With more than 120 MLAs cross-voting for Droupadi Murmu in the presidential poll, non-BJP parties could face a challenge keeping their flock together ahead of elections in some states.
The first bill to be passed in this Monsoon session, it seeks to extend the application of domestic laws to research stations set up by India in the Antarctic region.
Speaking at an event, CJI Ramana raised concerns over the quality of legislative performance and said that the space for opposition was declining in the country.
Last week, two AIMIM MLAs voted for MVA candidates in the Maharashtra MLC polls. Experts say that the party is trying to shed its image of being "BJP’s B-team".
Murmu hails from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district. She started off as a teacher before entering state politics. She was sworn in as the first woman governor of Jharkhand in 2015.
ThePrint's Praveen Jain brings moments from an opposition meeting at Delhi's Constitution Club Wednesday, to decide on a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections.
18 opposition parties that met in Delhi Wednesday couldn’t reach an agreement on one candidate. AAP, TRS, BJD and Pawan Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front give meeting a miss.
The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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