PM Modi on Saturday announced India and Bangladesh will begin technical-level talks for the renewal of the 1996 Ganga water treaty, and an Indian technical team will visit Bangladesh soon for the conservation and management of the Teesta river.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) directed the transfer of West Bengal's Director General of Police, the state's chief cop.
The Trinamool Congress had been upset with Chowdhury's repeated attacks on Banerjee. The Congress leader recently called the West Bengal chief minister an "opportunist" and said that his party would fight the polls alone.
Mamata Banerjee's sudden comments forced the Congress to adopt a conciliatory approach with party general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh asserting that the opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A bloc cannot be imagined without West Bengal CM.
Derek O'Brien continues to be present in the Rajya Sabha. The Chairman expressed dismay, stating, "It is most unfortunate that suspended member Derek O'Brien continues to be present in the House. His conduct has handicapped the House from transacting business.
Darshan Hiranandani recently filed an affidavit stating that TMC MP Mahua Moitra had targeted Adani to "malign and embarrass Prime Minister Narendra Modi". Moitra had raised questions over the credibility of the affidavit alleging that it was "drafted by the PMO".
Abhishek Banerjee and other TMC leaders were allegedly manhandled and detained when they were protesting inside the Krishi Bhavan in Delhi. They were waiting to meet Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti who did not turn up.
Leader of the House and Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha P C Mody and other senior officials of the secretariat were also present on the occasion.
Leader of the House Piyush Goyal had moved a motion for his suspension "for continuously disturbing the proceedings of the House, disobeying the Chair and continuously creating disturbance in the House."
Saket Gokhale, who is facing several cases, has been named among one of the six candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal.
The term of six MPs from West Bengal will end on August 18.
Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on July 24, the Election Commission (EC) said on Tuesday.
"Parliament is being undermined...The Opposition will not take it lying down, TMC will not take it lying down. We will hit back hard because we have to save democracy," said TMC MP Derek O'Brien on the "unparliamentary" words row.
As many as 12 opposition MPs were suspended from the Rajya Sabha on November 29 for the entire Winter session of Parliament for their 'unruly' conduct in the previous session in August.
The Women's Reservation Bill, in discussion for some time, proposes to amend the Constitution to reserve 33 pc of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and all legislative assemblies.
The Mamata Banerjee-led party has no 'high-command culture' and will pick credible local leaders in the coastal state, Derek O'Brien said.
An ugly verbal spat had erupted between the TMC MP and the Centre after the former accused the government of 'making papri chaat' by rushing bills in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
"Passing legislation or making papri chaat!" TMC MP Derek O'Brien had tweeted along with a chart of the bills passed during the ongoing Monsoon Session.
A Pakistani boy in London was bullied by his schoolmates for wearing spectacles. His father recently took to his Twitter handle and wrote about the stress his 6-year-old son was facing at school for wearing glasses. Many prominent personalities including actress Pooja Bhatt, politician Omar Abdullah and Derek O'Brien among others cheered the little boy up. Take a look at some encouraging tweets.
Bengal polls 2021: Mamata Banerjee will not address election rallies in Kolkata. She will only hold a symbolic public meeting in the city on April 26.
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