Politics
Shah attacks Opposition ‘boycott’ of criminal law debate
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the opposition for “boycotting” a debate in Parliament on the three criminal law bills by “making excuses” and also hit out at them for mimicking the vice president. Shah also said that these three laws will bring a huge change in...
Dhankhar decries politicising ‘sacrilege’ of parliament
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has justified the suspension of members from the Upper House by terming it “unavoidable” due to their “extreme degree of misconduct” and he had “risen to the occasion” when the temple of democracy was “sacrileged”. In a letter to NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Dhankhar...
Cong says country will give befitting reply to wrestlers’ tears
The Congress on Thursday said the country will give a befitting reply to the tears of the wrestlers who sought justice from the BJP government. The opposition party said this after wrestler Sakshi Malik, with tears in her eyes, announced her retirement from wrestling, saying she has lost in...
Cong candidates list soon, vows to bolster opposition unity
The Congress on Thursday said its candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be decided “very soon” and asserted that it would take all necessary steps to make the INDIA bloc an effective bulwark against the ruling BJP and its allies. During a four-hour meeting of the Congress...
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Directorate summons and mentioned that they are “illegal”, “politically motivated” adding that they “should be withdrawn”.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...
