Congress cheif Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: After a massive showdown in Parliament with BJP over Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar’s remark, Congress chief Malliakarjun Kharge on Monday said he would take legal action against JP Nadda and Kiren Rijiju for making a “false claim”.Kharge also claimed the BJP has been bringing up the…
NEW DELHI: Parliament on Monday witnessed multiple adjournments amid ruckus between the BJP and the Congress leaders over Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar’s reported remarks about “changing the Constitution”. A heated argument erupted between leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and BJP president JP Nadda in Rajya Sabha with the latter questioning Karnataka government’s 4% reservation…
HYDERABAD : An eight-hour reservation debate in the Telangana assembly on Monday culminated in the passage of two landmark bills that aim to extend the quantum of reservation in education, govt jobs and rural and urban self-governance from 50% to 70%, breaching Supreme Court’s cap on quotas.CM A Revanth Reddy showcased political unanimity in passing…
The LoP in Karnataka legislative council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Sunday said BJP will oppose a proposed bill that envisages reservation for religious minorities in govt contracts, a view echoed by state party president BY Vijayendra in Belagavi. Last week, cabinet approved The Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill, 2025, that seeks to provide 4%…
SRINAGAR: J&K’s reservation policy is back on the boil with the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) government telling the assembly Saturday that it had not set a timeline for a ministerial review panel to submit its report.“The cabinet sub-committee stands constituted to examine grievances regarding reservation rules. However, no specific timeline has been fixed for…
RANCHI: Jharkhand high court has stayed the implementation of a law brought by the JMM-led govt in its previous term, requiring private companies operating in the state to reserve 75% of jobs for local candidates.A division bench of Chief Justice M S Ramchandra Rao and Justice Deepak Roushan issued the order Wednesday on a petition…
MUMBAI: Cash, Caste, Crop, and perhaps Community. That pretty much defines the main factors at play as Maharashtra heads into an election on Wednesday.This is the first assembly poll since the dramatic split of Shiv Sena and NCP, which led to major political realignments and comes barely six months after the Lok Sabha results in…