Kovilpatti, July 20 (IANS) A major political controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu after Vilathikulam DMK MLA Markandeyan was arrested in the early hours of Monday for allegedly making threatening remarks against Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay during a public meeting in Kovilpatti. The arrest came after videos of his speech went viral on social media, triggering widespread criticism and demands for action.The DMK public meeting was held on Sunday night at the Krishnan Kovil Grounds in Kovilpatti. Th…
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Chennai, July 19 (IANS) The DMK on Sunday urged the Centre to provide a clear roadmap for implementing the Constitution amendment that grants 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, while reiterating its demand that the quota be calculated on the existing strength of the Lok Sabha and not be linked to a future delimitation exercise.The demand was raised by DMK’s Rajya Sabha member Tiruchi Siva during the customary all-party meeting convened in New Del…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has convened a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee at 5 p.m. on Sunday to schedule and manage the day-to-day legislative agenda for the Parliament’s Monsoon Session.The Monsoon Session will commence on July 20 and will continue until August 13. The four-week session will include 19 sittings.An all-party meeting is currently underway at the Main Committee Room of Parliament House Annexe. The government will request collaboration from all…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The INDIA bloc staged a walkout from the all-party meeting convened by the Centre on Saturday ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which is scheduled to commence on July 20, protesting the presence of members of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a rebel faction of the Trinamool Congress. The meeting, held in the Main Committee Room of the Parliament House Annexe, was attended by Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Defence Minister Raj…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The government has convened an all-party meeting on Sunday ahead of the commencement of the Parliament’s Monsoon Session on July 20.In the meeting, scheduled for Sunday at 11 a.m. in the Main Committee Room of Parliament House Annexe, the government will request collaboration from all political parties to guarantee the effective operation of both Houses of Parliament.The Monsoon Session will commence on July 20 and will continue until August 13.Announcing the dates of t…
Chennai, July 19 (IANS) The DMK has stepped up its opposition to Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project by submitting adjournment motion notices in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, demanding an immediate discussion in Parliament on an issue the party says poses a serious threat to Tamil Nadu’s water security and the livelihoods of millions of farmers.With the Monsoon Session of Parliament set to begin on July 20, the party has urged the Centre to suspend all other scheduled busines…
Chennai, July 18 (IANS) The investigation into the alleged attempt to poach Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) legislators gathered fresh momentum on Saturday with the arrest of two more persons, taking the total number of accused held in the case to 14. Police arrested Karunanidhi (52) of Korattur and Saravanan (49) of Saligramam after questioning them for several hours at a city police station. The duo had been summoned for interrogation along with Vinoth Venkatesan as investigators continued to p…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) With the Monsoon Session of the Parliament scheduled to begin from July 20, the Opposition INDIA bloc appears divided over the proposed Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, that previously linked the delimitation exercise with women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies.The proposed Bill had earlier failed to pass through the Lok Sabha during the Budget session in April.Speaking to IANS, Congress leader Nana Patole stated that the party is not oppose…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government of trying to “engineer a tainted two-thirds majority in Parliament”, asserting that it is quite unlikely to secure the required numbers. Even if the Union government manages to get two-thirds majority, it would be a “disgraced one and an insult to the Constitution of India”, said Congress General Secretary (Communications) In-Charge Jairam Ramesh and MP Naseer Hussain to reporters after the…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon Session beginning from July 20, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its political outreach as government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to reintroduce the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which seeks to implement women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha while linking it with the proposed delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies. The Bill could not secure the required two-thirds majority during Parliament’s spe…