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Sonia's remark on 'Judiciary' draws Chairman's ire in Rajya Sabha
Quoting her speech, the Chairman on Friday said in the Upper House that he is being accused of "undermining judiciary". He said all the issues of bipartisan role should be settled within and assured that he will not look either way.
BJP takes U-turn after announcing suspension of 'Jan Aakrosh Yatra' in Raj
Rajasthan BJP President Satish Poonia had tweeted at 3.04 p.m.: "Corona is again spreading its wings in the world. In such a situation, we have stopped the 'Jan Aakrosh Yatra' for the time being. In the future, again under the new strategy, BJP will go among the people and raise their voice against the misrule of the Congress government. At present, due to the instructions of the Central government, we have postponed the Yatra."
AIADMK's EPS faction serves legal notice to OPS over party name, symbol
The legal wing of the AIADMK in the notice served on Thursday said that OPS does not have any right to use the name of the party, its symbol, or even its office address as the legal possession of the headquarters was with it the party interim general secretary EPS.
'Country's atmosphere not right for Muslims, told my children to settle abroad', RJD leader's comment triggers row
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), however, clarified that it is Siddiqui's his own statement made in his personal capacity, and the party has nothing to do with it.
PM Modi slated to flag off Howrah-NJP Vande Bharat Express on Dec 30
According to a highly placed source, the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express will depart Howrah early in the morning and reach NJP in the afternoon. It will then return to Howrah in the late evening. There is already a Shatabdi Express between Howrah and NJP. This train leaves Howrah in the afternoon and reaches NJP at around 10 p.m. The Vande Bharat Express will certainly attract tourists travelling to the Hills in north Bengal and the Dooars as well as the state of Sikkim.
'One-man'-ruled Akali Dal faces lowest ebb in Punjab politics
People have rejected the SAD in the recent state Assembly polls for the second consecutive term. Its legislators in the present Legislative Assembly of 117 reduced to mere three, down from 15 seats in 2017-22, the lowest-ever number. The BJP, which had won three seats in 2017 when it had contested in alliance with the Akali Dal, secured two seats this time.
ED attaches 45 acres of land worth Rs 55 cr linked to DMK leader A. Raja
The ED said in a statement said that the land was bought by Raja with the money he got as 'bribe' while serving as Union Minister for Environment and Forest (2004 to 2007). It may be recalled that Raja, the Lok Sabha MP from Nilgiris constituency and Deputy Secretary of DMK, was under the radar of the ED in the 2G spectrum scam.
Prashant Kishor hits back at Piyush Goyal over remark on Bihar
Prashant Kishor added, "When the Prime Minister comes here, he bows down to the public and talks sweetly with the people and takes votes. Then his ministers are making fun of the same Bihar. This shows their mentality. Now this is not my concern what are the ministers saying, my concern is how to make Bihar so beautiful that no one can make fun of it".
Partha Chatterjee's loyalty signals fail to cut ice with Trinamool
However, the Trinamool has expressed visible reluctance in taking his message seriously. While appearing before a special CBI court on Thursday, Chatterjee voluntarily spoke to mediapersons after a long gap since his arrest in July this year in a completely different tone.
Appointment of OBCs in direct recruitment more than 27%: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that whether people belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) are lagging in deriving benefit of 27 per cent reservation in the Central services, the Minister said, this data was based on the information provided by various Ministries/Departments of the Central government, including their attached/subordinate offices.
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