Suspended MPs continue protest, says won’t apologise
The suspended opposition MPs continued their protest near Gandhi statue a day after Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said that opposition MPs suspension can be revoked if they apologise. Reacting over the same, Mausam Noor, TMC MP said, “There is no question of apologising. We want to have discussions on price rise in Parliament but we […]
Congress MPs held intense protest; Sachin Pilot detained
The Congress workers and members held an intense protest against the questioning of their president Sonia Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate. Sonia Gandhi has appeared for the third round of questioning by the probe agency Enforcement Directorate. Even though there was heavy security deployment outside party headquarters AICC in the national capital, the party workers […]
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Allahabad High Court rejects Ashish Mishra’s bail plea
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Ashish Mishra alias Monu, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case which had left four farmers dead. The Justice Krishna Pahal bench said Ashish is politically so influential that he could influence the witnesses […]
Fresh Covid advisory issued in Uttarakhand following rise in infections
With COVID-19 cases on the rise again, a fresh advisory was issued here on Monday putting emphasis on the five-point strategy of testing, surveillance, treatment, vaccination and compliance of Covid-appropriate behaviour to stop the spread. The guidelines were issued by Director of the National Health Mission R Rajesh Kumar, who asked district administrations to ensure […]
India logs 21,411 new COVID cases in last 24 hours
India reported 21,411 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours with a daily case positivity rate of 4.46 per cent, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. 1,50,100 instances are now active in the nation, which represents 0.34 percent of all cases. 20,726 COVID patients have recovered in the […]
PM Modi meets top ministers to discuss government’s strategy in Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting with top ministers to discuss the government’s strategy in Parliament as the Opposition parties are continuously creating ruckus and forcing adjournment of the Houses. Union Ministers including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Pralhad Joshi, Anurag Singh Thakur, Kiren Rijiju, Piyush Goyal were resent in the meeting. Both […]
ED quizzes Sonia Gandhi: Congress slams Modi govt for ‘misusing’ probe agencies
The Congress on Thursday slammed the Modi government for “misusing” probe agencies against opposition leaders and staged protests against the Enforcement Directorate’s questioning of Sonia Gandhi, alleging the ruling BJP is treating the opposition as its enemies. Senior Congress leaders, including some MPs, courted arrest outside the party headquarters here to protest the ED action. […]
Opposition to protest against inflation in Parliament
Members of Opposition parties in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will hold a joint protest against inflation and GST rates hike near the Gandhi statue in Parliament on Wednesday. As per the opposition, the revised GST rates have aided inflation and disrupted the household budget. Meanwhile, AAP member Raghav Chaddha has moved suspension of business […]
12 MPs from Sena likely to switch sides; may join Shinde camp
In yet another bolt from the blue, several MPs are on the verge of walking over to the camp of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde from Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray camp. If sources are to be believed, around 12 MPs are soon expected to announce their support formally after attending an online meeting with Shinde. “This could […]
Presidential poll will decide direction of India’s democracy: Yashwant Sinha
Opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Monday said the presidential poll would decide the direction of the country as to whether democracy will remain or not, as he appealed to electors to listen to their “inner voice” and support him. Sinha has repeatedly urged lawmakers to vote with the call of conscience in the election, […]
