OPPOSITION STAGES STRONG PROTEST IN PARLIAMENT AGAINST NEW LABOUR CODES
New Delhi ;Several Opposition MPs, led by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and including senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday staged a sharp protest in the Parliament House complex against the newly-notified labour codes, demanding their immediate withdrawal. MPs from the DMK, Trinamool Congress, Left parties and other INDIA bloc constituents joined the […]
BJP Consolidates Hold in Delhi Civic Body, Tops Municipal By-Polls
New Delhi ;In a crucial mid-term electoral test, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday emerged as the clear winner in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) by-polls, securing seven of the 12 wards that went to vote. The contest—seen as a barometer of political mood in the national capital—comes just months after the party’s […]
SANCHAR SATHI NOT MANDATORY, SAYS MINISTER SCINDIA
NEW DELHI: Amid the massive uproar surrounding the Centre’s directions to phone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on all phones sold in India, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday clarified that mobile phone users will have the option to delete this app if they don’t want to use it. The Congress has flagged […]
CENTRE READY FOR VOTER LIST CLEANUP AFTER LOK SABHA STORM OVER SIR
NEW DELHI: The government has agreed to the opposition’s demands to hold a parliamentary debate on electoral reforms, with special focus on the controversial Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls ordered for each state, sources said, stating that the House’s Business Advisory Council will decide the time to be allotted for this debate later on […]
BJP LOCKS HORNS, SECURES BIHAR ASSEMBLY SPEAKER FOR PREM KUMAR
NEW DELHI: In a decisive political manoeuvre, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to take full control of the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly, with long-time MLA Prem Kumar emerging as the new Speaker. On Monday, Prem Kumar filed his nomination for the post, and with no opposition candidate in the fray, his election as […]
SECOND POWER BREAKFAST IN KARNATAKA TODAY
NEW DELHI: The Siddaramaiah-DK Shivakumar tug-of-war over the Karnataka Chief Minister’s post – a squabble that has rumbled on since the Congress won the 2023 election – seemed to lurch to an end Monday evening, after party boss Mallikarjun Kharge (finally) put his foot down. Congress sources said Kharge demanded the warring leaders – to […]
SIR AND DELHI POLLUTION NO DRAMA, SAYS PRIYANKA
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying raising critical issues such as Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and air pollution in Delhi in Parliament was not a drama. Ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, PM Modi took a dig at the […]
EC EXTENDS SIR DEADLINE FROM DEC 4 TO DEC 11
NEW DELHI: Amid widespread reports of booth-level officers (BLO) facing severe stress, with some of them allegedly found dead, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the schedule of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States, including Rajasthan, and the Union Territories by a week. It says a BLO […]
CHAOS IN PARLIAMENT ON OPENING DAY
NEW DELHI: Parliament’s winter session began on Monday (Dec 1) as expected – with the government and opposition exchanging jibes and the consequent chaos forcing an early adjournment. The BJP and arch-rivals Congress squabbled outside too — over senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi being charged with criminal conspiracy in the National Herald money […]
OPPOSITION SHOWDOWN IN WINTER SESSION ON “VOTE CHORI” CHARGE
The opposition’s “mega plan” for the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament is expected to take final shape on Sunday, as leaders of the INDIA bloc and other like-minded parties gather for a crucial all-party strategy meeting. With just a day left before the month-long session begins, the Opposition is preparing to mount an aggressive campaign […]
