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Mamata protests exclusion from Teesta talks with Bangladesh
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing “strong reservation” over the Centre excluding the state government from discussions with Bangladesh regarding Teesta water sharing and the Farakka Treaty. Banerjee also urged the PM to not hold any such discussion with the...
JP Nadda named leader of house in Rajya Sabha
Union minister Piyush Goyal recently won the Lok Sabha elections, and took oath as an MP of the Lower House Union minister and BJP president JP Nadda has been named the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. He will be replacing Union minister Piyush Goyal, official sources...
Odisha CM alleges assassination attempt by previous govt
Mohan Charan Majhi was referring to an attack in October 2021 when two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants threw bombs at his vehicle while he was returning home Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday claimed that the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government led by Naveen Patnaik conspired to...
Patnaik says no more support to BJP
Bhubaneswar BJD president Naveen Patnaik held a meeting with his party’s nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday and asked them to emerge as a ”vibrant and strong” opposition in the Upper House of Parliament during its upcoming session that would begin on June 27. At the meeting, Patnaik also...
Row over Pro-Tem Speaker seen set to escalate
BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab was administered the oath as the Pro-Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu. He will now call upon the Prime Minister to take oath as member of the House. About 280 newly-elected MPs are taking oath today, while the remaining parliamentarians, including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi,...
Modi opens Lok Sabha session with ‘Emergency’ swipe at Cong
In an apparent attack on the main Opposition Congress ahead of the first Parliament session after the general election this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this June 25 will mark the 50th anniversary of Emergency and called it a “black spot” on the country’s democracy. The Prime Minister,...
Delhi connection emerges in paper leak probe
A case has been filed against two Maharashtra school teachers for their alleged involvement in the NEET paper leak case. The First Information Report or FIR has been registered in Maharashtra’s Latur. Sanjay Tukaram Jadhav and Jalil Umarkhan Pathan were picked up by the Nanded Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) yesterday....
Mayawati reinstates nephew as successor
Bahujan Samaj Party (BJP) chief Mayawati reinstated her nephew Akash Anand as the party’s national coordinator and announced him as her successor on Sunday. The BSP Supremo made the announcement during a meeting with party workers in Lucknow. Mayawati on May 7 announced the removal of Anand from his...
Tharoor faces BJP ire for mocking UP exams
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday drew flak over his social media post in which he mocked competitive examinations in Uttar Pradesh amid recent incidents of paper leaks. Tharoor shared an image depicting an answer sheet with a question, “Uttar Pradesh kise kehte hain? (Define Uttar Pradesh.)” The...
Prajwal’s brother held for sexual assault of party worker
Janata Dal-Secular leader Suraj Revanna, the brother of Prajwal Revanna who is facing charges of sex crimes allegations by multiple women, has been arrested allegedly for sexually assaulting a male party worker. A case was filed against Suraj Revanna based on a complaint registered by the 27-year-old party worker...
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury resigns as Bengal Cong president
News about Mr Chowdhury’s differences with the party’s high command has been doing the rounds for quite some time over the issue of the party’s relationship with the Trinamool. Adhir Chowdhury has always been vocal about his views on having an electoral understanding with the CPI(M)-led Left Front. His...
Dy CM wants CBI probe into Tejashwi’s links with NEET case
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Friday said he would request CM Nitish Kumar to recommend a CBI probe into the suspected links of the arrested prime suspect in the NEET “paper leak” case with officials associated with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. Responding to this, Yadav said...
Rijiju rebukes Cong for objecting to Mahtab’s as Pro Tem Speaker
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday took a swipe at the Congress party for its objection to the appointment of BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem speaker of the Lok Sabha, suggesting that any violation of the system would be noticed only by “those who have not read...
Hindujas face jail term in Switzerland
The Hindujas, the wealthiest family in the UK, face around four-year jail terms for exploiting their Indian employees at their Geneva villa. A Swiss judge found four members of the family guilty of illegal employment, which they have challenged in a higher court. The court on Friday branded the...
Delhi High Court temporarily stays Kejriwal bail order
In a setback for Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court paused his bail order in a corruption case related to the Delhi Liquor Policy until a hearing on Enforcement Directorate’s petition. The probe agency challenged Kejriwal’s bail just hours before he was to leave Tihar jail. The ED mentioned...
Mamata asks PM to defer implementation of new criminal laws
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defer the implementation of the three “hurriedly passed” criminal laws that are set to be rolled out on July 1, saying it would enable Parliament to review them afresh. In a letter to PM Modi, the...
Cong objects to Mahtab as Pro-Tem Speaker over seniority
Seven-term parliamentarian and BJP leader Bhartruhari Mahtab was on Thursday appointed pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha, bucking the largely followed convention of appointing the senior-most member to the post, drawing sharp objections from the opposition Congress and strong counter from the BJP. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced...
AAP bid to rally INDIA Bloc support for Atishi’s fast
As Delhi continues to battle water crisis, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has appealed to the opposition INDIA bloc to support minister Atishi as she is all set to embark on an indefinite fast beginning today for the national capital to get its “rightful share of water”. AAP MP...
