- SourcesUproar in UP Assembly over law and order
The monsoon session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly resumed on Monday on a stormy note as opposition parties led by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the SP created a ruckus over the Deoria shelter home case.
1 year agoSourcesZimbabwe's President sworn in following disputed electionThe President of Zimbabwe took the oath of office on Sunday, calling for unity following a disputed election that the opposition claimed was marred by fraud.
1 year agoSourcesOpposition parties to pitch for paper ballots at EC meet on MondayMany opposition parties will reiterate their demand for paper ballots for future elections, among other things, in a meeting with the Election Commission of India (EC) on Monday.
1 year agoSourcesDefeating BJP first priority of Opposition in 2019, leadership later: RahulCongress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be a straight contest between the BJP and the "entire opposition" and their "first priority" is to defeat the ruling alliance.
1 year agoSourcesBJP causing divisions in society, we will defeat it in 2019: Rahul (Second Lead)Congress President Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the BJP and RSS were weakening the country "by causing divisions and spreading hatred." He said the combined opposition will defeat the ruling alliance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing an event organised by the Indian Overseas Congress on Thursday, Gandhi targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several issues, including Rafale fighter jet deal and demonetisation. He alleged that Modi discriminates with the non-BJP ruled states.
1 year agoSourcesSC verdict proves opposition joined hands to malign Bengal: Mamata (lead)West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday termed the Supreme Court verdict on the recently held state panchayat polls as "a victory of democracy" and claimed the joint efforts of BJP, CPI-M and Congress to malign Bengal over the issue of uncontested seats during the election, have fallen flat.
1 year agoSourcesCongress questions Gujarat government's probe into groundnut scamGujarat Leader of the Opposition Paresh Dhanani on Tuesday said the state governments ordering a one-man inquiry committee into the alleged groundnut procurement scam was to cover up its own "wrong-doings".
1 year agoSourcesTripura officials in Bengal to study rural job performanceOfficials from BJP-ruled Tripura are on a tour to Trinamool Congress-governed West Bengal to study the performance of the rural job scheme MGNREGA, an official said on Tuesday.
1 year agoSourcesKharge again refuses to attend Lokpal selection panel meetSenior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday again refused to attend the Tuesday meeting of a committee to select the Lokpal, saying he wouldn't do so until he gets the status of a full-fledged member instead of a 'Special Invitee'.
1 year agoSourcesUnlike now, government, opposition were close in Atal era: AzadIn an apparent dig at the Narendra Modi government, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said there was "no distance, as it is today" between the government and the opposition in Vajpayee's era.
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