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Rijiju accuses Congress MPs of ‘abusing’ Om Birla, says LS Speaker ‘hurt’ after no-confidence motion

Union minister claimed that 20-25 Congress MPs entered the Speaker's chamber and 'abused' him. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopal were also present, he added.

Centre revises Vande Mataram version adopted by Constituent Assembly, Oppn slams ‘rewriting of history’

MHA order states that when both national song and anthem are played together, Vande Mataram will be played first, with everyone required to stand at attention.

MVA’s future in limbo? Differences with Sena-UBT, possible NCP merger leaves Congress in thinking mode

Chandrapur Municipal Corporation mayoral poll is just the latest flashpoint. Cracks between Congress & Sena-UBT have been widening for some time now.

‘Pre-committed purchase pact & 2-minister ping-pong’: Tharoor’s scathing jibe at India-US trade deal

Thiruvananthapuram MP, who backed the Centre on Op Sindoor, took a swipe at ministers Piyush Goyal & Jaishankar for evading questions on India’s purported pledge to US on Russian oil.

In a first since 1987, Oppn seeks to remove Speaker, accuses Om Birla of being ‘blatantly partisan’   

Oppn notice says Birla’s remark that he told Modi not to attend LS last Wednesday based on ‘concrete information’ that Congress MPs planned ‘some unexpected act’ was ‘false’, ‘derogatory’.

Opposition submits notice to move a resolution for removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Congress MP Manickam Tagore wrote on X: 'The Oppn has placed its faith in constitutional propriety...After many years, an extraordinary step born out of extraordinary circumstances.'

Congress to move no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla amid Lok Sabha deadlock

New Delhi: After days of adjournments and ruckus in the Lower House, the Congress party will shortly submit a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha...

With new Manipur govt in place, Ajit Lal is MHA’s new Northeast adviser. Retd IPS had overseen Naga talks

Lal replaces A.K. Mishra whose term ended last week. Lal will be involved in tripartite talks between Kuki-Zo groups, Centre and Manipur government.

Bengal SIR hearing: SC seeks DGP affidavit on ECI’s charges of ‘threats & violence’

EC’s submissions were in response to a petition by the Sanatani Sangsad, which has come into the limelight for seeking deployment of the CAPF in West Bengal for the SIR process.

BJP cements rural grip in Maharashtra in zilla parishad & panchayat polls, allies not far behind

BJP emerges as the single largest party in Maharashtra's rural polls, but analysts see strong performances by Shinde Sena and NCP as a warning for BJP's plans to go solo in 2029.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.