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Mohammad Faizal’s Lok Sabha membership restored following SC order

New Delhi: The membership of Lakshadweep MP Mohammad Faizal was restored by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday following the directions of the Supreme Court. He was disqualified on October 4. The…
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Cash-for-questions: Mahua Moitra walks out of Ethics panel meet

Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, who appeared before the Parliament’s Ethics Committee in connection with the alleged ‘cash-for-Parliament questions’ charge on Thursday, walked out along with Opposition MPs, questioning the way…

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Will demolish all lies on Nov 2, LS ethics committee has no criminal jurisdiction: Moitra

Kolkata: Senior TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday expressed her intention to challenge the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee during the November 2 session, aiming to refute all accusations targeted at her suspension…
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BJP prepares to hard-sell its track record with OBCs

New Delhi: In the Lok Sabha elections of 2014 and 2019, the role played by voters belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the BJP’s victory has now become a focal…
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Cash-for-questions case: Mahua to appear before ethics panel on Nov 2

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, amidst the storm regarding the cash-for-questions allegations, will appear before the Lok Sabha ethics committee on November 2. She was earlier summoned on October 31.…
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EC will need nearly 30L EVMs, 1.5-yrs for simultaneous polls to LS, Assemblies

New Delhi: The Election Commission will require around 30 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) and a preparation time of nearly one-and-half years for the smooth conduct of simultaneous elections to the Lok…
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Cash-for-questions case: Parliamentary panel summons Mahua Moitra on Oct 31

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra has been summoned by the Lok Sabha ethics committee on October 31 regarding the cash-for-questions against her. On Thursday, October 26, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and MP…

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Mahua Moitra accuses Dubey of fake certificates, hooliganism at airport

Kolkata: The slugfest between BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra over the recently-surfaced ‘cash for query’ controversy continued on Tuesday with the latter accusing Dubey of…
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Stay alert from divisive forces, vote for ‘best available’ candidates: RSS

Nagpur: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday cautioned the electorate to remain alert from the divisive forces who might create trouble during the ensuing Assembly elections in five states to be…
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SC dismisses PIL challenging restoration of Rahul Gandhi LS membership

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL challenging the restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership and imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioner.…
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Abhishek ridicules Amit Shah on latter’s Kolkata visit to inaugurate Durga Puja

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress’ national general secretary and party’s Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee without directly naming Union home minister Amit Shah ridiculed him over his scheduled visit to Kolkata on Monday to…
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No issue is isolated now: LS Speaker Om Birla

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday said no issue can be viewed in isolation, particularly in an interconnected world, even as the G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) saw leaders raising…
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Islamophobic remarks row: BJP MP Bidhuri skips LS Privileges Committee meet

New Delhi: BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, who was scheduled to appear before a parliamentary panel on Tuesday in connection with his controversial remarks against BSP’s Danish Ali, excused himself from the appearance…
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Parties are fighting to compete with DMK in Tamil Nadu: Udhayanidhi

Chennai: There is a competition among parties in Tamil Nadu on who would be contesting against the ruling DMK in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Youth Welfare Minister and party leader Udhayanidhi…
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Communal slurs in Parliament: Privileges panel to hear Bidhuri, Ali on Oct 10

The Lok Sabha Privileges Committee will hear the complaints of MPs Danish Ali and Ramesh Bidhuri of BSP and BJP respectively on October 10. Bhidhuri is alleged to have used communal slurs…