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A 21-member opposition delegation will visit Manipur today to assess the ground situation in the northeastern state where ethnic violence has been raging for nearly three months. The delegation includes Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress, Sushmita Dev of the Trinamool, DMK’s Kanimozhi, RJD’s Manoj Kumar Jha, and JDU chief Rajiv Ranjan […]

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday urged the police to develop a standard operating Procedure (SOP) for probing cases of ‘love-jihad’ in the state. The root cause of ‘love jihad’ is forceful religious conversions, Mr Sarma claimed in his address to the superintendents of police at a convention in Bongaigaon. “Besides, an act […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Imam Hussain today, saying his courage and commitment to the ideals of justice and human dignity are noteworthy. Muslims across the world, especially Shias, commemorate the death of Imam Hussain on this day in the battle of Karbala. We recall the sacrifices made by Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS). […]

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The opposition, low on numbers, is not expecting to get the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government passed. Its only aim, sources said, is to get Prime Minister to speak on Manipur — a demand that the government has so far brushed off. The government is willing to allow only a discussion and a […]

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With the government planning to bring a bill in Parliament soon to replace the Delhi services ordinance, the Congress on Wednesday issued a whip, asking all its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House on Thursday as “very important issues will be taken up for discussion”. The Union Cabinet is learnt to have […]

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Targetting the Centre, Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday asked ‘why does the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) need a 38-party National Democratic Alliance’ since it has the ED, I-T and CBI. “After many years, it has emerged that an amoeba called NDA is alive in the country… We, […]

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Congress has filed a no-trust motion against the Narendra Modi-led government amid a impasse in the parliament over the violence in Manipur. The ongoing ethnic clashes in Manipur have been a key reason for the continuous logjam in both the Houses of Parliament since the Monsoon Session began on July 20. A separate no-confidence motion […]

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The logjam in parliament over Manipur is likely to be the backdrop for the government’s big push on the legislative front. Sources said the government is not expecting the opposition to back down from its demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in parliament on the Manipur issue. On its part, the government is firm […]

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The Supreme Court has stayed the operations of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as part of the  “scientific survey” of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque till July 26 in response to a petition filed by the  mosque management committee against the Varanasi district court’s order allowing the inspection. The survey began at 7 am and was […]

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The Congress strongly criticised the Centre after a 2-month-old video surfaced online showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur. In a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi-led government, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP of turning democracy and the rule of law into mobocracy in the violence-hit northeastern state. “Humanity […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a mega 39-party NDA meeting in Delhi last evening, hit out at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his “not even heard of many parties” remark. “No party is big or small in NDA,” the Prime Minister said. “NDA is not an alliance of compulsion but of contribution. No party is […]

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Former Kerala chief minister and Congress Working Committee member Oommen Chandy died in a hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning. He was 79. Chandy was undergoing treatment in a Bengaluru hospital, where he died at around 4.30 am, his son Chandy Oommen announced through a Facebook post. The body is being flown to Thiruvananthapuram, where […]

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  Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who along with several loyalist MLAs recently rebelled against his uncle and Nationalist Congress Party patriarch Sharad Pawar to join the BJP-led government in Maharashtra, paid a surprise visit to the latter along with all NCP ministers a day before the commencement of monsoon session of the Maharashtra […]

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) yesterday signed two agreements in Abu Dhabi to establish a framework for cross-border transactions in local currencies and interlinking of payment and messaging systems. The agreements were exchanged between the two governors, in the presence of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and […]

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France is a natural partner in India’s progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, after expansive discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, praising the host country for a grand reception. Deepening ties between the two countries, the talks were part of PM Modi’s visit to France and covered a vast […]

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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the benched chief of the country’s Wrestling Federation accused of sexual harassment, has refused to step down despite the chargesheet filed against him by the Delhi Police. Asked the question by Times Now, the six-time MP not only refused, but also misbehaved with the reporter and slammed a car door on […]

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Taking up a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and the state’s bifurcation into two Union Territories after a gap of three years, the Supreme Court today decided to hear the petitions on a day-to-day basis from August 2. “The hearing of the petitions before the Constitution Bench […]

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Rahul Gandhi will remain disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP after a Gujarat High Court today rejected his request to put on hold his conviction in a defamation case over his 2019 Modi surname remark. He will now approach the Supreme Court with his request. The High Court decision is a huge blow to the […]

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The two NCP factions will hold key meets in Mumbai today to demonstrate that the bulk of the party’s legislators are with them. The party has been in firefighting mode since Ajit Pawar rebelled and joined the Maharashtra government last week. The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has issued a whip to all its […]

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The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) disqualified nine rebel MLAs including Ajit Pawar who were sworn in as ministers in the Shinde-Fadnavis government ‘for indulging in anti-party activities’. Ajit Pawar and Chhagan Bhujbal along with Dilip Patil, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Mundo, Dharmaraobaba Atram, Aditi Tatkare, Sanjay Bansode, and Anil Patil joined Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government […]

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The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will seek Ajit Pawar’s disqualification from the Maharashtra assembly today over his switch to the Eknath Shinde-led state government, plunging the party into a crisis. The NCP has submitted a petition to the Speaker of Maharashtra assembly, Rahul Narvekar, seeking the disqualification of Ajit Pawar and eight other party leaders who […]

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Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Law and Justice, which will meet on July 3 to discuss review of personal laws, has been provided with just the 21st Law Commission’s consultation paper on ‘Reform of Family Law’ which states “formulation of a Uniform Civil Code is neither necessary nor desirable at this

Nationalist Congress Party’s Ajit Pawar, along with nine party leaders, joined the Maharashtra government today. Pawar will share the Deputy Chief Minister post with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis. Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Aditi Tatkare, Dhananjay Munde, Hasan Mushrif, Ramraje Nimbalkar, Sanjay Bansode, Dharmrav Baba Atram, and Anil Bhaidas Patil took oath today. According […]

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The All India Muslim Personal Law Board held an emergency meeting yesterday night to discuss the Uniform Civil Code, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said should be implemented nationwide. Prime Minister Modi, at a speech in Bhopal, made a strong pitch for the UCC saying that even the Constitution mentions equal rights for all […]

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