Politics in India is rarely dull, but this week’s circus in Parliament set a new low. In the spotlight: Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi, currency bundles on his seat/desk, and Sambit Patra’s scorching “traitor” jibe at Rahul Gandhi. If this were a reality show, it’d be called House of Scandals. Let’s dive into the madness….
Shambhu: A ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers on Friday began its foot march to Delhi from their protest site at Shambhu border, but was stopped a few metres away by a multilayered barricading. The security personnel used teargas as some farmers reached near the barricades put up on the Haryana side of the Shambhu border. Haryana…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said a wad of currency notes was recovered by security staff from the seat allotted to Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi. The currency was recovered from seat no. 222, which is allotted to Singhvi, on Thursday after the sitting of the House, he said. The assertion triggered…
New Delhi: Congress MP Hibi Eden has submitted a notice to move a privilege motion against BJP MP Sambit Patra for his remarks calling Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi “traitor of the highest order”, asserting that the usage of “completely defamatory and unparliamentary words” has clearly violated constitutional norms. In his letter to Lok Sabha…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the 11th time in a row but sharply lowered the GDP growth forecast to 6.6 percent for the current fiscal, as against an earlier projection of 7.2 percent. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained the status quo on…
Kolkata: Bangladesh has summoned Shikder Mohammad Ashrafur Rahman, the Acting Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata, for urgent consultations following protests over attacks on Hindu minorities. Rahman, who is also Minister of Political Affairs, stationed in Kolkata, has returned to Dhaka. “Ashrafur Rahman was called for urgent consultations following ongoing protests outside our mission in Kolkata….
MS Shanker In a decisive political shift, Devendra Fadnavis has returned as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister, leading the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance, or Mahayuti, to a resounding victory in the state elections. The win not only highlights Fadnavis’s political acumen but also signals the growing irrelevance of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), an alliance comprising the Congress,…
The other day, I attended my fellow journalist’s son’s marriage. As the wedding rites were under way, an MLA from the Opposition party arrived with a retinue of hangers-on and security men. Wasting no time, he went straight to the mandap to greet the bride and groom, and with equal haste, prepared to leave. But…
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New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said there is a pressing need to defend, protect and safeguard the ideals of B R Ambedkar as also his “finest” contribution – the Constitution of India. “On the Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Babasaheb Dr Ambedkar, we express our heartfelt gratitude to the ardent champion of the Constitution…
