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31

Jul

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War of words between Rahul and Rijiju

A war of words erupted in the Lok Sabha today between Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju during the discussion on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, after the Congress leader made a remark while narrating a conversation with a student. The expression drew objections from the Treasury benches and was later expunged by Speaker Om Birla.   Participating in the debate, Rahul recounted a conversation he had with a young student on the meaning of being a student.   "You said to me that you are a student. What…

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30

Jul

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National Conference president and three-time former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday questioned “if PoK is our part, why don’t the central government speak about killings there”.

  Expressing concern over the killings of civilians by Pakistani troops in PoJK, National Conference president and three-time former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday questioned “if PoK is our part, why don't the central government speak about killings there”.   “They keep saying PoK is ours. If it is our part, why don't they speak about the killings there,” Abdullah told reporters today.He expressed concern over killings of civilians by Pakistani troops in PoK.According to media reports 20 civilians were killed by the Pakistani troops in Rawalakote area of PoJK on Monday while polls were held in the…

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30

Jul

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Union Ministers and BJP leaders today criticised Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his remark on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha regarding alleged police action during the students’ protest.

Union Ministers and BJP leaders today criticised Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his remark on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha regarding alleged police action during the students’ protest.      Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday hit out at Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying the Congress leader had "trapped himself very badly" and that he "feels sorry for him.   LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had earlier alleged that HM Shah was either "culpable or…

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29

Jul

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BRS inspects KCR-initiated TIMS Alwal Hospital

A delegation of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday visited the 1,000-bedded Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) Hospital at Alwal, a major public healthcare project initiated during the previous BRS government led by former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR).   The visit comes amid allegations by the opposition party that the Congress government has delayed the completion and operationalisation of the hospital despite repeated assurances that the remaining works would be completed at the earliest.   Speaking to reporters during the visit, BRS Official Spokesperson Dr Manne Krishank criticised the Congress government over what he described as…

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28

Jul

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TDP urges action against rumour-mongers on public exams

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu on Tuesday defended the Andhra Pradesh government's conduct of the District Selection Committee (DSC) teacher recruitment examination, alleging that the opposition YSRCP was spreading rumours about the recruitment process, and urged the Centre to consider provisions to punish those deliberately spreading misinformation about public examinations.   Speaking during the debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, Lavu said the previous DSC examination held in 2018 faced delays and irregularities, with answer papers evaluated only in 2022. He urged the Government to look…

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27

Jul

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Ex Minister from Odisha Dharmendra Pradhan arrived in Parliament on Monday to a warm welcome by the BJP leaders amidst “Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad” slogans and cheers.

Two days after he resigned as Education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan arrived in Parliament on Monday to a warm welcome by the BJP leaders amidst “Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad” slogans and cheers . He was also given a traditional cap and a shawl on the shoulders  by one of the MPs as he reciprocated this with a smile and handfolded (Namaste) gesture.   The Opposition MPs at the same time shouted slogans like 'Chor Chor, Paper Chor' and hit out at the ruling dispensation for felicitating Pradhan.   Congress leader Pawan Khera said, "These are the same people who even welcomed the…

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27

Jul

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Oppn to corner BJP over use of pellet guns, lathi charge in Parliament

The student beat-down and alleged use of pellet guns in the national capital are set to dominate parliament proceedings today after nearly a month-long CJP protest ended with the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.   While the Congress party is seeking to raise the issue with all its might, other parties in the INDIA Bloc, including the TMC led by Mamata Banerjee and the Samajwadi Party, are also set to corner the Narendra Modi government during Monday’s session.   TMC’s Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, Sagarika Ghosh, has submitted a notice under Rule 267 to discuss the…

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26

Jul

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NC spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar accused the PDP chief of unabashedly defending the use of brutal force against local youth and children.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has landed at the centre of a fresh political storm after drawing a parallel between Gen Z protesters at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar and agitators in Kashmir, asserting that force was justified in the Valley under the guise of fighting militancy.     Her comments, made during her Jantar Mantar appearance earlier this week, in which she attempted to defend past crackdowns on local demonstrators, drew swift, sharp backlash from the rival political parties, who revived her infamous 2016 “milk and toffee” quote to accuse the former chief minister of blatant hypocrisy.   At the Jantar…

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26

Jul

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Mamata may visit Delhi to join NEET-UG protest

The CJP protest has united not just people from various sections of society but also given a platform to political leaders from the Opposition. In the fray of leaders joining the Opposition, the recent addition can be that of the former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. It is learnt that Banerjee may visit Delhi on Monday to visit Jantar to meet students protesting against the NEET-UG paper leak.   The protests have persisted to continue with their strike despite activist Sonam Wangchuk calling off his hunger strike.     CJP founder Abhijit Deep asserted that the movement would not…

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25

Jul

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YSRCP seeks education minister’s resignation

Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) Spokesperson Konda Rajeev has demanded the immediate resignation of the Andhra Pradesh Education Minister, Nara Lokesh, over the alleged irregularities in the DSC recruitment process and sought a CBI investigation into the matter.   Speaking to media personnel, Rajeev said that when the NEET controversy erupted, political accountability was demanded and accepted. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, investigations were ordered, and corrective measures followed. If that is the NDA's standard at the Centre, he questioned why Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is bending every rule to shield Nara Lokesh from the mounting allegations in the…

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