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Opposition leaders meet President Murmu on Manipur issue

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:41:02 S O Correspondent

Communal forces are indulging in moral policing to tarnish the image of DK: Dinesh Gundu Rao

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:48:26 S O Correspondent

Owaisi terms amendments to RBD Act as 'backdoor NRC', likens govt to 'Jhaanku Uncle'

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:14:29 S O Correspondent

Commercial LPG price cut by Rs 99.75, no change for domestic cylinders

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:06:36 S O Correspondent

Public sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have made price revisions for commercial LPG and slashed the price of 19 KG commercial LPG gas cylinders by Rs 99.75, sources said.

Opposition MPs walkout from RS over Manipur issue

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:05:17 S O Correspondent

Opposition leaders on Wednesday walked out from the Rajya Sabha after the Chair did not admit their notices for suspension of the listed business and take up discussion on the Manipur issue.

Sibal asks BJP if Maha train firing, Haryana and Manipur violence was the 'achche din' it promised

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:01:14 S O Correspondent

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday took a swipe at the BJP over the Maharashtra train firing incident, clashes in Haryana and the violence in Manipur, asking if these were the "achche din" promised. He said politics of hate was responsible for such incidents.

SC begins hearing batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:59:40 S O Correspondent

India's top court on Wednesday commenced its hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud will conduct day-to-day hearings on the matter beginning Wednesday.

Fail to understand what merit BJD, YSRCP have found in Delhi services bill: Chidambaram

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:57:45 S O Correspondent

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a swipe at the BJD and the YSRCP for pledging support for the bill to replace the Delhi services ordinance and said he fails to understand what merit they have found in the legislation.

Lok Sabha to take up no-trust motion debate on August 8

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:12:06 S O Correspondent

The Lok Sabha will debate the no-confidence between August 8 and 10, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to reply to the opposition-sponsored move on the last day.

Violence in name of religion cannot be tolerated in 21st-century India: Kharge

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:05:01 S O Correspondent

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said violence in the name of religion cannot be tolerated in 21st-century India and the coming generations will have to bear the consequences if people do not unite against such divisive elements.

Gujarat saw 81 custodial deaths in last five years, highest in India

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:00:40 S O Correspondent

Gujarat witnessed the most number of custodial deaths in the last five years with 81 such cases, followed by Maharashtra with 80 deaths, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Complete breakdown of law and order in Manipur, says SC; summons DGP

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:56:36 S O Correspondent

There is a complete breakdown of law and order and constitutional machinery in Manipur, an outraged Supreme Court observed on Tuesday while terming the investigation carried out by the state police as 'tardy' and 'too lethargic'.