Manipur Assembly Speaker disqualifies MLA Thounaojam Shyamkumar for defecting to BJP in 2017

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had barred him from entering the Legislative Assembly, and ruled that he would cease to be a minister immediately.

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· Mar 28, 2020 · 04:04 pm

Chhattisgarh: Bodies of 17 security personnel found a day after encounter with Maoists in Sukma

Police said that 14 other personnel were injured in the operation.

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· Mar 22, 2020 · 05:20 pm

SC bans Manipur MLA from Assembly, removes him as minister over pending disqualification petitions

BJP MLA Thounaojam Shyamkumar Singh had defected from the Congress after the 2017 Assembly elections.

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· Mar 19, 2020 · 03:27 pm

COVID-19: Kolkata man falls ill after drinking cow urine, BJP leader who organised event arrested

BJP leader Narayan Chatterjee reportedly vouched for its ‘miraculous’ properties and hosted a cow worship programme on Monday.

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· Mar 18, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Don’t address me as ‘my lord’ or ‘lordship’: Justice Muralidhar to lawyers at Punjab and Haryana HC

The judge’s abrupt transfer from the Delhi HC to the Punjab and Haryana HC last month had raised several questions.

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· Mar 16, 2020 · 05:07 pm

Gujarat: Fifth Congress MLA resigns ahead of Rajya Sabha elections

The strength of the Congress in the 182-seat state Assembly has been reduced to 68 from 73.

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· Mar 16, 2020 · 03:08 pm

Madhya Pradesh Assembly adjourned till March 26, no trust vote today

During the short session, Governor Lalji Tandon addressed the Assembly, telling the MLAs to uphold the law.

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· Mar 16, 2020 · 12:11 pm

Gujarat: Four Congress MLAs resign from Assembly ahead of Rajya Sabha elections

The four legislators submitted their resignations on Saturday, and they were accepted by the Speaker.

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· Mar 15, 2020 · 08:47 pm

Bastar: Two Chhattisgarh Armed Force personnel killed in alleged attack by Maoists

In a separate incident, a CRPF officer was injured in the same area in a blast carried out by suspected Maoists.

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· Mar 14, 2020 · 06:52 pm

SP puts up poster of rape-accused BJP leaders after UP government’s ‘name & shame’ hoardings

The banner had pictures of former Union minister Chinmayanand and Kuldeep Singh Sengar.

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· Mar 13, 2020 · 11:13 am

Rajinikanth lays out political roadmap, but says he does not want to be chief minister

The actor-turned-politician held a press conference but stopped short of launching a new party.

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· Mar 12, 2020 · 11:39 am

Meghalaya: Over 20 people arrested for allegedly lynching man due to kidnapping rumours

A mob allegedly attacked a group of nine youngsters while they were on their way back from a picnic at Syntung village.

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· Mar 11, 2020 · 12:34 pm