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Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Thursday after an uproar over allegations by Union ministers J.P. Nadda and Kiren Rijiju that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi used force against women BJP MPs at Parliament's entry steps. The BJP demanded an apology, while ...

Chaos erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for a third consecutive day as BJP members protested against a resolution affirming the importance of the region's special status. The speaker ordered the eviction of 12 opposition MLAs and an independ...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated that the Union Territory government aims to convey its disapproval of the 2019 abrogation of Article 370 and 35(A). Abdullah emphasized that the decision was made without consulting local leaders...

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed disruptions as BJP members protested a resolution calling for the restoration of the region's special status. The resolution, passed on Wednesday, urged the central government to engage in dialogue and find c...

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes as BJP members disrupted proceedings following the passage of a resolution seeking dialogue for the restoration of the erstwhile state's special status. BJP MLAs stormed the well, tore copie...

PDP MLA Waheed ur Rehman Para's resolution demanding the restoration of Article 370 in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly sparked controversy. While other parties supported the resolution, Omar Abdullah stated it held no significance and the people had ...

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar left the House after heated clashes with Opposition MPs who were not allowed to raise the issue of Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Paris Olympics. The issue began when Opposition Leader Mallikarjun Kha...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh may visit Jammu and Rajouri on Wednesday to assess the security conditions and preside over a meeting at the Raj Bhawan. On December 21, an assault occurred at Dhatyar Morh between Dhera Ki Gali and Bufliaz area, targe...

The Bills were passed by the Upper House amid continuous sloganeering by opposition parties, who have been demanding that Union Home Minister Amit Shah make a statement on the December 13 security breach in the House.

The Congress leader said the statehood of J and K was taken away all of a sudden and now the government is proposing to restore it. Singh further said that the matter of J&K is sensitive and "we need to understand the situation there".

Singh, a two-time MP and three-time MLA, switched from the Congress to the BJP in 2014 and was also a minister in the previous PDP-BJP government in Jammu and kashmir which collapsed in June 2018 after the national party pulled out of the alliance. ...

Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has sought the resignation of Government Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy over the suicide attempt made by a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation employee in Ramanagara district, who accused the mi...

As soon as the Upper House reassembled for the afternoon session, after being adjourned in the morning session, Deputy Chairman Harivansh asked Sujeet Kumar (BJD) to raise a discussion on the working of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepre...

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar intervened to disapprove of such comments against a governor and argued he had the constitutional power to return a bill. Later Manickam Tagore (Congress) also sought the governor's recall. He said the gover...

After the uproar, J&K LG advisor Farooq Khan later in the day said Surya Namaskar wasn't mandatory for any government employee. "If employees don't do Surya Namaskar, he or she is not doing a crime and won't be terminated," he added.

Within minutes of commencement of the Question Hour, around 30 members from the Congress trooped into the Well, shouting slogans and demanding that the government stop attacking the opposition as well as foisting false cases.

Home Minister Amit Shah moved a resolution in the House to abolish Article 370 after the President issued a notification.

Congress cited rulings by the constitution benches of the SC to state that the Governor was bound to invite the party with the largest number of MLAs to form the govt and prove its majority on the floor of the House.