A push by Taiwan’s main opposition party to improve cross-strait relations is coming under pressure from the island’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The annual Taipei-Shanghai Twin City Forum – set for Tuesday – hangs in the balance as Taipei mayor Wayne Chiang Wan-an faces growing demands to cancel the event if Beijing continues to … Read more
New Delhi: BJP on Tuesday termed INDIA bloc’s move to submit a notice for removal of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar as “extremely regrettable”, saying the government was very proud of him. Addressing a press conference here, Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said that they were happy with the work of the Rajya Sabha … Read more
Last Updated:December 10, 2024, 19:49 IST Opposition’s motion of removal against Jagdeep Dhankhar: The notice, as per article 67(B) of the Constitution, will have to be put to vote first in the Rajya Sabha and, if needed, later in the Lok Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar has become the first Vice-President in the history of Independent India … Read more
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For the first time since the October 7 Hamas attacks, a Channel 13 poll shows Likud reclaiming its position as the largest party. According to the survey, Likud is projected to win 25 seats, followed by Benny Gantz’s National Unity with 21 seats, and Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid and Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu both … Read more
Curated By: Shobhit Gupta Last Updated: September 16, 2024, 16:57 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the public at an event in Ahmedabad. (Image: ANI) I decided not to respond to any insult but to ensure completing the govt’s agenda for 100 days, PM Modi said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the opposition … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Counter-proposals from the Opposition on the draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) on allocations to MPs were expected, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He added that he has yet to receive a formal response in writing from Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin and he only has come to know of … Read more
New Delhi: Congress, which won 99 Lok Sabha seats, has made a claim for chairmanships of five department-related parliamentary standing committees. Government representatives, who have started negotiations on the matter with the main Opposition party, responded by offering Congress nominees a minimum of three chairmanships while talks are on for a fourth, it is learnt. … Read more
The swift cancellation of the advertisement for lateral recruitment of mid-tier bureaucrats by the Modi government on Tuesday reflects the BJP’s recognition of a significant threat posed by the opposition. The opposition has strategically used the issue of reservations in lateral entries as a means to challenge the BJP, much like they did during the … Read more
New Delhi: The opposition on Thursday, August 8, protested against the introduction of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, with Congress MP KC Venugopal calling it “draconian” and an “attack on the Constitution”. Soon after Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju sought leave to introduce the bill, Venugopal — who had submitted notice … Read more
