NEW DELHI: Jagdambika Pal, a senior BJP Lok Sabha member, has been appointed the chairperson of the joint committee of Parliament that will examine the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, according to a Lok Sabha notification issued on Tuesday. The official notification said Speaker Om Birla named Pal the head of the 31-member committee. The government … Read more
NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition and former Wayanad MP, Rahul Gandhi, urged the Centre to support the people of Wayanad during his address in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “It is a huge tragedy in Wayanad and the military is doing a good job there. I think it is important that we support the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The affidavit of comedian Shyam Rangeela, who filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, against Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been rejected by the Election Commission.According to the poll body website, out of 55 candidates, forms of 36 candidates were rejected while affidavits of 15 candidates, including PM Modi and Congress’s Ajay Rai … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi again. The announcement of the candidate list follows a marathon meeting of the central election committee (CEC) of the BJP in the early hours … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has announced that its leader, Mamata Banerjee, will make the final decision on seat sharing with the Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. The TMC has offered the Congress two seats out of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, based on the poor … Read more
NEW DELHI: Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra was today expelled from Lok Sabha after the House accepted the recommendations of Ethics Committee‘s probe report on cash-for-query charges against her. The Lok Sabha voted to expel her with a voice vote as the opposition members staged a walk-out after a brief debate over the 495-page report. Trinamool’s … Read more
PM Narendra Modi backs Centre’s anti-corruption drive, claiming voters’ support; warning to parties involved in corruption; ED and other agencies to continue their task; corruption charges against CMs and their family members dismissed as politically motivated; Delhi CM Kejriwal to expect fresh ED summons after elections; close confidants in jail, ex-minister out on bail; serious … Read more
NEW DELHI: Sending out a strong message of unity after a grand meeting in Patna, as many as 17 opposition parties on Friday said they will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections together to defeat the BJP. After the meeting, which was hosted by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Patna, the opposition leaders said … Read more
LUCKNOW: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday affirmed that her party would contest the Lok Sabha 2024 and other assembly elections all alone.Addressing a press conference on her 67th birthday, Mayawati squarely slammed the opposition parties, especially the Congress, of spreading rumours about a “possible tie-up” with the BSP in the run up to national general … Read more