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Himachal assembly Speaker disqualifies 6 Congress MLAs, ruling party regains a majority for now

MLAs, defying whip issued by Congress, stayed absent when cut motion & budget were put to vote. Speaker says MLAs 'attracted provisions of anti-defection law against them'.

Ex-PM Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson joined BJP. What’s the rest of the family been up to?

Vibhakar Shastri not lone member of illustrious family to switch political allegiance. There were others too who took same route & found success

Vikramaditya makes U-turn but Sukhu govt in Himachal still on slippery slope after BJP’s ‘near-coup’

Cross-voting by 6 Congress MLAs in favour of BJP in Rajya Sabha polls set off political crisis in Himachal Pradesh. State BJP leaders claim Sukhu govt ‘no longer enjoys majority’.

Telangana BJP V-P says Congress’s Deepa Dasmunshi ‘accepted Mercedes for favours’, gets legal notice

N.V.S.S. Prabhakar, who made claims in a TV debate, asked to pay Rs 10 crore to Dasmunshi within 7 days if he can't prove what he said. Allegations 'baseless', says notice.

Week after farmer’s death, no FIR or inquest. Punjab & Haryana Police look the other way

Shubhkaran Singh was allegedly killed in a police firing on 21 February. It’s now learnt that Punjab Police may have no jurisdiction over the case. 

Disgruntled MLAs & a reticent CM — storm in Himachal Congress has been brewing for a long time

CM Sukhu’s alleged inability to keep his flock together has led to current situation in state — 6 Congress MLAs cross-voting in RS polls & PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh resigning.

Himachal Speaker ‘expels’ 15 BJP MLAs after the party seeks division of votes on budget 

Move comes a day after cross-voting by six Congress MLAs and three Independents led to BJP winning RS seat.  ‘Dictatorship’, says former CM Jai Ram Thakur.   

RS polls: What’s draw of lots that sealed the fate of Congress’s Abhishek Manu Singhvi in Himachal

If 2 or more candidates get equal votes, then returning officer shall decide by lot which of them shall be excluded, as per Conduct of Election Rules. Both candidates had 34 votes each.

How cross-voting & SP’s failure to keep flock together helped BJP secure 8 seats in RS polls in UP

SP bagged 2 seats. Going by strength of parties in the assembly, BJP would have secured 7 seats & SP 3. However, BJP fielded an 8th candidate at the last moment, forcing a contest.

In Himachal, crisis for Congress deepens as party leader Vikramaditya Singh resigns from Cabinet

Son of late ex-CM Virbhadra Singh, Vikramaditya says he & other MLAs have been sidelined over past yr. This comes amid BJP's demand for division of votes in Assembly to pass state budget.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.