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  Amit Shah to introduce Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha

  August 04, 2019 14:12 IST

  Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha tomorrow. The bill aims to implement 10 per cent Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Case filed against DMK President Stalin for model code of conduct violation

  August 02, 2019 12:43 IST

  On Thursday, Stalin met leaders of the Muslim community at a marriage hall in Ambur without intimating and getting permission from the election officials.

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  Train of recession coming full throttle: Rahul Gandhi targets 'Mr PM's 'incompetent FM'

  August 01, 2019 22:45 IST

  "Mr PM, the economy has derailed and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. If your incompetent FM is telling you there is light, trust me it's the train of recession coming at full throttle," he said on Twitter.

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  Delhi has honest, educated CM unlike BJP-ruled states: AAP leader Atishi Marlena

  August 01, 2019 20:03 IST

  Atishi Marlena was responding to Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari who has termed as "poll stunt" Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's announcement that people consuming up to 200 units of electricity won't have to pay power bills.  

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  Opposition to Triple Talaq bill exposes liberals, Congress; fundamentalist vote bank its priority: Jaitley

  August 01, 2019 7:36 IST

  Talking about the rights of an individual and customs of the society, Jaitley, who himself is a lawyer, said it is long overdue that the courts re-examine whether the rights of a citizen being deprived on the grounds of personal law violate the constitutional guarantees.

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  BJP MLA Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri elected Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker

  July 31, 2019 12:55 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has been elected unopposed as the speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The development comes after former Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar had tendered his resignation from his post, soon after BS Yediyurappa government won floor test in the house.

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  Important bills passed in Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha | Highlights

  July 31, 2019 21:38 IST

  The Lok Sabha on Wednesday began with an uproar over the Unnao survivor car crash case echoing the house with the Opposition demanding Home Minister Amit Shah's statement. Later in the day, important bills were passed in both Houses of the Parliament.

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  Triple talaq bill passage: Mehbooba Mufti asks if it was urgent, Omar Abdullah tells her to check how her MPs voted

  July 30, 2019 23:59 IST

  Triple Talaq bill has been passed in Rajya Sabha. Now is the time for political reactions. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah are engaged in a Twitter war.

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  Big blow to Congress! Sanjay Singh quits party to join BJP on Wednesday

  July 30, 2019 15:49 IST

  Congress MP Sanjay Singh, who hails from Amethi royal family has resigned from the party as well as the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. He is all set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has accepted the resignation of Sanjay Singh as member of Rajya Sabha.

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  Triple talaq bill passed in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi terms it historic | Highlights

  July 30, 2019 22:58 IST

  The triple talaq bill criminalising instant divorce in the Muslim community was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, with the government mustering numbers for its smooth sailing in the Upper House where it still lacks majority support. The contentious bill was passed with 99 members voting in favour and 84 against it. It was passed by the Lok Sabha last week.

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  Rahul insists on non-family Congress head as chorus for Priyanka Gandhi grows

  July 29, 2019 22:47 IST

  The old guard is firmly behind Priyanka Gandhi's elevation despite a section of young leaders backing Rahul Gandhi's plan. Even as Rahul opposes a family member at the helm, her Sonbhadra show has won her many admirers both in the party and outside. The cabal around Sonia Gandhi is insistent that they have a winner on their hands after Priyanka's intervention in UP. This remains unacceptable to Rahul.

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  Srinivas BV appointed interim president of Indian Youth Congress

  July 29, 2019 20:28 IST

  Srinivas was earlier the national vice president of the IYC. He succeeds Keshav Chand Yadav, who was given the charge on May 11, 2018.

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  Why ex-Karnataka assembly speaker's parting shot may help Congress win battles ahead

  July 29, 2019 18:52 IST

  The Congress may have lost the political battle in Karnataka, but disqualification of rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs by former Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar may have put political careers of these MLAs are in serious trouble. This decision is sure to help Congress-led alliances in Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan to retain their hold on power. Read on to know how.

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  Parliament session: Azam Khan apologises for remarks against BJP MP Rama Devi

  July 31, 2019 8:12 IST

  Samajwadi Party MP Mohd Azam Khan, facing flak for his indecent remarks against BJP MP Rama Devi, made an apology in the Lok Sabha just as the Parliament began proceedings at 11 am.

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  Karnataka CM Yediyurappa wins trust vote in assembly, Speaker resigns soon after

  July 29, 2019 13:19 IST

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa won the trust vote in the assembly on Monday, proving his government's majority. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had issued a whip to all its 105 legislators to attend the assembly on Monday from 11 a.m.

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  Karnataka Trust Vote: Coast looks clear for Yeddiyurappa govt, but will there be a last minute twist?

  July 29, 2019 0:09 IST

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddiyurappa looks comfortable as his government gets ready to prove majority in Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Although it looks certain that he will win the trust vote, he will surely not be complacent given how Karnataka political crisis has panned out so far.

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  Article 35A debate heats up: Won't allow changes in J&K demography, warns Farooq Abdullah

  July 28, 2019 21:49 IST

  Terrorism-hit Jammu & Kashmir is showing signs of a fresh political battle over Article 35-A. Former J&K Chief Minister and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has said that his party will resist attempts to dilute "unique identity" of the state. His reaction has come hours after People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti expressed similar sentiments

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  Pranab Mukherjee will be a Bharat Ratna on August 8 along with Bhupen Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh

  July 28, 2019 20:15 IST

  Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee: Former President Pranab Mukherjee will be awarded Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour of India on August 8. The award would also be given posthumously to social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika.

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  When mother kisses son, is it sex? Jitan Ram Manjhi uses bizarre logic to defend Azam Khan's sexist remark

  July 28, 2019 18:41 IST

  Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday came in defence of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, whose sexist remark against Lok Sabha deputy speaker Rama Devi Rama Devi inside Parliament irked widespread criticism. "When brother, sister meet they kiss, is it equal to sex? Mother kisses son, son kisses mother, is it sex?" Jitan Ram Manjhi told ANI.

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  BJP to hold 'training classes' for its MPs on August 3 and 4

  July 28, 2019 17:07 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah will be present at the training classes or 'abhyas varga' to be held in New Delhi. BJP working president JP Nadda will be in attendance as well. All BJP Members of Parliament have been asked to attend Abhyas Varga starting August 3.

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  Day ahead of Yediyurappa's confidence motion, Karnataka Assembly speaker disqualifies 14 more rebel MLAs

  July 28, 2019 12:36 IST

  Just a day ahead of Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa's confidence motion, Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 more rebel MLAs. Of the lawmakers who faced the action, 11 are from the Congress and three from JDS. Earlier on Thursday, Karnataka Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar had disqualified 3 rebel Congress MLAs under the anti-defection law.

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  You cannot misbehave and get away: Smriti Irani on Azam Khan's sexist remark

  July 26, 2019 13:27 IST

  Lok Sabha witnessed uproar on Friday over Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan's sexist remark against BJP legislator Rama Devi. Slamming Khan, Union Minister Smriti Irani during the Zero Hour, warned him and said that he can't misbehave with a woman and get away, regardless of a party she belongs to, cannot be insulted.

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  Yediyurappa takes oath as Karnataka CM; to prove majority on July 29 | BSY swearing-in Highlights

  July 26, 2019 22:16 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday took the oath as the new chief minister of Karnataka. The swearing-in ceremony commenced at 6.30 pm on Friday -- and after weeks of an overly-stretched political drama. 

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  No one can give stable govt in Karnataka's present scenario, says Kumaraswamy

  July 25, 2019 14:51 IST

  The Kumaraswamy government was reduced to a minority in the critical trial of strength in the assembly on July 23, when the confidence motion moved by him was defeated with 99 voting in favour of it and 105 against, ending a three-week long high-voltage political drama.

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  Karnataka crisis: State may head for spell of President's rule

  July 25, 2019 12:36 IST

  Karnataka may have a spell of President's rule till its Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar decides on the resignations of the 15 rebel legislators of the Congress and JD-S, as the BJP is not in a hurry to stake claim to form a government amid uncertainty, a party official said on Thursday.

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  Blow to NCP as Mumbai unit chief Sachin Ahir joins Shiv Sena ahead of Maharashtra polls

  July 25, 2019 12:46 IST

  Mumbai unit chief of the Nationalist Congress Party and former Maharashtra minister Sachin Ahir joined the Shiv Sena in Mumbai today. He was welcomed in the party by Uddhav Thackeray and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray. Ahir had represented the Shivdi Assembly seat in Mumbai from 1999 to 2009 and was later elected from Worli, after delimitation of constituencies.

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  BJP unwilling to form minority government in Karnataka. President's Rule? | Updates

  July 25, 2019 17:40 IST

  In the floor test on Tuesday, the JD-S-Congress coalition failed to win the confidence motion by 6 votes as they could muster only 99 against 105 of the BJP in a house of 204, excluding the Speaker and in the absence of 20 legislators - including 14 of the Congress, 3 of the JD-S, 2 Independents and one of the BSP.

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  Madhya Pradesh MLAs not for sale, says Kamal Nath after Congress-JDS fall in Karnataka

  July 25, 2019 8:00 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has asserted that the MLAs of the Congress party are not for sale. The statement by Kamal Nath comes a day after the fall of Congress-JDS government in Karnataka. Exuding confidence in his government, Kamal Nath said this government will complete a five-year term and that we will work with full might and strength.