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Manipur CM ‘is cooperating’ — Amit Shah rules out removing Biren Singh from post

Accusing Oppn of playing politics over Manipur, Shah questions why video of 2 Manipuri women being paraded naked leaked on social media just a day before monsoon session started.

House panel pulls up govt over lack of separate maternal mortality database for tribals

Committee on Empowerment of Women asks tribal and health ministries how policies on maternal health for tribal areas have been developed without a separate database.

CAG report flags Railways’ worst-ever operating ratio in FY22. Rs 100 earned for every Rs 107 spent

Tabled in Parliament Tuesday, Comptroller & Auditor General report also flagged a huge backlog in renewal, replacement of ‘over-aged assets’ critical for safe running of trains.

‘We gave more press freedom, Congress jailed over 263 journalists in Emergency’ — Anurag Thakur in RS

Rajya Sabha passes Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, by voice vote. Information & broadcasting minister Thakur also attacks Congress for 'red-tapism'.

Don’t oppose Delhi Bill for sake of alliance as Modi will return in 2024, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Taking aim at AAP, Shah says the party's opposition to bill stems from its 'need to hide the truth of corruption', and that Nehru had opposed idea of granting statehood to Delhi.

Numbers against us but had to go for no-confidence as PM won’t discuss Manipur, says Gaurav Gogoi

Congress MP says govt trying to create 'a context in Parliament where issue of Manipur is diluted', adds Modi 'continued to ignore Parliament' & has spoken on Manipur only outside it.

Kharge asks Dhankhar not to defend Modi, V-P’s response — ‘every Indian should be proud of PM’

Opposition MP says Manipur must be debated without further delay since Monsoon Session is entering last leg & LS is set to take up no-confidence motion against Modi govt next week.

14,763 schoolkids displaced in Manipur, 93.5% readmitted to ‘nearest feasible school’, govt tells RS

Of 12 districts in Manipur, four — Churachandpur (4,099) Kangpokpi (2,822), Bishnupur (2,063) and Imphal East (2,053) — had greatest number of displaced schoolchildren, says Union govt.

BJP’s Shanta Kumar urges Modi govt to ‘act swiftly’ on Manipur — ‘Draupadi cheerharan happening daily’

Shanta Kumar, former Union minister who has also served as Himachal CM, says Manipur violence is a ‘national shame’, adding that even Parliament has failed to address the issue.

Bill to replace Delhi ordinance tabled in LS, shot in arm for BJP as BJD declares its support

Though bill likely to pass in Lok Sabha where BJP has the numbers, with support of BJD & YSR Congress, it will also be comfortably placed in Rajya Sabha where its numbers are inadequate.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.