The dissident camp claims support from around 20 MPs and says cooperation with the Centre is needed for development, while the TMC leadership questions the legality of its parliamentary demands.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V. M. granted the state time to file an affidavit and posted the matter for consideration after two weeks.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continuous tenure of over 4,400 days is a significant achievement in democratic history.
The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday alleged that the judicial inquiry report into the 2008 murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati was willfully suppressed and that key files related to the case went missing during the final days of the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government.
The next Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh are more than two years away. Yet political activity in the state is already beginning to take on an unmistakably electoral character.
In a significant realignment in Parliament’s Upper House, seven rebel MPs from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reshaping the numerical balance in the Rajya Sabha and strengthening the ruling coalition’s legislative position.
From welfare promises to sharp attacks on TMC, PM Modi’s Barrackpore rally set the tone for Phase 2 polling, framing Bengal’s vote as key to eastern India’s future.
Violence in Jagatdal days before polling prompts ECI to demand swift arrests, as security is stepped up across key constituencies in North 24 Parganas and Kolkata.
Barrackpore emerges as a key battleground in Phase 2, with PM Modi highlighting spiritual ties to Bengal and BJP banking on strong turnout in a triangular contest.
A major shift in the Rajya Sabha sees BJP’s numbers climb after seven AAP MPs switch sides, triggering both political welcome and a legal challenge over the merger’s validity.
