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BJP MP demands ban on Bigg Boss, takes aim at ‘controversial’ Salman Khan in Parliament

Anil Firojiya, BJP MP from Ujjain, said the reality show was promoting obscenity in society and laying out 'dirty details' of contestants' personal lives in the public domain.

Walking the tightrope amid delimitation debate, Congress likely to form panel to craft ‘balanced’ view

KC Venugopal reveals party's plans on a day when Telangana assembly adopted a resolution against delimitation, saying southern states shouldn't be penalised for population control.

‘This isn’t riot-for-votes politics’: Stalin claps back at Yogi’s barbs on language, delimitation row

The UP CM had said that DMK was trying to divide the country on the basis of region & language. Stalin posted on X that Yogi’s comments were ‘political black comedy at its darkest’.

Congress MP Manish Tewari urges law minister to clarify timeline in Justice Yashwant Varma cash row

Raising the matter during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Tewari also highlighted the need for Parliament 'to exercise its oversight over the judiciary'.

RS Chairman rejects notice of privilege motion given by Congress’s Jairam Ramesh against Amit Shah

The Congress MP had Wednesday submitted the notice claiming that remarks made by home minister were aimed at maligning image of former Congress President & Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi.

Accused in Jharkhand BJP leader’s murder arrested, party holds protests against state govt

The BJP has come down heavily on the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government for 'worsening law and order' in the state following the murder of leader Anil Tiger.

With Abhay Chautala’s coronation as national chief, INLD eyes comeback as Haryana’s primary Opposition

Signalling new phase of restructuring while reviving party in parent state, INLD parliamentary working committee has giving charge of Haryana to Abhay’s cousin and MLA Aditya Devilal.

Amid piling debt, Mann govt skips Rs 1,100 poll promise to women again. Key Punjab budget highlights

The AAP govt’s 4th budget makes big allocations for sports, drug census, power subsidy. The finance minister admits not being able to fulfil their key poll promise towards women this year.

Spree of show cause notices & now Karnataka MLA’s expulsion, BJP cracks down on party ‘indiscipline’

Party functionaries say show cause notices are meant to create ‘perception of discipline’, while others claim issuance of notice itself is a form of action.

BJP MLC moves breach of privilege notice against Kunal Kamra & Shiv Sena (UBT) leader

Shiv Sena UBT spokesperson Sushma Andhare also faces notice brought by BJP legislator Pravin Darekar.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.