Politics

In separate letters to Sharath Bachegowda fighting from Hoskote constituency and Kaviraj Urs from Vijayanagara, the BJP said their contest against the party's official candidates was considered as anti-party activity.

While Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan hoped that political uncertainty will soon end, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik was unambiguous about the need to join hands with the Sena, asserting a government cannot be formed without the three parties uniting.

The statement added that Congress president Sonia Gandhi had decided to dissolve the executive committees of the PCC, DCC and BCCs in Himachal Pradesh with immediate effect.

The case relates to the Pathalgadi movement in Jharkhand's Khunti district where engraved stones were installed in villages in 2017 granting special autonomy to tribal areas under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution.

The Transgender Persons Bill, which seeks to provide a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders, was moved for consideration and passage in Rajya Sabha.

Earlier, responding to Dhankhar, minister of state for health had described his demand as 'absurd', saying he should first clarify why he needed a chopper as 'one cannot tolerate misuse of public money'.

Addressing the House in the 250th session of Rajya Sabha, Modi said, 'Today I want to appreciate two parties, NCP and BJD. These parties have strictly adhered to parliamentary norms. They have never gone into the well.'

Slogans of ‘Release Abdullah’ and ‘Where’s Abdullah’ were also heard both inside and outside the House over the continued detention of MP and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah.

December 5 bypolls were necessitated by resignation and absence of 17 Congress-JD(S) legislators, subsequently disqualified under the anti-defection law by the then assembly Speaker.

Singh, a Member of Parliament from Begusarai in Bihar, is known for his inflammatory speeches, often directed towards a particular community.

The party has said it plans to hold agitations in various parts of the country till November 25, during which it would take out protests to highlight the "failures" of the BJP-led government.

This is the second time that BJP MLA MP Renukacharya has had a close shave. On August 31, he was about to be hit by a bull.

The national capital witnessed a dip in pollution levels on Saturday morning even as the air quality in the city remained in the 'severe' category.

Pawar, who will meet Sonia Gandhi on Sunday, said a Sena-NCP-Congress government will be formed and complete a five-year term as he ruled out the possibility of mid-term polls in the state currently under President's Rule.

Devineni Avinash, state president of the party’s Youth Wing, also sent his resignation to the party chief Chandrababu Naidu and joined the YSRCP in the presence of chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Adityanath said his government is making a lot of efforts to get rid of the stagnation created by Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party in the past years.