Politics
Sonia Gandhi calls for early implementation
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi led the debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha on behalf of the party. She called for the early implementation of the bill, which according to current indications will come into force only in 2029. Highlighting the sacrifices and...
Women’s bill ‘election jumla’, says Opposition
The opposition on Tuesday termed as an “election jumla” the women’s reservation bill brought by the government with many leaders raising questions over the proposed legislation, contending it doesn’t account for reservation for OBC communities and that it will be effective at the earliest by the 2029 Lok Sabha...
BJP claims missing ‘Socialist, Secular’ terms as per original
After Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s big claim that Preamble in the new copies of Constitution does not have the words “socialist” and “secular”, BJP has said “it was like this only” when Constitution was made. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday claimed Preamble in new copies of...
Modi’s Telangana remark an insult: Rahul
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged disrespectful remarks in Parliament on Telangana martyrs and their sacrifices are nothing but insulting the state’s existence and self-respect, AICC leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday. In a message posted on X (formerly twitter) in Telugu, Gandhi said, Prime Minister Modi’s disrespecting speech on...
Women Reservation Bill cleared for special session
Amid the opposition’s demand to introduce and hold a discussion on the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill, the Union Cabinet met on Monday evening after the first day of the special session of Parliament. The Cabinet has reportedly cleared the bill which aims to ensure the reservation of 33 per cent of seats...
AIADMK leader says no more alliance with BJP
In a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a senior leader of AIADMK on Monday said his party has no alliance with the BJP, saying any decision regarding the coalition will be taken during polls. However, top BJP sources...
Modi’s tribute ‘every brick’ of ‘old’ parliament building
During the special session of the Parliament, all MPs will reportedly receive a gift bag containing a copy of the Constitution of India, some booklets related to the history and working of the Parliament, a commemorative coin and a stamp on the opening day of the new Parliament building....
Maharashtra BJP leader warns of ‘Jat-style’ stir
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Maharashtra and its “Dhangar face” Gopichand Padalkar has warned chief minister Eknath Shinde of a protest by the community like the Jat agitation from a few years ago that caused tremors in the country. Padalkar, who is also a member of the legislative...
Congmen for seat-sharing talks after state polls
Expressing confidence about the party faring well in the upcoming assembly polls in five states, some Congress leaders on Sunday called for delaying the seat-sharing talks with INDIA bloc partners for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections till November so as to do it from a position of strength, sources...
Kharge says BRS is ‘B team’ of BJP in Telangana
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday alleged that the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana is the ‘B team’ of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao have “betrayed” the state. Addressing a rally in Tukkuguda near here ahead of the Telangana...
Opposition dubs EC bill as anti-Constitution
Several opposition leaders dubbed the bill on the appointment and service conditions of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners as “anti-Constitution” and “anti-democratic”, sources said. The bill seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India with a cabinet minister in the panel for selection of the chief election commissioner...
ED sends 4th summons to CM Hemant Soren
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a fresh summon to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to join the probe into a money laundering case pertaining to a land grabbing matter on September 23, an official said on Sunday. This was the fourth summon issued to Soren. Last time, he...
All-party meeting today ahead of special session
Ahead of the Parliament special session, the government will hold an all-party meeting on Sunday to brief them and hear their opinions. The meeting will place amid the buzz over whether the centre will present a surprise element during the session. The unusual timing of the session, which begins...
Nitish makes fun of Amit Shah’s ‘oil and water’ claim
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday ridiculed the claim of Union Home Minister Amit Shah that his alliance with former adversary Lalu Prasad was unsustainable like a mix of “oil and water”. The JD(U) supreme leader also accused the Narendra Modi government at the Centre of throttling the...
Congr rejects simultaneous poll move as assault on federalism
The Congress on Saturday rejected the ‘One Nation, One Election’ idea, calling it an assault on the Constitution and federalism. Addressing a briefing on the deliberations of the first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) here, party leader P Chidambaram said the BJP does not have the...
Kharge regrets inability to attend flag hoisting
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said he would not be able to attend the flag hoisting function in the new Parliament building on Sunday and expressed disappointment over getting the invite “quite late”. He wrote to Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody saying that he received the...
INDIA allies divided over ‘boycott’ of TV anchors
The thing with boycotts is that not everyone is on the same page. While the decision to blacklist some news anchors and television channels was discussed threadbare at the INDIA bloc’s Mumbai meeting, with leaders from the Congress and TMC strongly in favour, there were a few differences on...
Stalin launches Rs 1,000 monthly aid for women
The DMK government’s flagship Rs 1,000 monthly financial assistance scheme for women was rolled out in Kancheepuram on Friday on the birth anniversary of Dravidian icon, the late CN Annadurai, with chief minister MK Stalin saying it meets the twin objectives of recognising women’s hard work and eliminating poverty....
