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Assam CM Himanta hits out at Mamata Banerjee over 'provocative' speech

In the clip, Banerjee is seen stressing that though Bangladesh and her state share the same language and culture, both are two different countries with West Bengal being part of India

'Enough is enough': Prez asks nation to wake up, end crimes against women

Murmu said that it is this objectification of women by a few that is behind the crimes against women", which is "ingrained deeply"

UPS anti-employee scheme, will implement OPS after winning: Deepender Hooda

He attended an event where wrestler Aman Sehrawat, who won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, was felicitated in Birohad village in Jhajjar

Every LoP is 'PM-in-waiting', says Manish Tewari; hails Rahul's maturity

Gandhi became the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha in late June after the Lok Sabha poll results in which the BJP fell short of a majority but got the mandate along with its NDA allies

Will call Assembly session, pass Bill ensuring death for rapists: Mamata

Mamata Banerjee asserted that if the Governor does not pass the proposed Bill, her party leaders will sit outside the Raj Bhavan in protest

Gujarat floods: Kharge, Rahul urge govt to provide all possible assistance

Gandhi said the flood situation in Gujarat is getting more severe day by day

Hema Committee report: Opposition slams govt's inaction, asks 5 questions

The opposition leader accused the government of silence and evasion over the Hema Committee report, which revealed a series of crimes in the film industry

Lok Sabha election results gave India chance to breathe: Manish Tewari

Tewari said he believes India requires a second wave of democratic reforms whereby structures which really underpin the democratic edifice of India need to be more participatory

Champai Soren under own govt 'surveillance' for 5 months: Himanta Sarma

Two sub-inspectors (SIs) of Special Branch of Jharkhand Police were nabbed by Soren's people in a Delhi hotel while they were keeping watch on the ex-chief minister, Sarma said

Bengal failed to implement schemes to deal with crimes against women: WCD

It is ironic that it is the only state in the country that has a woman chief minister and still the situation of women in the state is deteriorating, Women and Child Development minister Devi told PTI

Pure communal venom: Sibal slams Assam CM for his remark on Muslims

Reacting to the remarks, Sibal said on X, "Himanta (Assam CM): 'Will take sides. Will not let Miya Muslims take over all of Assam'. My take: Pure communal venom. Actionable. Silence not an answer."

Derek O'Brien writes to Nadda, expressing concern over delay in parl panels

He said the Trinamool Congress submitted its nominations on July 12

'Deeply sorry': Mamata dedicates Trinamool foundation day to Kolkata victim

The West Bengal Chief Minister's message comes after a protest march, dubbed 'Nabanna Abhijan', where security forces used water cannons, lathi-charges, and tear gas to disperse protestors

Script by BJP: Akhilesh slams Kangana on remarks over farmers' protests

The BJP denounced Ranaut on Monday for her disparaging remarks on the farmers' agitation, as it expressed disagreement with her views and made it clear that she is not authorised to comment on the par

BSP re-elects Mayawati as party's national president in executive meet

Earlier on Monday, dismissing her retirement news as fake, Mayawati said that there is no question of her retirement from active politics

K Kavitha vows to 'return with interest' against those behind her arrest

The BRS leader, who appeared emotional after reuniting with her family, insisted on her innocence and said her arrest as politically motivated

Police use force as BJP protests against students' arrest during rally

The rally was called for demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the wake of the recent rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor

NDA on the cusp of RS majority with 11 candidates elected unopposed

The Rajya Sabha currently has 237 members, with four vacancies each in the nominated category and from Jammu and Kashmir, with the majority mark being 119

J&K polls: Omar Abdullah to contest elections from Ganderbal constituency

Omar represented Ganderbal from 2009 to 2014 when he was the chief minister (CM) of the NC-Congress coalition government

Delhi health minister highlights doctors shortage, slams L-G for inaction

He said excuses such as the unavailability of the chief minister and the lack of an NCCSA meeting, are being cited by the LG's office to delay appointment for these positions