SP-BSP ties wont’ be affected by RS poll defeat: Mayawati
Lucknow, Mar 24 : The BSP-SP understanding won’t be affected by the defeat in Rajya Sabha polls, BSP supremo Mayawati today asserted, and alleged that BJP tried to create a rift between the two parties by indulging in malpractices to defeat her party candidate. “There will not be an iota of difference in the close […]
NCW orders probe into police lathicharge at JNU protest march
New Delhi, Mar 24 : The National Commission for Women has ordered a probe into alleged manhandling of JNU students and a woman journalist during a protest march here. A large number of JNU students and teachers were yesterday stopped from marching to the Parliament Complex over various demands, including academic freedom, with police […]
Rahul leads protest by Cong MPs seeking review of apex court verdict on SC/ST Act
New Delhi, Mar 23: Congress MPs, led by party chief Rahul Gandhi, today staged a protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue inside Parliament premises, demanding that the Centre seeks a review of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The apex court had on Tuesday diluted stringent provisions mandating immediate […]
Delhi HC quashes notification disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs
New Delhi, Mar 23 : In a major relief to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Delhi High Court today set aside the disqualification of its 20 MLAs in the office-of-profit case. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar said that the Centre’s notification disqualifying the AAP MLAs was bad in law and […]
EC’s decision a serious attempt to dislodge elected govt: AAP
New Delhi, Mar 23 : The AAP today said the Election Commission’s decision to disqualify 20 of its MLAs was a serious attempt to dislodge an elected government and demanded that the election commissioners either “resign” or “apologise” for it. The Delhi High Court today set aside the EC’s order disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs in […]
Cong to move no-confidence motion against govt
New Delhi, Mar 23 :The Congress has decided to move a no-confidence motion against the Modi government in the Lok Sabha and is likely to do so on Tuesday, sources in the party said today. The party has issued a three-line whip to all its MPs in the Lok Sabha to ensure their presence, the […]
Diplomats harassment issue: Want to sort it out as soon as possible, says Pak envoy
New Delhi, Mar 23 :Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood today said that he has discussed the issue of alleged harassment of diplomats with his government, which wants to sort out it “as soon as possible”. Mahmood, who came back to India last night, days after he was called back for consultations amid raging […]
Musharraf likely to return to Pakistan next month
Islamabad, Mar 23 : Pakistan’s former dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, who has to appear before a special Pakistani court in a high treason case, is likely to return from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next month, a leader of Pakistan Awami Ittehad has said. The 74-year-old retired general has been living in Dubai since […]
LS adjourned amid continuing protests by TRS, AIADMK; to meet on Tuesday
New Delhi, Mar 23 :The Lok Sabha proceedings were disrupted yet again today due to noisy protests by the AIADMK and TRS members, following which Speaker Sumitra Mahajan expressed her inability to take up the notices for no-confidence motion and adjourned the proceedings for the day. The Speaker also announced a holiday for members on […]
BJP ‘lying factory’ at work again: Rahul
New Delhi, Mar 23: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said the BJP’s “lying factory” was at work again, stymieing a media story on Cambridge Analytica allegedly being paid to sabotage the Congress by spinning “fake news” of the party working with the data firm instead. Picking up from where he left off yesterday, Gandhi today […]
