49 more Lok Sabha MPs were suspended for disrupting proceedings, reducing the opposition’s strength in the lower House by two-thirds. So far, 141 opposition MPs have been suspended. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said a ‘complete purge’ was being executed to ensure the passage of ‘draconian bills’ without debate. The MPs suspended on Tuesday included...
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Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s vehicle met with an accident on Tuesday as his car veered off the road and got stuck in a roadside drain in Bharatpur district. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The mishap occurred near Punchari Ka Lautha, close to the Uttar Pradesh border, as CM Sharma was traveling to...
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The Allahabad high court’s verdict on the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi land title suit has potential political ramifications leading up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Legal battles in the Gyanvapi mosque and Krishna Janmabhoomi cases of Varanasi and Mathura are expected to influence political developments. Ayodhya, Kashi, and Mathura were contentious issues during the 1980s,...
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Some cabin crew members of Air India Express accused the management of using uncalibrated equipment and under-reporting their height to categorise them at the higher-end of the BMI scale. The legal metrology department in Kochi seized the equipment after finding it uncalibrated. Air India Express secured a stay on further action by the department....
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A controversy broke out in the Madhya Pradesh assembly when Congress realized that a portrait of Jawaharlal Nehru had been removed and replaced with one of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. The assembly administration claims that Nehru’s portrait was moved to another hall six months ago. Congress MLAs did not protest until the media highlighted the...
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif blames the Pakistani Military, specifically Gen Faiz Hamid, for orchestrating his oustings from power in 1993, 1999, and 2017. He accuses the military of interfering in court verdicts and coercing senior judges. Sharif also criticizes the judiciary for supporting military dictators and questions their accountability of prime ministers....
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The Allahabad high court dismissed petitions by Anjuman Intezamia Masajid (AIM) and UP Sunni Central Waqf Board challenging civil suits seeking the right to worship at the Gyanvapi complex and restoration of a temple. The court clarified that the Places of Worship Act, 1991 does not bar these suits and emphasized the national importance...
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RSS has disapproved of the stand taken by political parties, including BJP, on conducting a nationwide caste census. It spelled out its opposition during a meeting with Maharashtra’s BJP and Shiv Sena MLAs who visited the Sangh’s headquarters on Tuesday. RSS Vidarbha region chief Shridhar Gadge told TOI that a caste census may benefit...
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