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Sonia Gandhi to travel abroad for medical check-ups
"Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be traveling abroad for medical checkups, she will also visit her ailing mother, before she returns to Delhi," party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a statement. "Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be travelling with the Congress President," it added. However, the scheduled rally on September 4 will be addressed by Rahul Gandhi.
Bihar Assembly Speaker rejects no-confidence motion, refused to resign
The ruling JD-U and RJD brought the no-confidence motion against Sinha after they came to power in Bihar. Sinha rejected the no-confidence motion, saying it was not in accordance with the law and hence, he had decided not to resign from his post. After the formation of the new government in Bihar, the BJP became an opposition party. Hence, the ruling JD-U and RJD were thinking that Sinha may resign from his post himself.
Eyeing power, Raj Thackeray projects himself as the 'most eligible political suitor'!
With his trademark 'perpetually irked countenance', Raj Thackeray cracked the whip on his party leaders and workers, virtually snapping at them to be seen among the people, grab eyeballs and clamber onto the centre-stage of state politics -- where the 16-year-old MNS is relegated to the sidelines, though sporadically making it to the headlines too.
Telangana BJP MLA sent to jail for 14 days
Raja Singh, who was arrested on Tuesday morning, was presented at Nampally Criminal Court amid tight security and high tension due to protests by his supporters and those opposed to him. Police had resorted to baton charge to disperse the two groups who were raising slogans against each other. Fourteenth Additional Metropolitan Magistrate remanded Raja Singh to judicial custody for two weeks.
SC refers Uddhav-Shinde dispute to constitution bench, no order by EC till Aug 25
The bench will decide about the symbol related to the Election Commission proceeding...," said the bench. It also asked the Election Commission not to take a final call on Eknath Shinde's faction claim as the official Shiv Sena party till Thursday (August 25). Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the Uddhav Thackeray faction, asked the top court to restrain the Election Commission from deciding Shinde's claim.
BJP suspends Raja Singh for making derogatory remarks against Prophet
In a letter to Singh, Member Secretary BJP Central Disciplinary Committee Om Pathak said, "You have expressed views contrary to the Party's position on various matters, which is in clear violation of Rule XXV. 10 (a) of constitution of the Bharatiya Janata Party. "I have been directed to convey to you that pending further inquiry, you are suspended from the party and from your responsibilities / assignments if any, with immediate effect."
Sonia Gandhi meets President Droupadi Murmu
This the first visit of Congress President after Murmu was elected as President. A tweet run by the President's Secretariat said, "President, Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan."
Delhi government ignored recommendations of expert committee and excise policy: BJP
Addressing a press conference along with Lok Sabha member Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma at party headquarters here, BJP national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Sudhanshu Trivedi noted that the Delhi Excise Policy says that producers, retailers, and distributors of liquor cannot be the same, however, it was violated.
BJP leader Sonali Phogat passes away in Goa
Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat , who complained of uneasiness on Monday night, was taken to hospital at around 8 a.m. this morning, where she was declared brought dead, Goa DGP Jaspal Singh told IANS. "She was staying at a hotel in North Goa. She also had her dinner on Monday night. But late night, she felt uneasy," he said.
BJP Telangana president arrested amid protests over TRS leader's role in Delhi liquor scam
After BJP activists stepped in to prevent police from arresting Sanjay this morning, the situation turned tense. However, police deployed in large numbers managed to take the BJP leader away even as his supporters tried to block the path at several points on the route.
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