CHENNAI: Long-term constitutional consequences apart, the immediate impact of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on the governor’s duties and powers will be the end of stalemate over appointment of vice-chancellors to nine of Tamil Nadu’s 22 state universities. Many of these universities have remained headless for more than two years as Raj Bhavan had been…
NEW DELHI: Proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were washed out on Tuesday as BJP and Congress MPs sparred over the Adani issue and the opposition party’s alleged links with billionaire philanthropist George Soros.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged MPs from both ruling and opposition parties to maintain the dignity of the House and…
NEW DELHI: Minister of parliamentary affairs and minority affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday smacked the opposition over the Parliament ruckus stating that while the government has the majority to “pass bills even without discussion,” it refrains from doing so as it believes such actions are not appropriate.“We can pass bills even without discussion because we…