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Oppn, Dhankhar walk out of RS over Vinesh Phogat disqualification

Oppn, Dhankhar walk out of RS over Vinesh Phogat disqualification

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

Dhankhar expressed his anguish on the conduct of Opposition members and left the House for a while.

TMC leaders, detained overnight at airport, leave Assam

TMC leaders, detained overnight at airport, leave Assam

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

Six of the eight-member Trinamool Congress delegation left Assam on Friday morning after an overnight detention at Silchar airport, an official said.

Stormy Parl session ahead: Oppn plans to raise several issues

Stormy Parl session ahead: Oppn plans to raise several issues

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

The Trinamool Congress on Monday hinted that the winter session of Parliament is set to be a stormy one, as opposition parties would do all that it takes 'to stop India from turning into an elected autocracy'.

'How much will you bend?' Kalyan Banerjee mimics Dhankhar again

'How much will you bend?' Kalyan Banerjee mimics Dhankhar again

Rediff.com25 Dec 2023

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee, in the eye of a storm over his mimicry of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the premises of the Parliament complex, attacked him again claiming that mimicry is a form of expression and a fundamental right.

Centre notifies CAA rules ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Centre notifies CAA rules ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

With the CAA rules being issued, the Modi government will now start granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants -- Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians -- from the three countries.

'Dissatisfied' with Rajnath's statement, TMC to intensify protests against NRC

'Dissatisfied' with Rajnath's statement, TMC to intensify protests against NRC

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

TMC leaders are expected to meet over the weekend to finalise a plan of action for the coming week.

Record 19 Oppn MPs suspended from RS for week after ruckus over price rise

Record 19 Oppn MPs suspended from RS for week after ruckus over price rise

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

While seven of the suspended MPs belonged to the TMC, six were from the DMK, three from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, two from the Communist Party of India-Marxist and one from the Communist Party of India.

Ex-Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar takes oath as RS member

Ex-Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar takes oath as RS member

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

He was elected to Rajya Sabha on a seat left vacant after TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi joined the BJP before the recent West Bengal assembly elections.

Kejriwal plans outreach to seek allies in fight with Centre

Kejriwal plans outreach to seek allies in fight with Centre

Rediff.com21 May 2023

Locked in a bitter tussle with the Centre over the control of administrative services, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will meet the chiefs of the Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and the Nationalist Congress Party this week seeking their support.

'Are You On The Side Of Hatred?'

'Are You On The Side Of Hatred?'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'The time has come for all those believe in a democratic India to stand up and be counted and to make a choice.'

'First BJP vs INDIA fight': AAP, Cong tie up for Chandigarh mayor polls

'First BJP vs INDIA fight': AAP, Cong tie up for Chandigarh mayor polls

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

Under the alliance arrangement for the mayoral elections, the AAP will fight for the mayor's seat while the Congress will contest the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor.

No more talks, just PoK: India's firm global stance on Pakistan

No more talks, just PoK: India's firm global stance on Pakistan

Rediff.com1 Jun 2025

Interacting with the Indian diaspora in Kuala Lumpur, Banerjee said, "We have been in talks with them (Pakistan) for decades, despite changes in various paradigms and governments. But one thing remains constant, the conflict with Pakistan."

Budget Session of Parliament ends a day ahead of schedule

Budget Session of Parliament ends a day ahead of schedule

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

In the Rajya Sabha, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu could not read out his customary closing remarks that sum up the business conducted in the House during the session, as Shiv Sena and other opposition MPs created a ruckus.

'Parde ke peeche kuch aur hai': Oppn on Parl session agenda

'Parde ke peeche kuch aur hai': Oppn on Parl session agenda

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

"The agenda as published at the moment, is much ado about nothing - all this could have waited till Winter session in November. I am sure the legislative grenades are being kept up their sleeves to be unleashed at the last moment as usual. Parde ke peeche kuch aur hai!" he said.

Parliament adjourned sine die a day before schedule

Parliament adjourned sine die a day before schedule

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Thursday, a day ahead of the scheduled end of the Winter session, that saw a security breach in the lower house, suspension of over 140 MPs and the expulsion of Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra.

Mukul Roy says he will resign from TMC, party suspends him

Mukul Roy says he will resign from TMC, party suspends him

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

Roy said he would give an explanation on why he was leaving the party and why he was 'forced to do so' after Durga Puja.

Mamata backs Kejriwal, to vote against central ordinance

Mamata backs Kejriwal, to vote against central ordinance

Rediff.com23 May 2023

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday assured her counterpart from Delhi Arvind Kejriwal, that her party would support him in his fight against the central ordinance to control appointments and transfer of bureaucrats.

TMC sting operation referred to Parliament ethics committee

TMC sting operation referred to Parliament ethics committee

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Lok Sabha Speaker on Wednesday referred the issue of some Trinamool Congress members allegedly accepting bribe, as shown in a purported sting operation, to the Ethics Committee, asking the L K Advani-headed panel to examine and investigate the charges.

40% sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% serious: ADR

40% sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% serious: ADR

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

About 40 per cent of sitting MPs have criminal cases registered against them out of which 25 per cent have declared serious criminal cases under charges of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and crimes against women, according to poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Can review suspension, if 12 MPs apologise: Govt

Can review suspension, if 12 MPs apologise: Govt

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

To maintain dignity of the House, government was forced to place this proposal of suspension, minister Pralhad Joshi said

TMC meets Prez for third time, calls note ban 'super emergency'

TMC meets Prez for third time, calls note ban 'super emergency'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

Trinamool Congress MPs accused the Modi government of having imposed a "super emergency" by launching the exercise and engaging in "vendetta politics" by arresting two party lawmakers after it opposed the "draconian" move.

RS adjourned as TMC members create ruckus over NRC

RS adjourned as TMC members create ruckus over NRC

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

Trinamool members trooped into well of the House immediately after the upper House assembled.

TMC leader charged with murder bid for disrupting Biplab's meeting

TMC leader charged with murder bid for disrupting Biplab's meeting

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

The arrest and an alleged attack on TMC workers by unknown persons whom the Trinamool Congress believes to be Bharatiya Janata Party supporters happened barely 24 hours before the Mamata Banerjee-led party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is slated to reach Agartala to 'stand beside attacked party workers'.

TMC condemns CBI search at party MP's Delhi residence

TMC condemns CBI search at party MP's Delhi residence

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

The Trinamool Congress condemned a Central Bureau of Investigation search at the party's Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Debabrata Bandopadhyay's residence in Delhi today saying that the central agency was being used by the Bharatiya Janata Party government with a motive of political vendetta against the main opposition parties.

Suspended MPs Stage Day-Night Protest

Suspended MPs Stage Day-Night Protest

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

Trinamool Congress MPs and Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh, who have been suspended from the Rajya Sabha, are holding a sit-in protest at the Parliament House complex in New Delhi.

Parliament adjourned sine die a day before schedule

Parliament adjourned sine die a day before schedule

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

The tumultuous Winter session of Parliament ended on Wednesday a day before schedule with proceedings in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha marred by repeated disruptions by the opposition over which the government and the Congress traded charges and the presiding officers expressed their anguish at the conduct of some MPs.

Modi among first 195 BJP Lok Sabha candidates; See full list

Modi among first 195 BJP Lok Sabha candidates; See full list

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fight again from Varanasi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as it named 34 Union ministers in the first list of 195 candidates.

Kumbh stampede to rock Parliament's Budget session

Kumbh stampede to rock Parliament's Budget session

Rediff.com30 Jan 2025

India's Parliament is set to begin its Budget session on Friday, with opposition parties poised to demand a discussion on the alleged mismanagement of the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, where 30 pilgrims died in a stampede. The opposition also accused the government of politicising parliamentary committees and pushing its agenda through its majority. The session will start with President Droupadi Murmu addressing both houses of Parliament. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on Saturday for the eighth consecutive time.

Is One Nation, One Election A Ploy?

Is One Nation, One Election A Ploy?

Rediff.com13 Dec 2024

What India needs more than one simultaneous election is better governance both at the central and state level. Yes, we need reforms, but our priority should be to make elections less expensive, make it more democratic, do away with freebies which are actually bribes before elections, allow only those who are educated to contest, and bring in a bill to make it impossible for criminals to contest, advocates Ramesh Menon.

17th Lok Sabha's first session begins from Monday

17th Lok Sabha's first session begins from Monday

Rediff.com16 Jun 2019

The passage of the Union Budget and other key legislations such as triple talaq will be on top of the agenda for the government.

Dhankhar's Exit: Why RSS Won't Rock Modi's Boat

Dhankhar's Exit: Why RSS Won't Rock Modi's Boat

Rediff.com30 Jul 2025

'Modi's charisma may have weakened as last year's Lok Sabha poll results showed but in the eyes of the Sangh Parivar, it has not waned.' 'Minus a strong BJP government at the Centre for another decade and more, there is apprehension that an anti-Hindutva government could reverse many of the ideological gains that the Modi dispensation has achieved through its three terms,' points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

'TMC will emerge as the real Congress'

'TMC will emerge as the real Congress'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

'The decline of the Congress party and its inability to play the lead role in Opposition politics has created a space for the TMC to expand.'

RS adjourned over fuel price hike, Oppn walks out of LS

RS adjourned over fuel price hike, Oppn walks out of LS

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice while the opposition parties staged a walkout in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, voicing their protest against the increase in the prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas LPG.

After LS, women's reservation bill introduced in RS

After LS, women's reservation bill introduced in RS

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

Introducing the 128th Constitution Amendment Bill, which was approved by a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Meghwal recounted the measures initiated by the Narendra Modi government for the empowerment of women over the last nine years.

No question of expelling Trivedi: TMC

No question of expelling Trivedi: TMC

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

The Trinamool Congress on Monday ruled out expelling Dinesh Trivedi who had to resign after earning the wrath of party chief Mamata Banerjee for raising passenger fares in rail budget.

RS MP files police complaint against Himanta for 'Miya' remark

RS MP files police complaint against Himanta for 'Miya' remark

Rediff.com17 Jul 2023

An Independent Rajya Sabha MP on Monday lodged a police complaint against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party leader has made a "hate speech" against the 'Miya' community on the previous day.

TMC's O'Brien speaks on Delhi riots in Parl corridor

TMC's O'Brien speaks on Delhi riots in Parl corridor

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

In an unprecedented act, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien on Friday gave a 10-minute speech, not in the House but from a corridor of the Parliament building, in protest against, what he called, the government's reluctance to discuss the Delhi violence. Before beginning his speech, O'Brien, who is leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha, said that opposition parties have given notices five days in a row to discuss the issue, but these have not been accepted.

Saradha scam: Former TMC MP interrogated again

Saradha scam: Former TMC MP interrogated again

Rediff.com14 Feb 2015

CBI sources said Bose was interrogated for more than three hours.

'Why can't the Modi government answer questions?'

'Why can't the Modi government answer questions?'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'Till today, we don't know how many people died of Covid in India.' 'How many migrated from cities to villages during the Covid pandemic?' 'How many corporates contributed to PM Cares?'

37 ministers don't find a place in Modi 3.0

37 ministers don't find a place in Modi 3.0

Rediff.com9 Jun 2024

As many as 37 ministers have been dropped from the government in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term and these include seven with cabinet rank -- prominent among them being Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur and Narayan Rane.