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Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday amid Opposition protests

Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday amid Opposition protests

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Friday as Opposition members continued protests over various issues, including the NEET paper leak and Ram temple donation theft issues. Amid the din, the House passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 without a debate. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Mallikarjun Kharge presses for Amit Shah’s reply on Jantar Mantar row

Mallikarjun Kharge presses for Amit Shah’s reply on Jantar Mantar row

Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday demanded that Union Home Minister Amit Shah make a statement in the House regarding the police action against protesters during the July 20 demonstration at Jantar Mantar. He said the Opposition was prepared for a discussion on the issue and reiterated its demand for a response from the Home Minister. Mallikarjun Kharge presses for discussion on police action Raising the matter in the Rajya Sabha, Kharge criticised Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju over his earlier remarks and referred to observations made by former Union Minister Arun Jaitley on parliamentary disruptions. He alleged that the government was trying to avoid a discussion on the issue despite repeated demands from the Opposition. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

BJP’s Narottam Mishra sees fall in political coin: From acting as censor board, to tears over ticket denial in Datia

BJP’s Narottam Mishra sees fall in political coin: From acting as censor board, to tears over ticket denial in Datia

Narottam Mishra was the home minister of one of 28 states, but regularly made national headlines nonetheless when he focused on Bollywood and TV series as his subject matter of scrutiny. That was almost three years ago, when Shivraj Singh Chouhan was at the helm in Madhya Pradesh. This week, the BJP leader was left in tears after being denied the ticket to contest an election altogether. BJP leader Narottam Mishra speaks to the media after the party denied a ticket for the Datia assembly bypoll, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday, July 11, 2026. (PTI File) Mishra is a six-time MLA in Madhya Pradesh, having won three times from Datia. He was the home minister in the Chauhan cabinet and was constantly making headlines for speaking against Bollywood movies that he felt went against the BJP’s ideology or “national interest”. The unofficial ‘censor board’ Mishra was the MP home minister and the state government spokesperson from 2020 to 2023. During this time, he frequently monitored promotional material, trailers, and songs, threatening legal action, bans, …

Home minister, aviation minister review passenger facilities at major airports

Home minister, aviation minister review passenger facilities at major airports

Home minister Amit Shah and civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu reviewed passenger facilities, security arrangements and the immigration system at major airports, a statement issued by the government on Wednesday said. Amit Shah directed that an Automated X-ray Tray Return System (ATRS) be installed in a phased manner at all airports across the country with the objective of reducing human resource costs (@BhajanlalBjp X) The meeting was attended by the home secretary, Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB), secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) and several other senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and MoCA. “Shah directed that an Automated X-ray Tray Return System (ATRS) be installed in a phased manner at all airports across the country with the objective of reducing human resource costs. He also said that appropriate standards should be laid down to ensure that the Automated X-ray Tray Return System is installed at new airports,” the government said. Shah …

Rahul Gandhi launches sharp attack on PM Modi, HM Shah and RSS

Rahul Gandhi launches sharp attack on PM Modi, HM Shah and RSS

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the RSS as “traitors” who are attacking the Constitution and have sold the country’s interests to select industrialists. Addressing a rally in Raebareli, Gandhi accused the PM of “attacking the Constitution everyday” by weakening MNREGA, not conducting caste census, and favouring select industrialists. He also referred to Modi’s recent appeal to cut down on fuel consumption, gold purchase, and foreign travel to warn of an “economic storm” coming our way. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Amid SIR exercise, Home Ministry notifies another panel to clear pending CAA applications in West Bengal, primarily by Matuas

Amid SIR exercise, Home Ministry notifies another panel to clear pending CAA applications in West Bengal, primarily by Matuas

People wait in a queue during hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Nadia, West Bengal. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday (February 21, 2026) notified another empowered committee comprising Census, postal and Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials in West Bengal to fast-track hundreds of pending citizenship applications under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) amid the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Several people belonging to the Matua community, comprising Hindu Namasudras with roots in Bangladesh, have applied for citizenship under the CAA as their names are not there in the 2002 electoral list, the threshold for the ongoing SIR exercise. A government source said though an Empowered Committee headed by the Director, Census Operations to process CAA applications, exists in all States, another such committee headed by the Deputy Registrar General, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal has been notified only for Bengal in the wake of deluge of citizenship requests. “This is an additional committee that will process …

ED vs TMC drama now at Amit Shah’s doorstep; Mahua Moitra, other MPs detained amid protest outside his office| India News

ED vs TMC drama now at Amit Shah’s doorstep; Mahua Moitra, other MPs detained amid protest outside his office| India News

The ongoing face-off between the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) escalated on Friday as the political flashpoint reached the doorstep of Union home minister Amit Shah, a day after party supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s dramatic visit to the residence I-PAC head and political consultancy group’s office amid ED raids. Eight AITC MPs were seen staged a dharna outside Shah’s office in Delhi on Friday morning (X/PTI) Eight AITC MPs, who were later detained, were seen staged a dharna outside Shah’s office in Delhi on Friday morning, protesting the ED raids conducted at the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) office in Kolkata a day earlier. Holding placards and raising slogans, the MPs accused the Centre of misusing central agencies to target opposition parties ahead of elections. Those leading the protest included Mahua Moitra, Derek O’Brien, Satabdi Roy, Bapi Haldar, Saket Gokhale, Pratima Mondal, Kirti Azad and Dr Sharmila Sarkar. Visuals from the site showed MPs holding placards that read, “Bengal rejects Modi-Shah’s dirty politics,” as they sought to highlight …

3 Bengaluru cops suspended for assaulting domestic help for allegedly stealing diamond ring of her employer | Bangalore News

3 Bengaluru cops suspended for assaulting domestic help for allegedly stealing diamond ring of her employer | Bangalore News

The Bengaluru city police on Tuesday suspended three police personnel, days after they allegedly assaulted a 34-year-old domestic help on charges of stealing a diamond ring of her employer. The suspended officers have been identified as Sanjay Rathod, Santosh Kudari, and Archana — all attached to Varthur police station, the police said. The action was taken based on the report submitted by Priyadarshini, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Marathahalli, on Tuesday, which stated that the domestic help, Sundari Bibi, was assaulted on the first floor of the police station. Story continues below this ad Sundari Bibi, a native of West Bengal, has been working in the apartment of a techie couple in Shobha Dreams Acre at Balagere for the past three months, the police said. On October 30, Sundari Bibi, a native of West Bengal, who was working in the apartment of a techie couple in Shobha Dreams Acre at Balagere, was summoned to Varthur police station after her employer accused her of theft. Sundari Bibi, along with her husband, reached the police station, and the …

Under-20 Athletics Worlds bid made with 2036 Olympics in mind | Sports News

Under-20 Athletics Worlds bid made with 2036 Olympics in mind | Sports News

India has thrown its hat in the ring to host the 2028 U-20 World Athletics Championship in a bid to gain experience for the ultimate goal of staging the 2036 Olympic Games in the country. The letter of intent was handed over to World Athletics chief and International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate Sebastian Coe, who visited the country last week. Attempting to host the U-20 Worth Athletics Championship is part of the bigger picture vis-a-vis the Olympic bid. The Indian Express has learnt that during a recent meeting between high-ranking officials and ministers from Gujarat and the Centre, it was decided to target a slew of international multi-disciplinary events and major continental, Commonwealth and world-level tournaments across Olympic sports to help the state gain hosting experience for big events. Also on the agenda were the challenge posed by the weather in Gujarat in July and August — the preferred months to host an Olympics — recommendations to relax norms for liquor permits, reaching out to some of the world’s biggest hotel chains to set …

Full episode, November 11, 2024 – India TV

Full episode, November 11, 2024 – India TV

Image Source : INDIA TV Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, November 11, 2024 Hello and welcome to Aaj Ki Baat With Rajat Sharma, the only news show with real facts and no noise. In today’s episode: In a jolt to Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT), Jyotirmath Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand extends support to BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra  Home Minister Amit Shah, UP CM Yogi Adityanath address poll rallies in Jharkhand, promise to take back land occupied by Bangladeshi infiltrators Top Muslim clerics Tauqir Raza, Sarwar Chishti, and Congress MP Imran Masood attend the Tahaffuz-e-Auqaf conference in Jaipur, demand withdrawal of Waqf Amendment Bill India’s number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath’ was launched just before the 2014 general elections. Since its inception, the show is redefining India’s super-prime time and is numerically far ahead of its contemporaries. Source link