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Parliament passes bill on OBC Panel’s Constitutional status
The Rajya Sabha on Monday unanimously passed the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill as passed by the Lok Sabha to give a constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes.
Earlier, the upper…
NRC: Assam BJP seeks extension of 1 month for objections
The Assam unit of the BJP has appealed to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to extend by one month the time fixed for filing objections to the published draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led…
Patna HC to monitor CBI probe into Muzaffarpur horror
The Patna High Court on Monday decided to monitor the investigation into the rape of 34 minor girls in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, a government lawyer said.
The court has also ordered a speedy trial of the case.…
15 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh, two held
Fifteen Maoist guerrillas were killed and two others, including a senior cadre and an injured woman rebel, were held after a gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday, police said.
The gun battle occurred…
Election of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman on Aug 9
The new Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman will be elected on August 9, a day before the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament ends. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu announced the details of the election during Zero Hour on Monday.
"The members can…
CWC decides to target Modi Government on Corruption
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on Saturday to discuss political situation in the country and decided to target the Narendra Modi Government on the issues of corruption and its "failure" to provide jobs to the youth.
The meeting…
3 High Court Judges appointed to Supreme Court
Three High Court judges were on Saturday appointed to the Supreme Court, including K.M. Joseph, the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, ending a standoff between Centre and the judiciary.
The President signed the warrants of…
Intruder shot dead for breaching security at Farooq Abdullah’s residence
An intruder was shot dead by security guards on Saturday for breaching security at former Chief Minister Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah's residence here, police said.
"The intruder was driving a black SUV. He drove through the outer…
Five Militants killed in Kashmir
Four more militants were killed on Saturday morning in a major anti-terror operation in south Kashmir, taking the death toll to five in the battle that began on Friday evening, officials said.
The gunfight in Shopian district, some 60 km…
Trinamool to observe black day in West Bengal on Saturday, Sunday
The ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday said the party would observe "black day" for the next two days in protest against the "manhandling" and harassment" of a party delegation at Assam airport on Thursday.
Members of the delegation,…