Snooping is one of the oldest peccadilloes of man, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The Congress protested vociferously both inside and outside Parliament on Monday against the political developments in Maharashtra as it stalled proceedings and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of "murdering democracy" in the state.
He said there should be no politics on the issue as it relates to the rights of Muslim women.
This is the first time that the 73-year-old former finance and home minister is being grilled by the ED in this case.
Raising the matter just after Question Hour, Digvijay Singh (JD-U) said the minister spoke outside Parliament instead of making a statement in the House on the reported recommendation by the Prime Minister's Office to expedite supply of gas to firms owned by the family members of the shipping minister. It may be noted that Petroleum Minister Murli Deora had on Tuesday come out in defence of the PMO, saying there is 'no nepotism' involved in it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh on Wednesday greeted each other with folded hands as they came face to face at an event to mark the 2001 parliament attack anniversary.
"We feel there is a scam behind this decision," Rahul said.
If eight states could join the VAT system much after the rollout date and after seeing how it works, why can't the same apply to states opposed to the farm laws, asks A K Bhattacharya.
Turkey is witnessing violence after an attempted military coup.
However, as the region with the state's highest concentration of Muslims readies for polls on November 7 in the last phase of the elections, it is the Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress-Left alliance that draws considerable support from the community amid sporadic voices in Owaisi's support as they weigh their choices.
The government on Tuesday moved the volatile Telangana Bill for consideration in Lok Sabha but the pandemonium created by opponents to the legislation prevented a discussion as the House was repeatedly adjourned.
The former India cricketer and Darbhanga MP's response came days after BJP suspended him for "anti-party" activities within and outside Parliament, "lowering the prestige" of the party and its office-bearers.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of the party's strategy group on September 8, the sources said. Opposition leaders are keen that various like-minded parties should work closely with each other to take on the government in Parliament.
The Congress and other opposition parties have accused the police of bias and inaction in the Delhi violence.
Rajya Sabha witnessed unruly scenes on Sunday as Opposition members stormed the well and reached the deputy chairman's seat to protest against the farm bills debated and passed by the Upper House through voice vote.
Citing certain examples, Naik said the defence minister 'falsely claims that India never conducted surgical strikes in the past'.
A show cause notice has been issued to him asking him to explain his "anti-party conduct", the party said, adding that further action will depend on his reply.
TMC leaders are expected to meet over the weekend to finalise a plan of action for the coming week.
Shatrughan Sinha's rather substantial ego took a knocking recently when a group of students didn't know who he was.
Terming as "extremely tragic and unfortunate" the gang rape of a 23-year-old photojournalist, the Centre on Friday said it has sought a detailed report from the Mumbai police on the incident.
"The Railway Minister has presented a very responsible, practical and implementable budget," Chidambram told reporters outside Parliament.
Members of the Congress also walked out of the Lok Sabha and staged a sit-in in the Parliament House complex after they were not allowed to speak following a statement by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh.
The government on Tuesday sought to downplay the political storm created by Additional Solicitor General Harin Rawal's letter accusing Attorney General G E Vahanvati of trying to interfere in the Central Bureau of Investigation's probe report on coal scam.
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Certain stakeholders in Pakistan have 'some reservations' about giving Most Favoured Nation-status to India and the issue will be discussed at an upcoming meeting between the two sides, Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Thursday.
BJP working president J P Nadda reacted strongly to these remarks, saying they were in "bad taste and highly condemnable".
The government on Wednesday indicated that there will be no official talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Prevez Ashraf during his upcoming visit as he will travel directly to Ajmer.
Terming as a "damp squib" President Pranab Mukherjee's joint address to Parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said the speech did not touch upon relevant issues like price rise and corruption.
Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday rejected a demand for initiating a probe against a Union minister, belonging to Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam, reportedly involved in a company which has been allocated a coal block. "Somebody must come with an allegation that requires investigation, somebody must say that this is what has caused undue influence," he told reporters outside Parliament.
Accusing the government of being under the influence of corporate houses, Left parties demanded a thorough probe into the CAG findings on the coal block allocation issue and an immediate debate on it in Parliament.
Accusing the government of acting in haste on the anti-rape Bill, Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said it will make its stand clear on the proposed legislation at an all-party meeting on March 18.
Communist Party of India-Marxist member in the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G spectrum allocation Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday supported calling former Telecom Minister A Raja as a witness before the panel saying it will help reaching "closer to the truth".
The Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday demanded the death sentence for the rapists of three minor sisters in Maharashtra, as it pushed for the expeditious passage of the bill on crimes against women. "It is unacceptable. All of us have to hang our heads in shame. Is there anything short of the capital punishment which should be given to them," Heavy Industries Minister and NCP eader Praful Patel told reporters outside Parliament.
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said that as of now, there were no plans to cancel his visit to Beijing in wake of Chinese incursion in Ladakh. He appeared to keep his options open, saying, "One week is a long time in politics".
Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain reiterated on Monday that his party was firm on its demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should resign over the coalgate issue because "he is directly responsible for the corruption".
Dubbing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's recent comment on women as "childish", Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Thursday said he is not "sensitive" towards women.
Asserting that it has nothing to hide, the government on Thursday said it was prepared to discuss threadbare the CAG report on coal block allocation in Parliament and reply to the issues raised by the opposition.
'If the Modi government does not waive farm loans, we guarantee to waive farm loans if voted to power in 2019'
Amid a political crisis in the wake of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam pulling out of United Progressive Alliance, Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday said it will continue to support the government from outside but will not join it. "We will not be part of the government. We did not join it earlier and even now, we will not be part of it. We will continue to support it from outside," BSP supremo Mayawati told reporters outside Parliament House.
Holding that the President should always be a political person, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday refused to express his opinion on probable candidates for the forthcoming election to the country's highest office.
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