"I deeply respect the Constitution, Parliament and Babasaheb Ambedkar. The Constitution is supreme for me, there can be no question on it, as a citizen I can never go against it," Hegde said.
By March 2019, all homes in the country will be provided uninterrupted 24-hour power supply throughout the year, Power Minister R K Singh said today.
Addressing the party members at the 133rd foundation day of the Congress party, Rahul accused senior BJP leaders of tampering with the country’s Constitution.
Parliament passed a bill to exclude bamboo from the definition of tree under the Indian Forest Act, claiming it would improve the earnings of tribals and dwellers living around forests.
According to sources, Governor Ram Naik has okayed the withdrawal of "many cases" based on recommendations sent by the ruling BJP in the state.
Gandhi’s dig came hours after the Leader of the House Arun Jaitley made a short statement in Rajya Sabha to end the impasse over Modi’s remarks against his predecessor made during the Gujarat polls campaign.
Rupani honed his political skills in the crucible of the Gujarat Navnirman agitation, a socio-political movement in 1974 by students and the middle-class against economic crisis and corruption in public life.
The Rajya Sabha has not functioned normally since the start of the Winter Session, due to disruptions over PM Modi's remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh.
A soft-spoken man, Thakur’s strength is that he is seen as a leader who has managed to straddle the party’s warring factions in the state.
Shivanand Tiwary accused Nitish Kumar of giving up his commitment to secularism in order to cosy up to Narendra Modi with whom he had shared cold vibes in the past.
The letter, signed by state General Secretary Vidya Shankar Sonkar, said in view of the protest against the inter-religious marriage, Ajay Sharma has been removed from his post.
The case against Adityanath, Shiv Pratap Shukla, Sheetal Pandey and 10 others was filed at Gorakhpur’s Pipiganj police station in May 27, 1995 for holding a meeting in violation of prohibitory orders.
"They shall also not use their personal social media accounts for any political activity or endorse the posts or tweets or blogs of any political figure," the new rule states.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh also said a total of 46,188 Indians were naturalised during 2016 as compared to 42,213 in 2015.
Subramanian Swamy said that only splitting Pakistan into four pieces is the ‘permanent solution’ to the decades old problem.
Jaitley’s clarification came as the Congress has been demanding Modi’s apology on this issue since the beginning of the Winter Session of Parliament.
Rijiju's remarks came a day after the External Affairs Ministry said Pakistani journalists had hurled invectives at the two women -- mother Avanti and wife Chetankul -- outside the Foreign Office building on Monday.
Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 52-year-old Thakur, a five-time MLA from Seraj, and other ministers which included six new faces.
Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad lashed out at the government and said a person who lacked faith in the Indian Constitution did not deserve to be in the House or in the government.
The minister's appeal came amid continued logjam over Congress' demand for apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh during the Gujarat assembly election campaign.
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