Similar Stories 🔰

Can Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla be removed? Following the Congress-led Opposition's no-confidence motion notice signed by 103 MPs, we break down the constitutional rules under Article 94.

The Supreme Court declined to intervene in the returning officer's decision to reject Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination, which was cancelled over the alleged non-disclosure of a criminal case registered in Telangana.

24 leaders, including Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, were among those who were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Of the 24 seats, 19 were won by the BJP-led NDA, while the Congress bagged rest of the five seats.

BENGALURU: All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge was among four candidates declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on Thursday after the withdrawal deadline ended and only four nominees remained in the fray for four seats.

NEW DELHI: Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan on Friday defended the information provided in her nomination papers, saying the dispute is over whether a legal notice should be treated as a pending criminal case under Form 26.

The 19 rebel TMC Lok Sabha members who have signed a letter against Mamata Banerjee include some of the prominent names such as Saayoni Ghosh, Yusuf Pathan, Satabdi Roy, June Malia, Rachna Banerjee and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar.

The list reveals names of 19 out of 20 breakaway MPs who had signed a letter and sent their names to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's office on May 18.

A 72-year-old Singaporean man faces charges for sending abusive emails. Manickam Manohar allegedly targeted a Member of Parliament and town council employees. The emails contained accusations of unlawful conduct and abusive language. Police stated they have zero tolerance for harassment of public officers. The accused was previously investigated for similar offenses. His case will be heard again in July.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge was elected 'unanimously' to the Rajya Sabha along with debutants Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan. | India News

With the BJP looking set to get additional support in Parliament, the Sena - the fourth-largest constituent of the ruling alliance - could lose its bargaining chip.