Last Updated: December 12, 2023, 21:22 IST Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) UCC has been placed by Constitution-makers in the Directive Principles, he said. “Do you mean to say that our Constitution-makers were also pursuing a communal agenda?” the … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and the Treasury Benches took strong exception to TMC Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee mimicking the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Rahul Gandhi capturing it on his mobile camera in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday. The tussle between the government and the Opposition over the security breach issue continued but there … Read more
Thirty-three Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Trinamool Congress’ Saugata Roy and Kalyan Banerjee, and DMK’s TR Baalu, A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran, were suspended from the Lok Sabha for “misconduct” and not obeying the directions of the chair. The day’s proceedings were marred by repeated adjournments in the Lok Sabha on Monday. … Read more
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will raise the issue of pending dues from the Centre with PM Narendra Modi, something that has only been discussed at the ministerial-level so far. (Getty Images/File) Sources told News18 that the Bengal unit of the BJP is anxious that any meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and TMC supremo … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday claimed that Lalit Jha, who is one of the accused in the parliament security breach case, is a functionary of the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) youth wing. “Lalit Jha is a functionary of TMC’s youth wing. There’s not one but many pictures of Lalit Jha with TMC … Read more
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien and Congress leader KC Venugopal. Pic/News18 Over the next few days, the opposition is in the mood to goad the government and even invite suspension. This, for them, would be a tool to accuse the government of ‘compromising national security over its ego and stubbornness’ It’s a kiss that could … Read more
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: ANI “The raids were conducted in Asansol, Durgapur and Raniganj areas, as the businessmen did not pay taxes for several years,” the officer alleged. “Tax Officers on December 13 raided the residences of several businessmen including a former MLA of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) at … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday claimed that her government could have included more people under its social welfare schemes if the Centre had cleared the state’s dues. Banerjee, while addressing a public meeting in Alipurduar, said her government stands by all sections of the society, including tea garden workers, tribals and labourers. … Read more
