Trinamool Congress described it as "Black Monday" and a dark day for the country's constitution, the idea of India, and the Rajya Sabha
Chirag, like many other leaders who have lost control of their parties, underestimated the adversary.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley appealed to parties to rise above partisan considerations to support it.
Though he did not name anyone, the prime minister's attack appeared to be directed against Congress and its vice president Rahul Gandhi, who recently made two trips to Hyderabad Central University to join protests over the suicide of a Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula.
Union minister Rajeev Chandrashekar on Tuesday rejected Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie" and "an attempt to brush out that very dubious period" of firm's history.
Despite holding 281 seats in the Lok Sabha, the BJP-led government has promulgated as many as six ordinances to pass legislation
Ramesh also said that business as usual approach will not work against Modi and Shah.
One of the most prominent leaders of the socialist movement in the 1970s, George Fernandes was a senior Janata Dal leader before he founded the Samata Party.
Amid continuing suspense over formation of new government in Jammu and Kashmir, Governor N N Vohra on Friday invited the People's Democratic Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, the first and second largest parties in the elections, which threw up a highly-fractured verdict with no clear winner.
Parliament's monsoon session began amid sloganeering and protests from opposition of different issues.
Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power by "making false promises", Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday said some shortcoming lay with his party too in taking the United Progressive Alliance's achievements effectively to the people.
It's been 13 days that the Winter Session commenced, but no work has taken place as MPs continue to spar over the note ban.
Throughout her campaigning, Irani asserted that people of Amethi want change and development and will vote for Modi.
Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party MP leader Ram Jethmalani on Friday slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's detractors within the party, saying those opposing his are unable to overcome their desire to become the prime minister.
If Kerala wants to sustain its room for independent thinking and talk back to Delhi when needed, it should put its finances in order. Or - if one takes the North East example - Kerala's political posturing may end up commensurate with its financial dependence on others, suggests Shyam G Menon.
Nitish Kumar, once seen as a potential rival to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, broke ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance coalition on Tuesday to stake claim as head of the rival 'Mahagathbandhan' (Grand Alliance) to be the chief minister of Bihar for the eighth time.
JD-U on Friday dismissed the Samajwadi Party-driven formation of a 'Third Front' for the Bihar polls and said that there was "only one front" in the state.
The two media groups have been critical of the Covid-19 management in the country and have done numerous news stories on the subject during the second wave of the pandemic that hit the country between April and May.
'We know these are mind games Ajit dada is playing, but he (Sharad Pawar) doesn't get swayed by such gestures.'
Sources said that the ministers were unanimous in seeking a robust counter to the campaign of the Congress which has attributed political motive behind the case.
'Let me reveal for the first time that around August 2019 Congress President Sonia Gandhi told the Congress leadership and CWC members to form a consensus over the name of a non-Gandhi leader.'
The Sena had said last January that it would go it alone in all future elections.
Teen Murti Bhavan served as the official residence of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Accompanied by Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala and other leaders of the Grand Alliance, Yadav made a scathing attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi, asking who gave permission to the Munger police to act like 'General Dyer'.
'Rahul Gandhi wants a group under the name 'new generation'. But look at the people who surround him.'
'If they call themselves a Hindutva party, then they must sever the alliance with the PDP in Kashmir.'
''The Congress has forgotten how to mobilise people on political issues,' says Aakar Patel.
An emotional Naidu said that destiny had stored something else for him, due to which he has to withdraw from the party. "I had told my colleagues that I want to see Prime Minister Modi come back again in 2019 and then I will call it off and join social service. But destiny decided otherwise. Finally after discussion, I have agreed. I have withdrawn myself from party, do not belong to BJP now," Naidu said.
A Congress-led opposition on Tuesday came together seeking to pin down the government on the demonetisation issue in the winter session of Parliament beginning tomorrow but a consenses eluded on Trinamoll Congress's proposed march to Rashtrapati Bhawan for meeting the President.
Manjhi, is the president of Hindustani Awam Morcha, an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance.
Badal said the farmers are waging a bitter struggle in the severe cold just to secure their fundamental right to life.
Yadav is all set to approach the Election Commission of India to claim the election symbol of the party -- 'arrow'.
Amid signs of chill in Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan's ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday reached out to him for aligning with the Opposition, saying he can carry forward his father Ram Vilas Paswan's legacy only by joining the 'existential fight' against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologue M S Golwalkar's thoughts.
'They have brought out a provision whereby the medium of education in the Hindi speaking states will be Hindi even in higher education institutions like IIT, IIM, etc.' 'Think about the students from the south who get admission in the IITs in Kanpur or Delhi or the IIMs in various places.'
Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran criticised those who were trying to give a communal colour to the tourism department tweet on the Kerala delicacy -- "Beef Ularthiyathu" and said in the southern state none links food with religion.
'After the Parliament election results many people are confused and that is why this crisis has erupted
Negotiations between the BJP and the PDP to finalise the Common Minimum Programme have intensified
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party of weakening the country by spreading fear and hatred, and said only the Congress can unite the country and take it to the path of progress.
Jaitley said it is no surprise that Dr Manmohan Singh is unhappy as 'maximum black money was generated' under his rule.
While the Congress will go on fast on April 9, BJP MPs will go on a day-long fast on April 9.
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