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PM Modi takes dig at opposition alliance ahead of no-confidence motion

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:53:36 S O Correspondent

MP: Two minor girls gang-raped in Rewa; police arrest 5, register case after video of incident surfaces

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:52:15 S O Correspondent

Ready to discuss Manipur on Aug 11, have nothing to hide: Amit Shah in RS

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:50:54 S O Correspondent

Mumbai BEST bus service will be restored in 48 hrs: Minister; wet-lease bus staff say strike will continue

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:47:36 S O Correspondent

The affected BEST bus services will be restored in the next 24 to 48 hours, Mumbai guardian minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha said on Monday even as citizens continued to face hardships on the sixth day of the strike by drivers of buses wet-leased by the city civic transport utility.

They don’t tolerate ‘single engine’ govts anywhere in India: Sibal’s dig at Centre after Parliament passes Delhi bill

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:38:50 S O Correspondent

With Parliament passing the contentious Delhi services bill, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday took a swipe at the Centre, saying they don’t tolerate “single engine” governments anywhere in India.

Rs 16,484 crore from central fund under Jal Jeevan Mission lying unused with states, govt says

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:32:33 S O Correspondent

Rs 16,484 crore from the central fund under the Jal Jeevan Mission is lying unused with states and Union Territories, the government said on Monday.

Took rules of no-trust motion to drag PM to Lok Sabha, says TMC MP Derek O’Brien

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:29:55 S O Correspondent

TMC MP Derek O’Brien on Tuesday claimed that it has taken the rules of a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition to “drag” Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Lok Sabha.

Rahul Gandhi likely to open no-confidence debate from opposition side

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:28:47 S O Correspondent

Congress leader Rahul is likely to open the debate from the opposition side when the Lok Sabha takes up discussion on the no-confidence motion against the government on Tuesday.

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 taken up for consideration in Lok Sabha

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:27:21 S O Correspondent

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 was taken up for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Punjab CM Mann terms Delhi services bill ‘alarm bell’ for country’s federal structure

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:26:11 S O Correspondent

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said the bill to replace the ordinance for handling the transfers and postings of officials in the Delhi government is an “alarm bell” for the country’s federal structure.

Parliament passes Delhi services bill; stage set for another round of tussle between AAP, LG

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:24:35 S O Correspondent

The Delhi services bill, passed in Rajya Sabha on Monday, is likely to set the stage for another round of confrontation between the AAP dispensation and the Lt Governor, even as the legislation puts the seal on the Centre’s primacy on the control of the city government’s bureaucracy.

Want ‘united’ India where those who ‘hide’ corruption must quit: Sibal hits back at PM Modi

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 11:33:20 S O Correspondent

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘quit India’ jibe at the opposition, saying “we want a united India” where those who “protect and hide corruption must quit”.