A majority of Congress leaders said the party will face desertions if Rahul Gandhi does not remain the leader.
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.
During a fresh round of talks with North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma earlier in the day, the NPP leaders stuck to their demand for change in the leadership of the BJP-led coalition government, they said.
The government has provided no official explanation behind the note ban that is backed by hard data, says Debashis Basu.
A 7-hr debate was held over the contentious bill. Oppn amendments rejected.
India's new low-cost airline plans to go to Northeast.
Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) co-owner John Abraham expressed optimism that the country's ranking in international football would go up to 'double digit' from the current 159th position in the next seven years.
Premiumisation, improving demand aid realisation growth at most large firms
Deficient rains in west, flooding in north play havoc with crop cycles.
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