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Opposition resets bid against poll chief
Opposition parties are preparing a fresh parliamentary move to seek the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after their earlier notices were rejected, opening a new front in a confrontation that has sharpened around the conduct, credibility and autonomy of the election process. Leaders from Congress, Trinamool Congress,...
Lok Sabha setback jolts quota push
A Constitution amendment bill that sought to expand the Lok Sabha and accelerate one-third reservation for women was defeated in the lower house on Friday after the government failed to secure the required two-thirds majority, handing the National Democratic Alliance its first legislative defeat on a government bill since...
Opposition plots line on quota bill
Opposition parties in the INDIA bloc were due to meet in Parliament on Friday to firm up a common floor strategy over the Constitution Bill, after a heated Lok Sabha debate in which the government said women’s reservation and a fresh delimitation exercise would not reduce the proportional weight...
Lok Sabha clash over quota redraw
Tempers flared in the Lok Sabha on Thursday after Congress MP K C Venugopal objected to the introduction of three government bills tied to women’s reservation and delimitation, accusing the Centre of mounting “a fundamental attack on the federal structure” and setting off a sharp confrontation with the Treasury...
Hormuz squeeze deepens India’s shipping strain
Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz sharpened again on Monday after the United States moved from a fragile ceasefire framework with Iran to a naval blockade focused on Iranian ports, a step that has added fresh uncertainty for vessels serving India’s energy trade even as one LPG carrier, Jag...
Bengal row deepens over Kabir tape
West Bengal’s election battle sharpened on Sunday after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of striking a Rs 1,000-crore deal to unseat the Trinamool Congress, using a viral video linked to Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir to press her charge of a covert effort to split...
