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Defamation case: Rahul Gandhi summoned to appear before UP Court on July 2

Rahul Gandhi defamation case: The case was filed in 2018 for remarks made against then BJP President Amit Shah at a press conference in Bengaluru

Demand for 3 more Dy CMs in Karnataka: CM says Cong's decision final

Currently, D K Shivakumar from the Vokkaliga community is only the Deputy Chief Minister in the Siddaramaiah cabinet

BJP got Kejriwal arrested in fake case, alleges AAP as CBI arrests him

Earlier in the day, a Delhi court allowed the CBI to formally arrest Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case

Birla's decisions in last 5 years as Speaker strengthened democracy: Paswan

Paswan, the chief of BJP ally Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), also came out in the defence of Birla as several opposition leaders accused him of being partial towards treasury benches

Suggested to CWC that Rahul should be Leader of Opposition in LS: K'taka CM

The decision on Gandhi's appointment as the Leader of Opposition was announced soon after a meeting of the floor leaders of the INDIA bloc at Congress chief M Mallikarjun Kharge's residence last night

Hope suspension of MPs will not be repeated in Lok Sabha: Akhilesh Yadav

Yadav said he also hoped that Birla would be impartial towards the opposition and give its leaders equal opportunity

NDA candidate Om Birla elected as Lok Sabha Speaker for second time

'Your sweet smile keeps the entire House happy,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, congratulating Om Birla on his appointment, passed through voice votes

Excise scam: Kejriwal withdraws plea from SC against HC's stay on bail

Singhvi informed the bench that new developments were taking place every day and Kejriwal has now been arrested by the CBI

No order from Raj Thackeray to back any party in council polls: MNS leader

Polling was being held on Wednesday in the Mumbai Graduates, Mumbai Teachers, Nashik Teachers and Konkan Graduates constituencies of the state legislative council

Appeal Congress to elect Lok Sabha Speaker unanimously: Kiren Rijiju

The Congress has fielded eight-term Lok Sabha member Kodikunnil Suresh against BJP member Om Birla

LS Speaker poll: Om Birla vs K Suresh - a fight for dominance. Key updates

After the Opposition INDIA bloc put forth Kodikunnil Suresh as its candidate for Lok Sabha Speaker post against NDA's Om Birla, the Lower House is poised for an election after decades

Trial court didn't consider material properly: HC on Kejriwal bail order

The vacation bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain, while passing the order, said that documents and arguments were not appreciated properly by the trial court properly

Mulling PLI scheme for garments sector: Textiles minister Giriraj Singh

Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh said that huge opportunities are there to increase exports and the industry should target $50 billion worth of shipments in the coming years

Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of Oppn in LS; decision after INDIA bloc meet

The decision on Rahul Gandhi's appointment as the Leader of Opposition was made after a meeting of the floor leaders of the INDIA bloc at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence

From 'jai samvidhan' to 'jai Bheem', members end LS oath with slogans

As many as 535 members took oath on Monday and Tuesday with seven yet to complete the process. Many of the MPs raised 'Jai Hind', 'Jai Maharashtra', 'Jai Bheem' and 'Jai Shivaji' slogans after taking

Why Opposition thinks govt should accede to its demand for Dy Speaker post

In the history of independent India, the 17th Lok Sabha was the first that didn't have a Deputy Speaker, a post mandated under Article 93 of the Constitution

Owaisi says 'Jai Palestine' while taking oath, remarks expunged after row

Asaduddin Owaisi justified his slogans after he came out of the House and told reporters there was nothing wrong in him saying 'Jai Bheem, Jai Meem, Jai Telangana, Jai Palestine'

In rare fight for Speaker's post in 1952, candidate voted for his rival

Om Birla vs K Suresh would be only third time that Lok Sabha members will have to choose between two candidates

7,160 projects worth Rs 1.4 trn completed under Smart Cities Mission: MoHUA

The centre has released Rs 46,387 crore to 100 cities and 93 per cent of released funds have been utilised, the ministry said

Another FIR lodged against former MP Prajwal Revanna for sexual harassment

Along with him, three others, including former BJP MLA from Hassan Preetham Gowda has also been named in the FIR