Politics

The turf war between the Delhi Police and the Aam Aadmi Party government appears to be intensifying with each passing day.

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day following a stormy second day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

The Foreign minister has hit back at the opposition, claiming that a senior Congress leader made attempts to influence her to help an accused in the coal scam case.

The demand for prohibition is gaining ground in Tamil Nadu with all opposition parties seeking to clamp down on liquor in the state.

In a major policy shift, DMK batted for prohibition for the first time in many years.

A Rajya Sabha Select Committee on Monday adopted a report endorsing majority provisions of the GST Bill after the Centre agreed to compensate states for revenue loss.

According to the sources, the government agreed on the condition that corruption in all states must be discussed on the floor of the House.

"Parliament has a major significance and it should be utilised to discuss all issues. The government is ready to discuss all issues," Modi said.

The sources said the party and the government were ready to discuss all controversial issues with the Opposition but they should also be ready for discussion.

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday said once in public domain it will hit leaders like Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar the most.

Noting that the running of the Parliament is not upto the opposition, Azad said that Congress, which is a responsible party believes that laws which are beneficial for people should be passed.

BJP does not want to be seen on the defensive on the controversial issues plaguing the party for the last few months, the sources said.

Delhi Police has arrested an accused who was the girl's neighbour and charged him with murder.

BJP on Friday hit back at Rahul Gandhi after he attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has to "grow out of diapers".

Facing a political backlash for "holding back" caste census data ahead of Bihar elections, government set up an expert group to collate caste count

In a joint statement, the opposition leaders said the recent CBI raid at her residence was a "blatant misuse" of the central agency for "vindictive reasons".