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Legislation to replace IPC, CrPC among 21 items for winter session
A total of 19 bills and two financial items are likely to be taken up for debate at the upcoming winter session from December 4 to 22. These will include legislation to replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Evidence Act, and bills to extend provisions...
Cong readies plan to prevent poaching of newly-elected MLAs
Ahead of the results to assembly elections in five states and a clear edge to the Congress party in at least two states in the exit polls, the senior leadership of the grand old party has geared up to prevent poaching in case of tight race on December 3....
SC asks TN Governor to resolve issues with CM on bills
The Supreme Court on Friday asked Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi to hold a meeting with Chief Minister MK Stalin to resolve the impasse over the non-grant of assent to Bills passed by the state legislative Assembly. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and...
Bhim Army chief’s party colleague shot dead in UP
A leader of the Azad Samaj Party, the political outfit of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, was shot dead by his uncle over a property dispute in Talgram area in Kannauj, police said on Friday. Satyendra Singh Katheria, a district unit general secretary of the Azad Samaj Party, was...
Centre intervenes in AP, Telangana clash over water
Just hours before Telangana went to polls, Andhra Pradesh took charge of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and began releasing water, leading to tensions between the two states. At around 2 am on Thursday, when most Telangana officials were busy with the polls, nearly 700 Andhra cops stormed into the...
Ruckus over Mahua Moitra disqualification likely
The Lok Sabha ethics committee report on the cash-for-query allegations against TMC leader Mahua Moitra will be tabled on December 4 on the first day of the winter session of Parliament. The MP is likely to be disqualified while the INDIA bloc is expected to stage a walkout in...
BJP, Cong brush off exit poll results, cite victory factors
Exit polls that predicted a primacy of Congress in Chhattisgarh and Telangana and that of the BJP in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, have been hotly contested by both camps in states they were predicted to lose. While exit polls are known to get it wrong many a time, their...
AAP readies plan to deal with possible arrest of Kejriwal
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is systematically unfolding its plan B in view of the impending arrest of its convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. From December 1-20, the party will launch a signature campaign, ‘Main Bhi Kejriwal’, across Delhi. This will be followed by five days of...
Bengal FIR against BJP MLAs for insulting national anthem
Barely 48 hours after the BJP launched its campaign in West Bengal for 2024 Lok Sabha elections with Amit Shah’s rally, 12 of the saffron party’s MLAs were booked for allegedly “insulting” the national anthem on the state Assembly premises. The FIR was lodged at the Hare Street Police...
BRS complains to EC alleging Cong use of ‘deepfake’ technology
The BRS in Telangana has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against the Congress alleging that the party used ‘deepfake’ technology to create fabricated content, targeting BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao and other prominent party leaders and candidates contesting in the Assembly elections in the state. In...
US says it takes murder plot indictment seriously
The White House National Security Council spokesperson, John Kirby, stressed on Friday that the US continues to improve its strategic partnership with India. On the other side, he added that the US “takes this very seriously,” referring to the indictment by the US Department of Justice against an Indian...
SC refuses to interfere in Delhi Chief Secretary’s extension
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Central government’s decision to grant an extension to the service tenure of Delhi Chief Secretary. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, while pronouncing the judgement, said the extension of tenure under rule 16 of the 1961 rules will...
Sonia Gandhi praises Kharge’s leadership of party
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday was all praises for the present party chief, saying Mallikarjun Kharge is best suited to lead the grand old party at the “crucial juncture” in which it finds itself. She said Kharge has always placed party organisation above personal interest, which makes...
Rahul Gandhi calls Kerala a second home
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hailed Kerala’s healthcare and palliative care sector as one of the best in the country, and said he was pleased with the level of community participation in Kerala when it comes to healthcare and education. The Congress MP’s praise for Kerala’s healthcare system...
Sisodia moves SC seeking review of order denying bail
Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order denying him bail in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The top court had on October 30 refused to grant him bail, saying...
PM Anna Yojana extended for 5 more years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government is committed to ensuring that no one sleeps hungry, after the Cabinet extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for another five years. The central government has extended the PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kg of free foodgrains per...
Focus shifts to cause of Uttarakhand tunnel collapse
Rescuers have pulled out all 41 workers trapped for 17 days inside a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel after rat miners drilled through the debris, triggering jubilation. The focus will now be on what led to the collapse and why the rescue took so long. The 41 workers were pulled out...
SC notice to Naidu in skill development scam case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on a plea by the Andhra Pradesh government against a high court order granting regular bail to him in the skill development corporation scam case. A bench of justices Bela M Trivedi and SC Sharma...
