Politics

The bill was presented by Energy Minister B D Kalla in the House on behalf of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and was passed by voice vote.

Jagan has also announced a pension scheme to give Rs 2,250 to old widows, Rs 3,000 to disabled and Rs 10,000 to dialysis patients.

Siddaramaiah also accused the Narendra Modi-led NDA government of misusing the CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department to arm twist the Opposition across the country.

Of the 13 MLAs, 10 were holed up in a luxury hotel in Mumbai since Saturday and were joined by H Nagesh, one of the two Independent MLAs who quit, on Monday. All the legislators were headed to Goa by road.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said his government is ready to extend any kind of help the Centre wants on the law and order front.

The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment was speaking to reporters here after launching the BJP's membership drive, which coincided with the 118th birth anniversary of Mookerjee, the founder of the Jan Sangh, the BJP's predecessor.

BJP media head and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni asserted that his party had no role in the spate of resignations by the ruling alliance MLAs in Karnataka which has raised questions over the survival of the HD Kumaraswamy-led government.

In July last year, the Supreme Court had asked the Parliament to consider enacting a new law to effectively deal with incidents of mob lynching, saying 'horrendous acts of mobocracy' cannot be allowed to become a new norm.

While Madhya Pradesh BJP president had on Thursday said that no decision was taken on the matter, a senior national leader had asserted that a notice was issued.

Addressing a gathering of BJP supporters here, the former foreign secretary praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "vision of new India", stressing things were changing under his leadership.

H Vishwanath resigned from his post on June 4 after the JD(S) and its coalition partner won only one seat each out of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

According to the party constitution, the senior-most general secretary takes over in the interim after the chief's resignation and remains in office until the Congress Working Committee (CWC) appoints a new head.

Taking a tough stand on Akash Vijavargiya’s attack on a civic official in Indore, PM Modi earlier said that party did not need 'netas' (lawmakers) who spoil its image and said action should be taken against those indulging in such behaviour.

The Digha Maldah mangoes and its saplings were handed over to each member when a debate on the agriculture budget was underway in the assembly.

The Wayanad MP has been adamant about stepping down since May 25, two days after the Lok Sabha results, taking moral responsibility for the party’s disastrous performance.

In a letter posted on his official Twitter handle, Gandhi said it would be unjust to hold others unaccountable but ignore his own contribution. Gandhi said that while his colleagues had asked him to choose the next party chief, he felt it would not be rig...