Nation

The Congress party staged a satyagraha protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi at 10 am on Friday to oppose the Election Commission of India’s decision to reject Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh. The electoral body disqualified Natarajan’s nomination papers on the grounds of alleged irregularities in her election affidavit, a move that prompted immediate protests from the opposition party, which accused the commission of bias. Earlier in the week, a ten-member Congress delegation had met the Chief Election Commissioner to formally voice their concerns over the matter.   Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of…

Actress-turned-politician Koel Mallick resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, dealing another blow to the parliamentary strength of the All India Trinamool Congress amid a series of high-profile departures from the Upper House.   Her resignation comes days after the exits of Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Susmita Dev. Earlier on Thursday, Prakash Chik Baraik also resigned, reducing the party's strength in the Rajya Sabha to 10. With Mallick's departure, the number has fallen further to nine.   The resignation ends days of speculation surrounding Mallick's political future and has intensified discussions over the direction of the party's parliamentary strategy.  …

Ravneet Singh Bittu is now facing a sudden turn of fortune as the prediction has come true. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided not to re-nominate the Union Minister of State for a fresh Rajya Sabha term. Mann had predicted the same on Wednesday, saying Bittu won’t make it. He went on to claim that Bittu “won’t remain a minister” either.   BJP is expected to carry out a Union cabinet reshuffle in the coming weeks. It remains to be seen whether this second claim also comes true or not. The rejection of re-nomination has sent mixed signals on…

Four people have been arrested for allegedly attacking Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee during his visit to Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district, police said on Sunday. According to a senior police officer, the arrests were made during overnight raids based on video footage collected from the area.   Scores of people hurled stones, eggs and abuses at the Diamond Harbour MP, who escaped the mob wearing a cricket helmet and helped by aides on Saturday in Sonarpur town of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.   Banerjee was attacked when he went to visit the victims of post-poll…

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has waded into the debate over the suspension of the satirical platform 'Cockroach Janata Party' on X, describing the decision to withhold the account as "disastrous and deeply unwise". Arguing that younger generations need a space to "express themselves", Tharoor questioned the legal takedown of the page, which had amassed over 200,000 followers before being restricted in India on Wednesday following a government demand.   The Thiruvananthapuram MP admitted he was fascinated by the rapid ascent of the satirical movement, pointing out that its Instagram handle had managed to draw over 19 million followers in less…