Nishikant Dubey (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Jharkhand government plea and upheld HC’s decision to quash an FIR against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari, and other persons related to the 2022 Deoghar airport incident where allegedly the Air Traffic Control (ATC) was forced to give clearance for an unscheduled…
British lawmakers have voted against an attempt by the opposition Conservative Party to launch a new national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal. Lawmakers from the ruling Labour Party have slammed the opposition for attempting to kill the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill by tabling an amendment that would force the national inquiry, while blocking…
DATIA: A functionary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a licensed weapon in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia city on Sunday, police said. The deceased, Jitendra Mevafarosh, was the general secretary of the BJP’s district unit, an official said. Mevafarosh returned from a temple and allegedly shot himself in the…
BHOPAL: Women prisoners in Madhya Pradesh will, for the first time, get hair removal cream once a month and shampoo once a week from New Year’s Day, reports.The aim is to help women prisoners maintain personal hygiene, say officials. Also, all prisoners will now get a salad with their meal, and there will be a…
NEW DELHI: There was no lapse on its part during the Parliament scuffle between the MPs of BJP and Congress during the Winter Session that ended last week, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) said on Monday.Notably, the CISF is tasked to guard the Parliament House Complex.CISF Deputy Inspector General (operations) Shrikant Kishore clarified to…
Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput NEW DELHI: BJP MPs Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput, who were injured in a scuffle at the new Parliament building on December 19, were discharged from the hospital Monday morning. Dr Ajay Shukla, RML medical superintendent said, “Both the MPs were discharged in the morning. Their blood pressure is under…
NEW DELHI: Reiterating his disappointment over the chaotic Parliament session, vice president and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday warned lawmakers not to mistake ‘disorder’ for ‘order.’ His message comes against the backdrop of a winter session that has proven to be the most unproductive in more than a year.The session, held from November…
High drama ensued outside the Parliament on Thursday after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP, resulting in him getting injured.Rahul Gandhi responded to the allegations and claimed that BJP MPs were the ones who obstructed and pushed him whilst he was entering the Parliament…
NEW DELHI: BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sulata Deo on Monday protested PM Narendra Modi’s remark on Saturday in the Lok Sabha that Atal Bihari Vajpayee preferred to resign than buy the support of MPs which could be garnered for a price. Deo said the PM’s description of MPs as ‘maal’ was unacceptable and could lower…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge’s address in the upper House on Monday witnessed some playful moments with the Congress leader taking jibes at Bharatiya Janata Party MPs, including finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Kharge, while talking about how the Jana Sangha wanted the Indian Constitution to be based on Manusmriti, was…