Politics
TMC MLA Gurupada Mete Dies After Testing Covid-19 Positive; CM Mamata Banerjee Expresses Grief
The 51-year-old two-time MLA of Indus constituency in Bankura district was admitted to the hospital in Howrah district last month after he tested positive.
'Change UP CM or Impose President's Rule': Mayawati Hits Out at Centre Over Hathras, Balrampur Rapes
BSP chief also called for the Centre’s intervention and demanded to change the Chief Minister. The Centre should consider imposing president rule in the state, she added.
Congress Leaders Slam BJP's New Youth Wing Chief Tejasvi Surya for 'Bengaluru Terror Hub' Remark
On Sunday, while addressing the media, Surya had recalled the recent DJ Halli riots, the ongoing investigation and arrests into the mob violence that took place in August. He said that many terrorist organisations were using Bengaluru as their incubation...
'Sad, Disappointing': Sukhbir Singh Badal as Farm Bills Get President Kovind's Approval
A SAD delegation led by Badal had met the President, urging him not to give his assent to the farm Bills and return them to Parliament for reconsideration.
SAD Quit NDA Over Farm Bills Amid Chinks in Ties Surfacing for a Year
It was, however, not for the first time that the two allies had differed on several issues, including various legislations. On the Citizenship Amendment Act, the SAD had last year said the Act should not specify any particular religion and the right to ac...
As CM, I Ask You to Not Act on a Political Mandate: Mamata Banerjee to Guv Dhankar
Governor Jagdeep Dhankar had written to DGP Virendra earlier this month, expressing concern over the law and order situation in the state. After a two-line reply from the DGP, Dhankhar asked the state police chief to meet him by September 26 to impart det...
CM Yediyurappa Says He Would Resign from Politics if Corruption Charges Against His Son Are Proved
Yediyurappa's outburst was against leader of opposition Siddaramaiah's allegation during the no-confidence motion, moved by the Congress veteran against the BJP government, that Vijayendra took bribe from a Bangalore development authority contractor.
Declare State Principal Market Yard to Deter Application of Farm Bills: SAD Chief tells Amarinder Singh
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday held protests across Punjab as part of its "chakka jam" programme to express solidarity with farmers and asked Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to call an immediate Cabinet meeting over the agriculture Bills.
Extended Voting Hours And Other Changes Made by EC as Bihar Goes to Polls Amid Covid-19
There will be several arrangements for voters including 7 lakh sanitizers, 46 lakh masks, 6 lakh PPE kits, 7.6 lakh units of face shields and 23 lakh units of hand gloves.
Leap of Faith, Not Leap in Dark: EC Defends Holding Bihar Polls Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora called it a "historic election" and the world's biggest in the time of the coronavirus.
Samajwadi Party Puts Weight Behind RJD Picks for Bihar Elections to 'Save Farmers, Youth'
In 2015, when the grand alliance was formed, the then Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had joined the alliance but right before the state assembly polls, Yadav broke all ties.
'MSP an Issue, Had Raised it with Govt': RSS Farmers' Wing Refrain from Mega Stir But They Too Are Upset
While most of the unions of farmers and workers have called a shutdown on the 25th of this month, BKS has so far not actually joined the protests. Though, Mishra says that the concerns over MSP expressed by many farmers, union leaders and MPs, have really...
Won't Bow Down, Says Mamata on Suspension of MPs in RS, to Launch Rallies Against Farm Bill
The decision to hold protest rallies was taken after Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu has suspended eight Members of Parliament (MPs), including Trinamool Congress’s Derek O’Brien and Dola Sen.
TMC's Derek O'Brien Tries to Tear Up Rule Book in RS, Govt Mulls Motion Against Heckling MPs
O'Brien also rushed to the Well of the House to protest against the Centre over the contentious agriculture bills. The Upper House was adjourned for 10 minutes after the high drama.
'...Cabinet Cleared Bills in June': Rebel Leader Says Harsimrat's Resignation Reveals SAD's 'Double Face'
The SAD is a BJP ally and its leader Harsimrat Badal resigned as Union minister for food processing industries on Thursday after the Lok Sabha passed the the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill and the Farmers (Empowermen...
Covid-19 Pandemic: Parliament Passes Bill to Cut Salaries of MPs by 30 Percent for One Year
The upper house also passed the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which proposes to reduce the salaries and allowances of ministers by 30 per cent for a year, to meet the exigencies arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
