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Smriti Irani, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury spar in LS over 'gentleman' remark
The episode began when the minister while replying to a question by BJD member Chandra Sekhar Sahu pertaining to her department, referred to him as "gentleman" instead of "honourable member".
I am not important, Bill should not be against the law of land: Kerala Guv
CM Vijayan and Governor Khan have been locked in a battle since August ever since the latter said a firm no to the appointment of the former's private secretary's wife as a teacher in the Malayalam department of Kannur University. Since then the two have had a entered into several verbal duals also.
Simultaneous polls can save exchequer's money: Rijiju
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the simultaneous elections would result in huge saving to the public exchequer, avoid replication of effort on the part of the administrative and law and order machinery and also bring considerable savings to the political parties and candidates in their election campaign.
MP govt mulling to mandate police verification by marriage registrars to stop 'love jihad'
As per the plan, marriage registrars and other institutions responsible for solemnising marriages in the state will be mandated to get police pre-verification of the applicant couples in a bid to check instances of love jihad.
Harsimrat lauds PM's gesture on Sahibzadas, seeks panthic nomenclature
She requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to heed the reservations of Sikhs' supreme body Akal Takht Sahib and accept the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)'s recommendation to name it as "Shabibzade Shahadat Diwas" to resonate with Sikh ethos.
PM Modi to kick-start poll campaign during day-long visit to Tripura
According to a source, discussions during the meeting will focus on planning of the poll strategy. "He will also meet BJP MLAs. His welcome will be grand," the source added. The Prime Minister Modi will also address a public gathering at the Swami Vivekananda Stadium in Agartala and inaugurate some projects, as well as lay the foundation stones for a few others.
Mukhtar Ansari convicted, gets 10-year jail in Gangsters Act case
His aide Bhim Singh has also been awarded a ten-year sentence by the court. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs five lakh each on the two. This is the first case in which Ansari has been convicted by the court. It relates to the murder of Avadesh Rai, brother of Congress zonal president Ajai Rai, in 1996.
'Those who drink liquor, will die', says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
He also targeted the BJP leaders, and said, "BJP leaders should go in public and make people aware about the benefits of liquor ban in Bihar." "Liquor ban in Bihar was not my decision. Every party supported the law and then it was implemented. The women of the state had a strong demand for this law and it has benefitted a large section of the society," Nitish Kumar said.
First meeting of newly-elected MCD to be held on Jan 6
After the file was approved by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who hold charge of the Urban Development Department, and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, it was sent to Raj Niwas on December 14 and the LG accorded his approval on the file on the same day itself.
'Why govt was not showing 'laal ankh?' Cong seeks white paper on China
Leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised the matter during Zero Hour. Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay also sought a discussion on the China issue. Chowdhury was alluding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2014 remark, when he had talked about showing "laal ankh" to the Chinese over repeated transgressions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and had also spoken about the might of a "56-inch chest".
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