodhya on Monday. “Both are elders of the...
Ex-Army chief chronicles insights during China tension
‘Jo ucchit samjho woh karo’ (Do whatever you deem appropriate), this is what Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the then Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on the night of August 31, 2020 following a tense situation arising out of Chinese PLA moving tanks and troops in Rechin La mountain...
US warns Pakistan during army chief’s visit
Restrict China’s penetration into Pakistan to only economic corridor, and don’t provide any access to Beijing in security set-up, the US has clearly instructed Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir during his ongoing visit to Washington. The move is being seen as stopping Chinese security...
Italian PM sparks row with remarks on Islam
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sparked a controversy by addressing what she sees as a compatibility issue between Islam and Europe. Speaking at her right-wing party’s event, the firebrand Italian leader touched upon the issue of Saudi-backed Islamic cultural centres in Italy. “I believe there is a problem...
Cong goes for crowdfunding to finance 2024 polls
When you depend on rich people, you have to follow their policies, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said today at the launch of the party’s Donate for Desh campaign to raise funds ahead of the general election due next year. “It’s the first time Congress is asking people for donations...
Ram Mandir official urges devotees to skip temple opening
Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh is set to witness a huge rush of pilgrims on January 22 for the grand opening of the Ram Mandir – when a new idol of ‘Ram Lalla’ will be placed in the sanctum sanctorum or ‘garbhagriha’ of the temple. It’s a dream come true...
Kamal Nath replaced by OBC leader as MP Cong chief
Days after its drubbing in the Madhya Pradesh elections, the Congress has replaced senior leader and former chief minister Kamal Nath as the state unit chief with other backward class (OBC) leader Jitu Patwari. OBCs account for over 50% of voters in Madhya Pradesh and the selection of Patwari...
UP woman judge alleges sex harassment, writes to CJI
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has sought a status report from the Allahabad High Court administration after an open letter – purportedly written by a woman judge in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda alleging sexual harassment by a senior – went viral on social media. In the letter addressed to the Chief...
Parliament breach planner may have destroyed proofs
Lalit Jha – the alleged mastermind behind the Parliament security breach – burned the mobile phones of four accomplices in a bid to destroy evidence, Delhi Police sources told NDTV Friday. Jha, who surrendered to the cops last night, said he had kept the mobile phones of the two...
18 months of planning behind parliament breach
The stunning breach in Parliament on Wednesday was a result of at least 18 months of meticulous planning and several meetings among the accused, all of whom hailed from different states but had one common link – a social media page called the ‘Bhagat Singh Fan Club’, police officials...
J&K has no rights not available to other states, rules Supreme Court
A five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant said Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India’s sovereignty and that it does not have any right that is not available to the other states...
Telangana BJP MLA refuses to be sworn in by Owaisi
Telangana BJP legislator T Raja Singh has refused to be administered his oath by AIMIM’s Akbaruddin Owaisi, who was appointed by the protem speaker of the state assembly. Singh, who won from Goshamahal in last month’s assembly elections, said none of the BJP lawmakers would take oath. In a...
