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Mumbai, March 18 An alleged acid attack on a Class 6 student in Sangamner prompted the Congress to strongly criticize the Maharashtra government in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, alleging a deterioration in law and order in the state.The issue also came up in the legislative council...

Mumbai, March 18 An alleged acid attack on a Class 6 student in Sangamner prompted the Congress to strongly criticize the Maharashtra government in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, alleging a deterioration in law and order in the state.Referring to the alleged incident in the Ahilyanagar...

Hyderabad, March 18 Alleging corruption and an unsystematic approach by the Congress government in the proposed Musi river rejuvenation project, the BRS staged a walkout from the Telangana Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, even as the government accused the opposition party of "mud-slinging"...

Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat assembly complex received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday morning, just minutes before the House proceedings were scheduled to begin during the ongoing budget session, officials said.The email claimed that a bomb had been planted in the assembly complex...

Mumbai, March 17 – On Tuesday, legislators from the ruling MahaYuti alliance, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), voiced concerns about the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, in the State Legislative Council."While implementing the Freedom of Religion Act, if anyone is targeted, we...

Mumbai, March 17 The Maharashtra legislative assembly was adjourned for the day on Tuesday due to a lack of quorum, prompting the opposition to accuse the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of prioritizing party matters over public issues.Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar raised an...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Excise Minister R B Timmapur told the Assembly on Tuesday that the state government will introduce new laws with strict measures aimed at preventing the illegal sale of liquor.He advocated for stricter action against individuals involved in selling chloral hydrate...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti briefly adjourned the House on Tuesday, expressing displeasure over the absence of ministers and ruling party members after lunch.This development came a day after Assembly Speaker U T Khader adjourned the House and...

Mumbai, March 17 The Maharashtra government ordered a vigilance audit on Tuesday after a BJP MLA alleged a Rs 2,000 crore scam in housing schemes in Mumbai.The report of the audit is expected within 30 days, Minister of State for Urban Development Madhuri Misal told the legislative assembly...

March 17, New Delhi: The Indian National Congress is facing internal turmoil following incidents of cross-voting, absenteeism, and growing factionalism across multiple states.The party has expelled three MLAs – Sofia Firdous, Dasarathi Gomango, and Ramesh Jena – for cross-voting in favor of...

Lucknow, March 17 The NISHAD party, a partner of the BJP, announced on Tuesday plans to hold rallies in the Purvanchal region, starting from Gorakhpur on March 22, apparently as a show of strength in the run-up to the 2027 assembly elections.The party also plans to organize a rally in Meerut...

Chandigarh, March 17 The Congress said on Tuesday that it will issue show-cause notices to its MLAs who allegedly cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana, warning of strict disciplinary action."We are going to issue a show-cause notice to them," said B K Hariprasad, the Congress...

Mumbai, March 17 – The NCP(SP) and the Congress launched a scathing attack on the Maharashtra and central governments on Tuesday, accusing them of complete failure in managing the escalating shortage of LPG.NCP(SP) Legislative Party leader Jayant Patil noted that despite directives from...

Kochi, March 17 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of former state Transport Minister Antony Raju seeking to suspend his conviction in the evidence tampering case, so that he can contest in the upcoming Assembly elections.Justice C Jayachandran dismissed Raju's plea, which was...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 The opposition Congress in Odisha suspended three of its MLAs on Tuesday for voting in favor of the BJP-backed independent candidate, Dilip Ray, who secured victory in the Rajya Sabha elections, according to a party statement.The suspended MLAs are Ramesh Chandra Jena of...

New Delhi, March 16 – Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, and Nitin Nabin, the new president of the BJP, were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar as the ruling NDA swept the elections held in three states for 11 seats of the Upper House on Monday.Out of the total 37...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday responded to his predecessor and BJD president Naveen Patnaik over the latter's remarks on cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, saying that his comments describing some MLAs as having a "criminal past" were an affront...

Mumbai, March 16 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clarified on Monday that the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, is not directed against any specific religion. He emphasized that the Bill is being introduced solely to prevent religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud...

Mumbai, March 16 – NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad sparked a major controversy in the Legislative Assembly on Monday while speaking on the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill – 2026. During his speech, he cited various historical instances.A heated exchange erupted when he made a specific...

On March 16 in Bengaluru, Karnataka Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader convened a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, and other senior Congress leaders regarding unanswered questions in the state Assembly, which had previously...