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K'taka Cong leaders to meet party top brass to discuss LS polls' strategy

A team of 50 state Congress leaders and ministers will meet the party leadership in New Delhi on Wednesday to chalk out strategies for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, General Secretaries K C Vengopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala among others are likely to participate in the meeting in the national capital, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Tuesday. Ahead of leaving for Delhi, the Karnataka Congress president said he will also be meeting few Union ministers to discuss issues and projects related to the state. The meeting with the Congress top brass is seen as significant amid brewing discontent within the ruling party with as many as 30 legislators reportedly having written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the party leadership expressing concern over non-implementation of development works in their constituencies and functioning of certain ministers. "There is a meeting in Delhi tomorrow, today I will be meeting som

Jan Vishwas, Mines and Minerals among 3 Bills listed for Rajya Sabha today

Besides the two Bills, Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 is also listed in the Upper House for its passage

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Bill to replace Delhi services ordinance most undemocratic paper: AAP

The AAP on Tuesday termed the bill to replace the Delhi services ordinance the most "undemocratic" piece of paper ever tabled in Parliament and asserted that it will replace democracy with "babucracy". Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Tuesday tabled the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to replace an ordinance related to the control of services in the national capital. The legislation, which has brought the Delhi government and the Centre at loggerheads, empowers the Delhi Lt Governor to have the final say in recommendations regarding the transfers and postings of Delhi government officials. It received Cabinet nod on July 25. AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said the bill is even worse than the previous ordinance and more against "our democracy, the Constitution, and the people of Delhi". Terming the bill the most undemocratic, illegal piece of paper ever tabled in Parliament, he said it essentially snatches a

BJP legislators disrupt Jharkhand assembly over law and order situation

Jharkhand assembly on Tuesday witnessed uproarious scenes during the Question Hour after opposition BJP legislators raised the issue of deteriorating law and order in the state. Unruly scenes were also witnessed during Zero Hour. As soon as the House assembled for the day, saffron party members trooped into the well demanding a debate on the deteriorating law and order situation and raised slogans demanding resignation of Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Amid the ruckus, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Alamgir Alam said the state had sent its drought report to the Centre twice, but no money was received. The Jharkhand government had also placed a demand for a financial package of Rs 9,682 crore to the Centre for drought-hit blocks. However, the state has not yet received any drought package till date from the Centre, officials said. As the din continued, Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato adjourned the House till 12.30 pm while BJP legislators including CP Singh demanded a discussion on law a

India, Malawi share long-standing friendly relations: President Murmu

Welcoming the delegation to national capital, the President said that both India and Malawi share cordial relations and there is immense scope for adding greater depth to ties between the two nations

BJP leader accuses PDP of promoting separatism, creating disharmony in J-K

Accusing the PDP leadership of promoting separatism and creating disharmony in Jammu and Kashmir over the decades, senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana Monday attacked its President Mehbooba Mufti over her party's alleged "dubious politics". He was reacting to Mufti's remarks that before forming a government with the BJP in the state in 2015, her father and PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had put a precondition before Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Article 370 of the Constitution will not be removed by the Centre. Rana said, "The people of Kashmir are well aware about the dubious role played by the PDP and its leadership in different forms and colours to instigate and exploit the people" "When it suits the PDP leadership, they can go to any extent in raising communal passions, as they did in 1984 and 1987," Rana said, recalling the years of Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as the union home minister. Addressing a gathering on the 24th foundation day of the People's Democratic Party (PDP

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SC rejects CBI's plea against stay on probe against K'taka Dy CM Shivakumar

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Karnataka High Court's order granting an interim stay on a CBI probe against the state's Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in a corruption case. A bench of Justice B R Gavai, Justice C T Ravikumar and Justice Sanjay Kumar dismissed the appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against the February 10 order of the high court in the case. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju said that the division bench of the high court granted an interim stay on the proceedings despite there being an order in favour of the agency. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Shivakumar, said the CBI has filed an appeal against an interim order of the high court but refused to challenge subsequent interim orders passed by the division bench of the high court. The Supreme Court bench then said it is not going to interfere and granted the CBI liberty to request the high court for speedy disposal of the case before it. On Februa

PM Modi to launch development projects during Pune visit on August 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday visit Maharashtra's Pune city where he will lay the foundation stone of various development projects and also receive the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. After his arrival, Modi will perform 'darshan and pooja' at Dagdusheth Mandir. At 11.45 am, he will be conferred the Lokmanya Tilak National Award, constituted by Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983, to honour the legacy of Lokmanya Tilak, as per a statement issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). NCP chief Sharad Pawar has been invited as chief guest for the event, organisers earlier said. The award is given to people who have worked for the progress and development of the nation and whose contribution can only be looked upon as remarkable and extraordinary, the PIB statement said. It is presented every year on August 1, the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak, the statement said. Prime Minister Modi will become the 41st recipient of the award. It has previously been presented to

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after protests by Oppn over Manipur issue

The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm following protests by the opposition which has been demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on the Manipur issue. When the House met at 11 am, Speaker Om Birla announced that a Parliamentary delegation from Malawi is visiting India and they were watching the proceedings of the House. He welcomed the foreign delegation and wished their pleasant stay in the country. As he completed his speech, the opposition members were on their feet demanding a statement from the prime minister on Manipur. Soon they came to the well of the House showing placards and shouting slogans against the government. The speaker initially ignored their protests and continued the Question Hour, which was the scheduled business. Two questions related to the Ministries of Education and Finance were taken up for discussion amidst sloganeering and protests. As the protests continued, the speaker appealed to the opposition members to go back to the

People determined to replace BRS govt with BJP in Telangana: Kishan Reddy

The ruling BRS in Telangana, Congress and AIMIM work for their respective families and people are looking towards the BJP to replace the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led government in the upcoming Assembly polls, Union Minister and Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy said on Monday. Addressing a press conference here, Reddy further said all these parties are family-parties and they work towards the welfare of their respective families. "BRS, Congress and MIM parties work for their respective families. BRS works for the Kalvakuntla family while the Congress party works for Sonia Gandhi's family. Both these parties are corrupt," he said. The BRS and Congress have a history of fighting elections in an alliance while AIMIM also joined them on different occasions directly or indirectly, Kishan Reddy said. "We know how the Congress party looted lakhs of crores of public money. BRS is also looting this Telangana state," he alleged. People are looking towards the BJP in order to repl

Govt insulting parl by not discussing no-trust motion in LS: Congress

The Congress on Monday accused the government of insulting Parliament by not holding a discussion on the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition and instead bringing bills in the House. Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the government should first hold a discussion on the no-trust motion. He also urged the ruling party MPs to visit violence-hit Manipur and understand for themselves the situation there. Amid the impasse in Parliament over the violence in Manipur and the opposition's demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in the House, Home Minister Amit Shah has asserted that he was ready to respond to a discussion in Parliament on the matter. The opposition turned down the offer following which they moved the no-confidence motion as a last bid to make the prime minister speak on the Manipur violence issue in Parliament. "We have brought a no-confidence motion against the government and a discussion on it should be started in Lok ..

'Neutral' person to be picked for interim premier post: Pakistan PM Sharif

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ruled out the possibility of the appointment of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as the caretaker prime minister, saying a "neutral person" will be selected to lead the interim government next month to make upcoming general elections transparent. Shehbaz Sharif, also the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party president indicated that Nawaz Sharif, three-time former prime minister and his elder brother, who has been living in self-imposed exile in London since 2019 will return to Pakistan in the next few weeks. The 73-year-old PML-N supremo will be the Prime Minister if the party wins the election, he said. He told Geo News that the notification of the dissolution of the National Assembly (NA) would be sent to President Arif Alvi a few days ahead of the completion of the tenure of the lower house of Parliament. He maintained that the NA will complete its tenure at 12 midnight on August 12. He said the caretaker set-up would be agreed upon

Missteps in Manipur may introduce dangerous dynamics in NE politics

Any demand for a separate ethnic state for the Zo people carved out of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh could rapidly worsen the security situation in India's northeast

RJD MP gives suspension of biz notice in RS, seeks discussion on Manipur

The RJD MP in his notice emphasised that House should discuss the ongoing situation in Manipur claiming that its impact is spreading to other states of the Northeast

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Denmark seeks to legally prevent burnings of Quran, other religious texts

Denmark's foreign minister said Sunday the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies in the Nordic country. Foreign Minister Lars Lkke Rasmussen said in an interview with the Danish public broadcaster DR that the burning of holy scriptures only serves the purpose of creating division in a world that actually needs unity. That is why we have decided in the government that we will look at how, in very special situations, we can put an end to mockery of other countries, which is in direct conflict with Danish interests and the safety of the Danes, he said. A recent string of public Quran desecrations by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Denmark and neighboring Sweden have sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries. Lkke Rasmussen said the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is determined to find a legal tool to prohibit such acts without compromising freedom of expression, but he ...

From tomorrow, politics will begin again: Sambit Patra slams Oppn's visit

Recalling an earlier visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Manipur, Patra said that Shah's visit was for 'resolving' the issue while Opposition's was only for politics

Cong workers disappointed at not being heard by Sukhu govt: Ex-state chief

Speaking to reporters in Shimla on Saturday, the Theog MLA and former Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) chief said party workers were not happy with the Sukhu government