Politics
Derek O’Brien slams passing of bills without debate
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday said that the entire opposition is in agreement that the issue of national security and Pegasus should be discussed in Parliament in the presence of both Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At a press briefing, TMC Rajya Sabha MP...
Tejashwi says time for parties to shed ego
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said opposition cannot come together without the Congress and added that parties have to keep together to keep aside their egos and differences to save the country. “The Congress is a pan-India party. The Opposition cannot come together without the Congress. The Congress has to...
Assam CM calls for de-escalation, withdraws FIR
In what can be seen as the first step towards de-escalation, the Mizoram government said it would withdraw the FIR filed against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on July 30. After days of the ongoing border dispute, the Chief Ministers of the two states have decided to resolve...
Karnataka CM in Delhi for cabinet consultations
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is in the national capital to hold consultations with the BJP central leadership on the expansion of his cabinet, sources said on Monday. The chief minister, who reached the national capital late on Sunday night, is scheduled to meet BJP president JP Nadda during...
Nitish Kumar ‘PM material’, says Upendra Kushwaha
Janata Dal (United) leader Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday called Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar “PM Material” and also supported his demand for a caste census. “People made Narendra Modi PM today and he’s doing good work. But there are others in the country who have the potential to become...
All-party Assam team to visit Delhi on border dispute
A 19-member all-party delegation of Assam assembly, headed by Speaker Biswajit Daimary, on Saturday decided to visit Delhi and urge the Centre to resolve the state’s boundary dispute with Mizoram at the earliest. The delegation visited Lailapur close to the inter-state border where the clash took place on July...
Assam ex-Cong MLA to join BJP
Ending days of speculation, two-time Congress MLA Sushanta Borgohain on Friday resigned from the party with immediate effect citing “changed internal political atmosphere” within the party. He is the second Congress MLA to quit in less than three months of the second BJP-led government returning to power in Assam....
Plan to move no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman
Two weeks have already passed and Parliament is unable to function properly due to Opposition’s demand to discuss Pegasus snooping list, farm laws and other issues. If sources in the Opposition are to be believed, their leaders may bring in no confidence motion next week against Rajya Sabha chairman...
Some Rajasthan ministers to go in Cong deal
In a clear indication that some members of the Rajasthan Cabinet may be dropped, Congress general secretary Ajay Maken on Friday said a few ministers have expressed willingness to quit the government to work for the organisation. The remark by Maken, who is the Rajasthan in-charge at the All...
56% corporation posts to SC, ST, BC, minorities in Andhra
In a first, 56 per cent of 85 vice-chairpersons and deputy mayor posts of municipality/nagar panchayats will go to the SC/ST/BC and other minority communities. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s commitment to the welfare and upliftment of such communities has reflected in the fact that representatives...
BJP move to counter attack on Yogi over farmers stir
BJP’s poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh will focus in a big way on impressing upon the state’s farmers to avoid being “misled” by opposition forces and drive in the message that it is the BJP which has done the most for them. The farmer agitation on Delhi’s borders and...
Mayawati attacks Medical education reservation as political ploy
The Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati has attacked the central government on the provision of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in MBBS and dental courses. The BSP chief claimed in a series of tweets on Friday that...
Speaker says hurt over unruly behaviour of some members
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday adjourned the House proceedings till 11:30 AM amid protests, and also expressed displeasure over unruly behaviour by some opposition members on Wednesday. As the House convened for the day, the Speaker said he was ”very hurt” over Wednesday’s incident. On Wednesday, when...
Mamata’s meet with Sonia, Rahul holds hope for Opposition
The ‘Chai pe Charcha’ between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi was the talk of the town on Wednesday as the two leaders met to prop up a strategy to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections. If photos are proof, the...
Road to power an uphill task for BSP
The Bahujan Samaj Party is in a ‘do or die’ situation in the upcoming 2022 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, bringing the party’s Brahmin outreach programme, had led BSP to power in 2007, back to focus. However, the success of the formula is questionable with the drastic social changes....
BJP launches Aashirwaad Yatras in UP
Ahead of the much-awaited state elections n Uttar Pradesh, BJP high command has asked their MPs to carry out ‘Ashirvad Yatras’, a move meant for mass connect and seeking blessings from the common people. The Jan Ashirwad Yatra will begin on August 16. BJP chief JP Nadda addressed members...
IT Committee meeting adjourned over lack of quorum
The meeting of the Information and Technology Committee, led by former minister and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, was adjourned on Wednesday because of the lack of quorum and a face-off between BJP and Opposition MPs. It may be noted that this morning BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had moved a...
Mamata makes it a do-or-die battle
“No party should be considered small. All are important”. This was Mamata Banerjee‘s response when asked whether Congress would ever accept her as their leader and listen to her advise. With this, Banerjee’s ambitions to move centre stage and look at a larger role for herself becomes clear. There...
