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Will never fly in IndiGo: Left leader Jayarajan as airlines bans him for 3 weeks
The action was initiated on account of the June 13 incident when he allegedly manhandled two Congress youths who were protesting against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the flight. The young protesters have also been banned for two weeks. While Jayarajan first said he has no knowledge about the ban, one of the youth protesters told the media that he got a mail from the airlines on Saturday banning him for two weeks.
RS adjourned for the day amid Oppn ruckus over Agnipath, inflation
On the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Monday, the Rajya Sabha witnessed the members walking to the Well of the House over 'Agnipath', inflation and other issues. After repeated failed requests to the protesting members to let the House function, Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the proceedings for the day.
Mehbooba Mufti defends sister Rubaiya, says she had no option but to identify Yasin Malik as her kidnapper
Speaking to a group of select media persons at her government residence on the Gupkar Road in Srinagar, Mehbooba said that her sister did her duty as per the legal requirement as she was the prime prosecution witness and victim of the kidnapping 32 years back.
MP civic polls: Ruling BJP wins 7 mayoral posts, Congress 3
Results for 11 of the 16 Municipal Corporations were announced late on Sunday. BJP has won the post of mayor in five municipal corporations - Bhopal, Indore, Burhanpur, Satna, Khandwa, Sagar and Ujjain, while the Congress registered wins in three - Gwalior and Jabalpur and Chhindwara.
Polling to begin for Presidential polls
Draupadi Murmu is the NDA candidate, who is contesting against Yashwant Sinha, supported by the Opposition parties. The voting will begin at 10 am . A polling booth has been setup inside the Parliament premises where Members of Parliament will cast their votes. The Rajya Sabha's Secretary General is the Returning Officer for this election.
Sinha, Nirahua, Mann to take oath as Lok Sabha members
Simranjit Singh Mann (Sangrur Parliamentary Constituency, Punjab) Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi (Rampur Parliamentary Constituency, Uttar Pradesh); Dinesh Lal Yadav "Nirahua" (Azamgarh Parliamentary Constituency, Uttar Pradesh); and Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (Asansol Parliamentary Constituency, West Bengal) will take oath who have won in by-elections.
DMK MP protests Bhoomi Pooja by only a Hindu priest
The DMK MP shouted at an official, and sought to know why the 'Imam' and Christian priest were not present. He also asked for the presence of atheist leaders as well as Dravidar Kazhagam representatives. "Do you have instructions or not that the government functions should not be held like this. Are you aware or not?" he asked an official.
BJD to support NDA's Vice Presidential nominee Dhankhar
The BJD has decided to extend its support to Dhankhar after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to BJD President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over phone and sought his support, party General Secretary, Media affairs, Manas Mangaraj said in a tweet. Some senior BJD leaders are also likely to remain present during the filing nomination papers by Dhankhar on July 19, he said. The tenure of present Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu is going to end on August 10.
Chirag attends NDA President poll mock drill but says not part of grouping
Chirag Paswan on Sunday too insisted that he was not part of the National Democratic Alliance and would only decide political tie-ups when the next elections approach. Coming out of the meeting, he said that his party had decided to support Draupadi Murmu, a woman from the most deprived section of society (Schedule Tribes) who was contesting for the country's top post, for which elections will be held on Monday.
Bengal BJP houses all its MLAs in hotel on eve of Presidential polls
Currently the BJP's strength in the Assembly is 70. However, on Sunday noon, only 69 MLAs were housed at the New Town hotel. The one left out was Bhatpara MLA, Pawan Singh, son of its Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh, who had recently rejoined the ruling Trinamool Congress. Since Pawan Singh is yet to make his stand clear as yet, the state BJP leadership is not counting on him.
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