According to sources, Yadav may replace former Transport Minister and Najafgarh MLA Kailash Gahlot, who resigned recently and joined the BJP. Tarun's wife Meena Yadav, an independent councillor, also joined AAP. Ahead of the Delhi polls, the Aam Aadmi Party has inducted yet another person into its fold. Tarun Yadav, a social worker from Najafgarh, joined the party in the presence of Rajya Sabha M
The Supreme Court halted new temple-mosque legal battles. The court will review the 1991 law impacting religious site status. This law froze the status of religious sites as of August 15, 1947. Several cases, including Gyanvapi and Shahi Idgah, challenge this law. The law's validity is being questioned. The court's decision impacts ongoing and future disputes.In its ruling on the keenly-watched Pl
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal once again ruled out the possibility of an alliance with Congress for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, stating that AAP will contest independently. This comes amid media speculation of a potential tie-up, fueled by the cancellation of a Congress event and discussions in the INDIA bloc about leadership changesAAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday once again ruled
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress on Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in Parliament on situation in neighbouring Bangladesh. The issue was raised in the Rajya Sabha in the post-lunch sitting by TMC's Parliamentary Party leader Derek O'Brien, who sought permission to raise a point of order. He quoted Rule 251, and said he wanted the Prime Minister to come and give a statement
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 12 (PTI) The police lathi charge on Panchamasali Lingayat protesters near Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here earlier this week sparked uproar in the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday with state Home Minister G Parameshwara defending the police action and the opposition BJP demanding a government apology and judicial inquiry into the incident. The Assembly witnessed multiple adjour
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the lower courts across the country not to entertain or issue orders in cases seeking relief including the survey of religious places under the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act 1991. The court issued the order while hearing a batch of pleas challenging certain provisions of the 1991 Act. "No orders including orders of survey in the meant
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Trinamool Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Thursday submitted a privilege motion notice against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju for making a derogatory remark against opposition leaders in the Upper House. The notice has been signed by 60 leaders from opposition parties, a source said. "Yesterday in the house, addressing the opposition, Mr. Rijiju sa
The Sena UBT chief spokesperson was reacting to Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's comment that West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee should be allowed to lead the INDIA bloc. Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that his party was open to discuss if someone outside of the Congress party should lead the Opposition INDIA bloc. Speaking in
TDP has fielded Beeda Mastan Rao and Sana Satish Babu, while the BJP has picked R. Krishnaiah Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidates for Rajya Sabha bypolls Beeda Mastan Rao and Sana Satish Babu, and BJP candidate R. Krishnaiah filed their nominations at the Assembly building on December 10 (Tuesday). The nomination papers were submitted to Returning Officer R. Vanitha Rani. Andhra Pradesh Minister
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday targeted the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), asking whether the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party will have the courage to support the opposition's motion seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. "Will Jagan party have the courage to support the opposition'
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday targeted the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), asking whether the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party will have the courage to support the opposition's motion seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. "Will Jagan party have the courage to support the opposition'
New Delhi, Dec 10 (UNI) The India bloc on Tuesday moved a no-confidence motion against Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing him of conducting the House in an 'extremely partisan manner'. Giving this information, Rajya Sabha MP and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh called it a painful decision and said that the motion has been submitted to the Secretary General of the Rajya Sa
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): As the demand for Mamata Banerjee to take over the NDIA bloc leadership continued within the opposition alliance, Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday stated that any efforts to strengthen the INDIA bloc should be considered. His remarks came after former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav said that Mamata Banerjee should be allowed to lead the
New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Yadav, who made controversial remarks at a VHP function, has violated his oath of office by making a "hate speech" and asserted that he along with other opposition MPs will submit a notice to bring a motion to impeach the judge. Sources said opposition MPs are likely to submit the notice in the n
New Delhi, Dec 6 (VOICE) Alleging a conspiracy involving the Election Commission of India and the BJP, AAP National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed large-scale deletion of names of his party's supporters from electoral rolls ahead of Assembly polls. Addressing a press conference, the former CM threatened to take legal recourse, give representation to the
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) The BJP on Wednesday lashed out at the Mann government in Punjab over the attack on SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal and said law and order situation has deteriorated in the state since the AAP came to power. A former terrorist opened fire at Badal from a close range while he was performing the duty of 'sewadar' outside the Golden Temple but missed as he was overpowered by a
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) The BJP on Wednesday flayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for trying to visit Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh without giving prior intimation to authorities and alleged that it was an act of sheer desperation as his party is competing with ally Samajwadi Party for the votes of the minority community. Entry of outsiders has been restricted in Sambhal district till December 31 in the
NEW DELHI: A day after a court in Ajmer issued notices in a civil suit claiming that there is a Shiva temple in the dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday termed the development as "worrisome" and wondered where the country was being taken for political dividends. A local court in Ajmer on Wednesday directed that notice be issued to three parties in a civil
Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani accused Congress and other opposition parties of politically exploiting the US indictment against the Adani Group. He demanded evidence for allegations of bribery, declaring opposition's actions as diversionary tactics post electoral losses. Adani Group denied bribery charges, calling related reports incorrect. Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani on Thursday said that the Congress and other Opposition parties are using the issue of the indictment against the Adani Group in the US "to divert attention from their electoral defeats" and said they must provide credible evidence before demanding a parliamentary probe. "The Congress is reading too much
NEW DELHI, Nov 17: In a jolt to AAP ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, senior leader and Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot quit the party on Sunday, alleging "political ambitions" have overtaken its commitment towards people. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "Instead of fighting for people's rights we have increasingly only been fighting for our own political agenda," the 50-year-o