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No-trust motion’s only aim is to force PM to speak
The opposition, low on numbers, is not expecting to get the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government passed. Its only aim, sources said, is to get Prime Minister to speak on Manipur — a demand that the government has so far brushed off. The government is willing to...
Cong whip to Rajya Sabha MPs for Thursday
With the government planning to bring a bill in Parliament soon to replace the Delhi services ordinance, the Congress on Wednesday issued a whip, asking all its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House on Thursday as “very important issues will be taken up for discussion”. The...
Cong no-trust motion amidst Manipur impasse
Congress has filed a no-trust motion against the Narendra Modi-led government amid a impasse in the parliament over the violence in Manipur. The ongoing ethnic clashes in Manipur have been a key reason for the continuous logjam in both the Houses of Parliament since the Monsoon Session began on...
BJP only needs ED, I-T & CBI: Uddhav Thackeray
Targetting the Centre, Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday asked ‘why does the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) need a 38-party National Democratic Alliance’ since it has the ED, I-T and CBI. “After many years, it has emerged that an amoeba called NDA...
Logjam continues as both sides stick to their positions
The logjam in parliament over Manipur is likely to be the backdrop for the government’s big push on the legislative front. Sources said the government is not expecting the opposition to back down from its demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in parliament on the Manipur issue. On...
Supreme Court temporarily stops Gyanvapi survey
The Supreme Court has stayed the operations of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as part of the “scientific survey” of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque till July 26 in response to a petition filed by the mosque management committee against the Varanasi district court’s order allowing the inspection. The survey...
Cong demands PM’s statement on Manipur
The Congress strongly criticised the Centre after a 2-month-old video surfaced online showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur. In a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi-led government, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP of turning democracy and the rule of law into mobocracy...
Kharge mocks at parties not heard of at NDA meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a mega 39-party NDA meeting in Delhi last evening, hit out at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his “not even heard of many parties” remark. “No party is big or small in NDA,” the Prime Minister said. “NDA is not an alliance of compulsion...
Veteran Cong leader Oommen Chandy passes away in Bengaluru
Former Kerala chief minister and Congress Working Committee member Oommen Chandy died in a hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning. He was 79. Chandy was undergoing treatment in a Bengaluru hospital, where he died at around 4.30 am, his son Chandy Oommen announced through a Facebook post. The body...
Ajit, Praful & Co cause a flutter by meeting Sharad Pawar
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who along with several loyalist MLAs recently rebelled against his uncle and Nationalist Congress Party patriarch Sharad Pawar to join the BJP-led government in Maharashtra, paid a surprise visit to the latter along with all NCP ministers a day before the commencement...
UAE, India agree on use of local currency for trade
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) yesterday signed two agreements in Abu Dhabi to establish a framework for cross-border transactions in local currencies and interlinking of payment and messaging systems. The agreements were exchanged between the two governors, in the presence of the Prime...
France natural partner in India’s progress, declares Modi
France is a natural partner in India’s progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, after expansive discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, praising the host country for a grand reception. Deepening ties between the two countries, the talks were part of PM Modi’s visit...
Delhi police has enough evidence against Brij Bhushan
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the benched chief of the country’s Wrestling Federation accused of sexual harassment, has refused to step down despite the chargesheet filed against him by the Delhi Police. Asked the question by Times Now, the six-time MP not only refused, but also misbehaved with the reporter...
SC to hear pleas against scrapping Article 370 on Aug 2
Taking up a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and the state’s bifurcation into two Union Territories after a gap of three years, the Supreme Court today decided to hear the petitions on a day-to-day basis from August 2. “The hearing of...
Setback for Rahul from Gujarat High Court
Rahul Gandhi will remain disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP after a Gujarat High Court today rejected his request to put on hold his conviction in a defamation case over his 2019 Modi surname remark. He will now approach the Supreme Court with his request. The High Court decision...
Sharad Pawar, Ajit brace up for Mumbai NCP showdown
The two NCP factions will hold key meets in Mumbai today to demonstrate that the bulk of the party’s legislators are with them. The party has been in firefighting mode since Ajit Pawar rebelled and joined the Maharashtra government last week. The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has...
Ajit, Sharad Pawar factions meet today to plan ahead
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) disqualified nine rebel MLAs including Ajit Pawar who were sworn in as ministers in the Shinde-Fadnavis government ‘for indulging in anti-party activities’. Ajit Pawar and Chhagan Bhujbal along with Dilip Patil, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Mundo, Dharmaraobaba Atram, Aditi Tatkare, Sanjay Bansode, and Anil Patil...
NCP disqualification move after Ajit Pawar switch
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will seek Ajit Pawar’s disqualification from the Maharashtra assembly today over his switch to the Eknath Shinde-led state government, plunging the party into a crisis. The NCP has submitted a petition to the Speaker of Maharashtra assembly, Rahul Narvekar, seeking the disqualification of Ajit Pawar...
