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MP Moitra takes jibe at LS Ethics Committe, posts cartoon on Social Media

On Friday, Moitra posted a cartoon on her 'X' account, with the line " Maintain ethics unless you are on the other side". This is seen as a direct attack on the Ethics Committee

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Bihar assembly adjourned till 2 pm as oppn demands resignation of Nitish

The Bihar Assembly was on Wednesday adjourned till 2 pm, soon after the commencement of proceedings, as the opposition BJP kept demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over remarks he had made on the previous day about women. As soon as the House had assembled at 11 am, Leader of the Opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha rose in his seat alleging that Kumar had become a "mental" case, was unfit to govern the state and should resign. The chief minister, who was present in the House, rose to offer his explanation and said "I have expressed my regret while talking to journalists outside the House. I am ready to do so again. If my words have caused any hurt, I condemn myself (main apni ninda karta hoon)". The septuagenarian added "the context in which I had made the remarks must not be lost sight of. I have always been a strong votary of women's education and it was a eureka moment for me when I saw a direct correlation between education levels among women and fertility ...

Rahul Gandhi meets his cousin, BJP MP Varun Gandhi, at Kedarnath Dham

They both were visiting Kedarnath and stayed at the guest house of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee

Indian-origin senator re-elected for 3rd term in closely contested election

Indian-American state Senator Vin Gopal has been reelected for a third term in the New Jersey Senate, winning the most expensive legislative races in state history. The 38-year-old Democrat Senator defeated his Republican challenger, Steve Dnistrian, in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District on Tuesday, garnering nearly 60 per cent of the vote over Dnistrian and helping to flip control of both of the district's Assembly seats for Democrats. Gopal is currently the youngest member of the New Jersey State Senate and the first South-Asian American to be elected to the Senate in the state's history, according to his campaign. Polls were open in at least 37 states of the US on Tuesday. New Jersey's legislature comprises the state Senate and Assembly and has 120 members from 40 districts. Each district has one representative in the Senate and two in the Assembly that serve four- and two-year terms. All 120 seats are on the ballot in November's general election, according to The ...

T'gana polls: After pact with BJP, Janasena releases list of 8 candidates

After clinching a seat-sharing agreement with the BJP, actor Pawan Kalyan-led Janasena party has announced its list of eight candidates for the November 30 Assembly polls in Telangana. M Umadevi, the lone woman candidate, will be contesting from Aswaraopeta (ST) constituency while Janasena Telangana in-charge Shankar Goud will be fielded in Tandur segment, according to the list released by the party on Tuesday. The Janasena fielded M Prem Kumar from Kukatpally, Mekala Satish Reddy (Kodad), M Ramakrishna (Khammam), L Surender Rao (Kothagudem), Lakshman Goud (Nagarkurnool) and Sampath Nayak from Wyra. The actor-cum-politician participated in the 'BC Atma Gourava Sabha' (backward classes self-respect meeting) organised by the BJP here on Tuesday and shared the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Visionary leadership furthered progress: PM greets L K Advani on birthday

"I wish him good health and a long life. His efforts towards nation-building continue to inspire 140 crore Indians," he added

Workplace is becoming more political as Gen Z comes of age: Report

Once considered taboo, talking politics at the watercooler is now quite common, especially among Gen Z

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SP, Apna Dal will fight 2024 Lok Sabha polls together: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said his party's alliance with the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) will continue in next year's Lok Sabha elections and assured that it will be given full respect. Addressing a Foundation Day function of the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow as the chief guest, Yadav said both parties have the same goal. "We have come together, if the alliance continues like this, it is bound to effect a change in the times to come. Whatever we have inherited, it is our responsibility to pass it onto the coming generation and make it better and stronger," he said. "We will fight the 2024 Lok Sabha elections together and we will fully respect the trust with which you people have come with us," the SP chief said. The Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) contested the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in alliance with the SP. However, all its candidates, including party president Krishna Patel, lost. Krishna Patel's elder daughter .

Why PM identify as OBC if he says poor is only caste in country: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking why he identifies himself as an Other Backward Class (OBC) member when he considers poor as the only caste in the country. Addressing a public meeting in Jagdalpur of poll-bound Chhattisgarh, he accused the BJP of insulting tribals by referring to them as 'vanvasi' instead of 'adivasi', and said his party will eliminate the term 'vanvasi' from the country. "BJP leaders use vanvasi term for adivasi in their speeches. Narednra Modi and RSS have coined this new term vanvasi. There is a huge difference between vanvasi and adivasi terms. In Madhya Pradesh, a BJP leader urinated on a tribal youth and filmed the act then made it viral...This is the mindset of the BJP. They think that your place is in the forest like animals and they treat you like animals," he added. "Have you ever seen BJP leaders urinating on animals? But you have seen them urinating on an adivasi. Adivasi is a revolutionary ...

Mahua Moitra, oppn members storm out of Lok Sabha Ethics Committee meet

Opposition members of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on Thursday stormed out of its meeting along with TMC MP Mahua Moitra as they accused its chairperson Vinod Kumar Sonkar of asking her "indecent personal" questions, a charge he said was motivated to shield the parliamentarian from queries into her "unethical conduct". Moitra, who pleaded innocence to bribery allegations, termed Sonkar's questions to her "filthy" following the walkout while he defended the queries, saying they were related to businessman Darshan Hiranandani's affidavit in which he admitted to giving her bribes and using her parliamentary login ID to ask questions on her behalf. Angry words and accusations flew thick and fast at the over four-hour-long meeting of the panel which might now prepare its recommendations and adopt a draft report at the next meeting, which is yet to be scheduled. It may recommend action against Moitra, sources said. BJP MPs, who are in majority in the 15-member ethics panel, continued to

SP hints at contesting on 65 of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2024

The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday indicated that it will contest on 65 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2024. SP president Akhilesh Yadav, who attended a meeting of the party's state executive committee here, called upon party workers to make full preparations to remove the BJP from power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. "This election will decide the future of coming generations. It will be the last election to save democracy and the Constitution. Party workers should make full preparations to remove the BJP from power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections," Yadav was quoted as having told the state executive meet at the party headquarters here. The Samajwadi Party, which is the main constituent of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) of opposition parties, also indicated that it will contest on 65 seats leaving the remaining to its allies. SP spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary, while confirming that the party president has given indications of the party ..

Government is athlete-centric, clearing hurdles in their way: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country is seeing the wind of change with his athlete-centric government clearing the hurdles coming in the way of sports persons. Modi, while speaking to the para athletes who won a record 111 medals at the Para Asian Games in Hangzhou, said his government is committed to giving the best facilities to athletes. "Today, we are seeing the wind of change in the country. Earlier, when someone used to take up sports, people never used to take is as a settled part of life. But, now, things are changing. The govt is there for the sportspersons now," Modi said. The Prime Minister also reiterated his government's commitment to do "its best to bring the 2030 Youth Olympic Games and the 2036 Summer Olympics to India." He said that the country had always produced good athletes but lack of financial support early came as a big hurdle in their way of excelling. "India has always produced good athletes, but lack of support or financial support

Govt orders probe after Oppn receives hacking attempt warnings from Apple

The government has ordered an investigation after Opposition MPs claimed that they received warnings of attempts being made by state-sponsored attackers to steal information from their iPhones. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government takes its role of protecting the privacy and security of all citizens very seriously and "will investigate to get to the bottom of these notifications". "In light of such information and widespread speculation, we have also asked Apple to join the investigation with real, accurate information on the alleged state-sponsored attacks," the minister said in his post. In a briefing in Bhopal, Vaishnaw took on the Opposition, saying compulsive critics were indulging in "distraction politics", as they could not tolerate the country's progress under the PM's leadership.

Threat alert not attributed to specific state sponsored attacker: Apple

The tech giant further said that they are unable to provide information about what causes them to issue threat notifications

BJP announces 2 more candidates for Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections

Both the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress have announced their candidates for all the 230 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh

Central agencies will probe pro-Hamas' event in Kerala: BJP spokesman

BJP national spokesman Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday said central agencies will investigate the alleged virtual participation of a Hamas leader in a protest programme in Kerala against Israel's war with the militant outfit. Kerala BJP chief K Surendran alleged on Saturday that Hamas leader Khaled Mashal had participated virtually in the protest programme organised by an Islamist group in the southern state. Trivedi said that the Hamas leader addressed a rally virtually in Kerala from where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is a Lok Sabha member. The rally had been organised in Kerala. Law and order is a state subject. Now that this fact has come to light, central agencies will investigate with full caution whether the address was live or recorded. If recorded then who got this video, Trivedi said at a press conference here. The BJP leader said that this event should not be seen in isolation but in coherence. A proposal passed by the Congress Working Committee (CWC) doesn't mention the wo

Rahul promises health treatment up to Rs 10 lakh for poor in Chhattisgarh

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday promised free health treatment up to Rs 10 lakh for the poor under an existing scheme in Chhattisgarh if his party retains power in the assembly polls next month. Addressing election rallies in the Rajnandgaon district headquarters and Kawardha (the headquarters of Kabirdham district), Gandhi also said agricultural landless labourers (in rural areas) will be given Rs 10,000 per year in place of the existing Rs 7,000. In a swipe at BJP, he said the "amount of money they give to Adani, we will give the same to labourers, farmers and small traders of Chhattisgarh". He reiterated the Congress' commitment to conduct a caste census in the country if the party is voted to power at the Centre. He said an international airport will be set up in Chhattisgarh to help farmers export their produce after the Congress forms government at the Centre. "Our Guarantee: Under Dr Khubchand Baghel Health Assistance Scheme, the poor will get free treatment facility

Rajasthan-like raids in poll-bound MP in next four days: Digvijaya Singh

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday claimed that central agencies will carry out raids in election-bound Madhya Pradesh similar to the ones they recently conducted in Rajasthan, who also goes to polls next month. Earlier this week, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the premises of Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra and the party candidate from Mahua assembly seat as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged exam paper leak case in the state. Assembly elections in the BJP-governed Madhya Pradesh and Congress-ruled Rajasthan will be held on November 17 and November 25, respectively. Talking to reporters in Bhopal, Singh said, On one hand they (BJP) are intimidating officers, on the other, they are going to conduct raids in Madhya Pradesh like they did in Rajasthan. If this happens, then you will come to know where all Digvijaya Singh gets information from. Asked about the names of the people who could face such action, Singh said, See it for yourself