The Lok Sabha could not take up the no confidence motion once again on Wednesday amid protests and a ruckus, with AIADMK members protesting near Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's podium. Angered over the protests, Mahajan said she would have to adjourn the House sine die midway through the budget session if the protests and disruptions did not stop....
Amid continuous Parliament disruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lamented the stalling of the Rajya Sabha, saying what happens in the Lok Sabha need not be followed in the upper house. The Prime Minister's remarks came during his farewell speech to the retiring members of the Rajya Sabha. "There are very few in the House who have not...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking fresh investigation into the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The bench of Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao dismissed the plea by Pankaj Phadnis, who had sought re-investigation of the assassination on the basis of fresh material which he said was not available ...
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday asked China for explanations on the visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. "We want to receive a complete explanation from China," Abe said during a speech in the Japanese Parliament, Efe news reported. The Prime Minister also said Japan is...
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday asked for a report from the West Bengal government on incidents of arson and violence during Ram Navami processions in the last two days, officials said. According to the Ministry, the Central government also offered assistance of paramilitary forces in the light of reports of continuing violen...
After keeping it under wraps and the world guessing, China on Wednesday announced North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was indeed in Beijing, and met Chinese President Xi Jinping. An arrival of a special North Korean train and heightened security in Beijing had led the media to believe Kim was in town but neither Beijing nor Pyongyang let on until Wednesd...
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday left for a three-day visit to ...
Nationalist Congress Party leader D.P. Tripathi said on Tuesday that that some opposition parties have started putting signatures on a draft proposal for moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra....
The ruling Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka on Tuesday welcomed the single-phase Assembly polls on May 12, while regional party Janata Dal Secular (JD-S) termed it a setback....
The ruling BJP's Information Technology (IT) cell head Amit Malviya on Tuesday left ...
