New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will travel to New Delhi on Tuesday to meet the 20 former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha members who joined the National Citizens’ Party of India (NCPI) soon after the results of the state Assembly elections were announced. The meeting comes amid an intensifying political battle over the status of the rebel MPs, with the Trinamool pressing for their disqualification under the anti-defection law.The meeting assumes signif…
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday after persistent pandemonium prevented any discussion when the House reassembled at 5.15 pm. Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh announced that he would call upon members to initiate a discussion on the National Honour Bill.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju then intervened, expressing disappointment that Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge had not asked his members to allow discussion on the Bill …
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Rajya Sabha proceedings were once again adjourned till 5.15 p.m. on Monday amid pandemonium over the paper leak protest issue and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The motion for discussion on the Bill was moved only after multiple earlier adjournments during the day. When the House reassembled at 3 p.m., Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh urged all members to take their respective seats and maintain order so that the legislative …
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 3 p.m. on Monday after sustained disruptions by Opposition members when the House reassembled at 2 p.m. following multiple earlier adjournments. Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh took up The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and allowed Congress member Pramod Tiwari of Congress (Rajasthan) to raise a point of order if he had one relating to the legislation.Tiwari agreed and began by saying that the …
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Monday after the Opposition continued to disrupt proceedings over the alleged NEET paper leak and police action against protesting students, marking yet another day of the Monsoon Session without any legislative business.The House was earlier adjourned till noon. When it reconvened after the hour-long break, Congress member Pramod Tiwari (Rajasthan) raised the NEET paper leak issue.He said that under Article 75, the Council of …
Jaipur, July 27 (IANS) Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) MP, Hanuman Beniwal, on Monday criticised Air India and the Central Government after his Jaipur-Delhi flight was delayed by over an hour, causing him to miss reaching the national Capital on time ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon Session.Beniwal was scheduled to arrive in Delhi before the Lok Sabha proceedings began at 11 a.m. so he could meet fellow Opposition MPs on key issues. However, Air India flight AI 1834, scheduled to depart Jaipur at …
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Monday following an uproar over the alleged police atrocity on protesting students in Delhi during the paper leak demonstrations.After members and ministers laid papers and reports, Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan called upon members for discussion on matters with permission.Members, however, urged him to first hear Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, who sought to raise the issue of police action against students.The Chairman…
Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday announced that the Monsoon Session of the State Legislature will commence on August 13, even as the state prepares to address the worsening drought situation and pending development issues.Shivakumar also stated that he has convened a meeting of all MPs from Karnataka in Delhi on July 27 (Monday) to discuss the drought situation and seek the Centre’s assistance.He made the announcement while speaking to media persons ne…
Lucknow, July 25 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has cautioned that the core issue of systemic reforms in the education sector should not be overshadowed by the growing political confrontation between the government and the opposition over the NEET-UG paper leak and other examination irregularities.In a post on X on Saturday, Mayawati said that the peaceful protest being held at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar by members of the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ (CJP), formed in response to…
Gurugram, July 24 (IANS) A day after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26 days of hunger strike, wife Gitanjali J Angmo said the agitation demanding accountability over exam paper leaks and seeking educational reforms was “successful” while hoping that the countrywide support to the movement serves as a “wake-up call” for the NDA government at the Centre.Speaking to reporters, Angmo said: “Sonam Wangchuk has ensured the security of the students with a written confirmation from the govern…