Politics

The bench did not agree with the submission that the Speaker was under clout and hence, Governor was justified in fixing the agenda that the House should first decide as to whether Rebia enjoyed majority support as the Speaker or not.

The bypoll in Muzaffarnagar was necessitated after the death of the SP MLA whose son has now been nominated by the party as its candidate.

In preparation for the day, the Chief Minister has given strict instructions to the various departments to provide his office details of their achievements.

Referring to RSS's Muslim Rashtriya Manch, he said a lot has been done for Muslims including providing them employment, proper education, housing, etc.

PDP, with 27 MLAs in the 87-member Assembly and BJP with 25 legislators, ran a coalition government headed by Sayeed for 10 months before his death.

Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda on Friday asked the Karnataka government to form a special squad to keep a watch on foreign students.

Trouble started after Congress candidate Mohammad Gouse and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Pasha Quadri engaged in heated arguments.

Lalu had attended the function in Patna in place of his elder son Tej Pratap, who is the state Health Minister.

Mev, former vice president of the BJP's minority cell in Tonkkhurd Mandal in Dewas district, and nine others are facing a criminal case under the Madhya Pradesh Cow Slaughter Ban Act and the Indian Penal Code.

Mehbooba has said she will take a call after "reassessing" whether ally BJP's government at the Centre would take substantive steps to address the "core" political and economic issues of J&K.

The decision will also pave the way for their service term to be for extended to nine years, from the existing seven-year duration.

The chief protagonists of a bitter turf war in the national capital were on Tuesday seated together in a VIP enclosure at Rajpath during the Republic Day parade.

BJP Parliamentary Board is scheduled to meet on January 28 evening to welcome Shah into his new term.

Vajpayee and Advani grew in stature by creating an entire pool of second generation leaders within the BJP. But Modi and Shah are often critiqued for not giving enough space to the regional leaders.