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Congress seeks answers from govt on 'serious security breach' in Parliament

The Congress on Wednesday demanded answers from the government on the "serious security breach" in Lok Sabha, saying does the incident "not prove that necessary precautions were not taken". Two persons jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour and released yellow gas from canisters and shouted slogans before being overpowered by MPs. Around the same time, two persons, including a woman, also sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting slogans 'tanashahi nahi chalegi' outside the Parliament premises. In a post on X, party president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said the security breach that took place in Parliament is a very serious matter. "We demand that the Home Minister should come to both the Houses and give a statement on this. The question is, how did two people come inside such a big security department and release gas from a canister there," he said. "Today, on Martyr's Day, we paid tribute to the brave .

Modi's guarantee is guarantee of inflation: Cong slams over sky high prices

The Congress on Wednesday slammed the government over "skyrocketing prices" of essential commodities, saying "Modi's guarantee is the guarantee of inflation". Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has completely failed to control inflation and they keep raising various issues to hide this "failure". In a post in Hindi on X, Ramesh said, "Modi's guarantee is the guarantee of inflation!" "Nowadays, the BJP is talking about the guarantee of the Prime Minister.Don't know about their other guarantees, but one guarantee that the country has got in the last nine and a half years is the guarantee of inflation." Due to the wrong policies of this government, inflation has already broken the record of 45 years, he said. "The prices of essential commodities are continuously skyrocketing. Due to increasing prices of food items, retail inflation has now reached 5.5 percent," Ramesh said. "The prime minister has completely failed to control inflation

Biggest money heist since 1947: Jairam Ramesh's Adani reference to PM Modi

The senior Congress leader said that the people pay the price for Adani's rise via "inflated electric bills"

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BJP names CM, deputy CMs of Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh: Check names here

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday appointed Bhajanlal Sharma as the chief minister of Rajasthan

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Who needs 'Money Heist' fiction in India when you have Congress: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invoked a popular crime series to assail the Congress on the recovery of more than Rs 350 crore from premises linked to its MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu. The prime minister made the remarks in reaction to a post on X by the BJP in which it shared a video showing pictures of Sahu with senior Congress leaders, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, and the piles of cash recovered during Income Tax raids on premises linked to the Jharkhand MP. The BJP captioned the video "Congress presents the Money Heist!" while the series' popular title song plays in the background. "In India, who needs 'Money Heist' fiction, when you have the Congress Party, whose heists are legendary for 70 years and counting," the prime minister said in his post. The cash seizure in the Income Tax department's searches against Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Private Limited owned by the family of Sahu -- the Congress' Rajya Sabha MP -- has been calculated at Rs 3

BJP slams Cong, says strict action against corruption is Modi's guarantee

The BJP on Tuesday targeted the Congress and its allies, saying they have spread the "disease of corruption" against which a movement has to be started not just by the government but also by the people. Addressing a press conference here, Union minister and BJP leader Kiren Rijiju listed various cases of alleged scams and corruption against the leaders of the Congress and its allies, including those of the RJD, TMC and DMK. The Congress and its friends have spread a disease of corruption against which a movement has to be started not just by the government but the people of the country as well, Rijiju said. The Congress' corruption ki dukan' must be closed down and for that strict action is being taken. Strict action against corruption is Modi's guarantee. Probe agencies have been given a free hand (to take action against graft). They are not going to stop, he added. The BJP has stepped up the heat on the Congress on the issue of corruption after the Income Tax department recovered

For most pathbreaking, for some heartbreaking: Sibal on Article 370 verdict

He claimed, however, that the apex court ruling had nothing to do with the Centre's understanding of Article 370, which accorded special constitutional privileges to the erstwhile state

Congress leader Kamal Nath meets Madhya Pradesh CM-designate Mohan Yadav

"The oath ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow, December 13," Yadav said speaking to reporters on Monday at Bhopal

Is this Modi's guarantee for MP: Congress slams BJP for picking Mohan Yadav

The Congress on Tuesday attacked the BJP for picking Mohan Yadav as the next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, alleging that there are many serious allegations against him including large-scale manipulation in the Ujjain masterplan. Springing a surprise, the BJP on Monday picked Yadav, a leader of Other Backward Classes (OBC) and a three-time MLA, as the next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. In a post in Hindi on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, Eight days after the election results, BJP elected the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a person against whom there are many serious allegations including of large-scale manipulation in the Ujjain masterplan. Out of the 872 acres of land reserved for Simhastha, his land was carved out by changing the land use, the Congress leader alleged. Many of Yadav's videos are also viral on social media in which he is seen abusing, threatening and making objectionable statements, Ramesh alleged. Is this 'Modi's guarantee' for Madhya

Developed Kerala possible without Left, Cong: Chandrasekhar slams Vijayan

"That is not what the Kerala Malayali youth want - The future of Kerala is a Developed, Prosperous Kerala possible only without Left or its Corrupt INDI ally Congress," he added

BJD, Congress, BJP in slugfest over I-T raids on Odisha distilleries

With the income-tax department seizing over Rs 350-crore unaccounted cash during a series of raids on distilleries, three major political parties in Odisha have virtually entered into a slugfest, accusing each other of patronising illegality in the country-liquor trade in the state. While the opposition BJP on Monday organised demonstrations in all sub-divisions, the ruling BJD held a press conference in a bid to expose the "evil design" of the saffron party. The Congress, in a statement, blamed both the BJD and BJP and claimed that it was unnecessarily dragged into the controversy. The income-tax department continued its searches in different places linked to an Odisha-based distillery group on charges of tax evasion for the sixth consecutive day on Monday, recovering unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs 353 crore so far. Responding to a call by BJP state president Manmohan Samal, party leaders and workers took part in the protests across the state, holding placards and banners. Th

Dheeraj Sahu row: Amit Shah chides INDIA parties for not suspending Cong MP

Days after income tax sleuths seized Rs 351 crore during raids against a distillery firm owned by a Congress MP's family, Home Minister Amit Shah Monday chided the INDIA bloc parties for not suspending the leader from Jharkhand. "Just now, at an MP's place in Jharkhand, I don't want to say which party he is from but the entire world knows about it, so much cash has been found that even bank's cashiers say that they have never seen so much of cash," Shah said while replying to a debate on two bills related to Jammu and Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha. He, however, did not name either the MP or the party that he belonged to. Shah said it has been five days of continuous counting and 27 cash machines deployed for counting have also "heated up", indicating that the counting of cash was still on. "None of the Ghamandia alliance (in an apparent reference to the opposition INDIA bloc) has neither commented on it nor suspended him. Not a single one (of them)," Shah said. The searches that bega

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Karnataka govt asks beer makers to stop operations in third-shift

A letter citing a shortage of excise staff in the entire Mysuru district was sent to United Breweries, AB InBev, Carlsberg and B9 Beverages (Bira)

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BJP Prez Nadda leads protest against cash recovery at Cong MP's premises

Several MPs were chanting "Rahul Gandhi must answer, wherever there is Congress, there is corruption, from corruption to Congress."

Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy claims Congress government may fall

Speaking to reporters in Hassan Kumaraswamy said, "All is not well in the Congress government. I don't know when this government will go. An influential minister is desperate to get out of it."

People expecting lot from SC: Cong's Ravinder Sharma on Article 370 verdict

Five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant will pass the judgement