"We want the prime minister to explain the delay in informing the country about the arrest of Quattrocchi, who was detained on Feburary 6," Malhotra said.
Five persons, including two children and as many women, were killed and 10 others injured in a stampede near Kanakadurga Temple at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
Opposition parties have slammed the decision to change the long-standing practice, alleging it was being done with an eye on the assembly polls in five states.
A bench comprising Justices Amar Saran and Vijay Kumar Verma issued a notice to the Principal Secretary (Home) and Director General of Police on what security measures were being taken around court complexes returnable in four weeks' time.
"Yes, we know that the scene is changing everyday and things are becoming difficult, but we are hopeful that Bhairon Singhji with his stature and name would be able to get enough numbers to make it to Rashtrapati Bhavan," a top BJP leader said.
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned on Thursday without any business in respect to two sitting and six former members who died recently.
Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the 59 seats spread across seven states and one Union territory going to polls in the last and final phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on May 19, 2019.
The committee will inquire into cases of misconduct of members of Lok Sabha, including misuse of parliamentary privileges and facilities by them and submit its report within the month.
Senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra told reporters before the start of an all-party meeting with Speaker Somnath Chatterjee that there should be uniformity while dealing with wrongdoings by MPs.
'Everyone has to recalibrate their plans, preparations, peaking, meaning the tournaments they will play in in the lead-up to the Olympics.'
The BJP has alleged that the prime minister had misled the House through his suo-moto statement on the Indo-US nuclear energy cooperation on Tuesday.
The grenade exploded when cadet 22-year-old Bir Kumar Tiwari, who hails from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, was about to throw it during the training session.
He the government of India should also raise the compensation for the train blast victims in Mumbai to Rs 10 lakh each just as it is doing in the case of victims of the Samjhauta Express.
Fast-track court Judge Vijay Kumar Mandal ordered the issue of the notice to her after hearing the complaint by an advocate Sudhir Ojha. An advocate on behalf of Sonia would be allowed to present her side on May 22 failing which the court would be free to take an ex-parte decision, Mandal directed.
The Parliament will have an extended three-day weekend break till November 18 for observing Chhat pooja, a major festival for the people of Bihar, Jharkhand and Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
A mentally challenged girl was raped allegedly by a worker inside a government hospital in Haryana's Yamunanagar district, with CCTV footage of the health institute helping police arrest the accused.
Senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra parried questions about the party's stand on Advani's comments, saying any decision in this regard would be made only after the telecast of the interview by the television channel.
"There are double standards with which the House is being run. There is a disregard of the Opposition," Malhotra said.
Gagan Narang, Jitu Rai and young Mehuli Ghosh failed to make the Indian shooting squad for the upcoming Asian Games, even as a few unheralded faces were picked for the quadrennial extravaganza, starting in Indonesia, from August 18.
As India's international role expands, so must our capabilities, says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
Led by defending champion Jyoti Randhawa, who also won the Indian Open in 2000, the field includes the last five champions --.Thaworn Wiratchant (2005), Mardan Mamat (2004), Mike Cunning (2003) and Vijay Kumar (2002).
Demonetisation has hit Indian sports as well with the second edition of Pro Wrestling League (PWL) being postponed from its original scheduled start of December 15.
As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the 7 phases of elections.
A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the possession of the slain ultras, whose identity was being ascertained. However, the documents recovered from them revealed their affiliation with LeT.
The RLSP and the HAM, the two other NDA allies, went unrepresented.
At the all-party meeting with the speaker a day before the resumption of the Budget session, the BJP will insist on referring complaints against all other MPs to a parliamentary panel, party leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra told PTI.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Baramulla, Vijay Kumar said the police raided Sopore on specific information and arrested LeT militant Nisar Ahmad Dar alias Sajid.
AAI has one month to get house in order or face suspension
The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has declared that it has launched itself into election mode, is yet undecided about its candidate for the prime minister's post in the event of a snap poll.
The constable doubted that the DSP was responsible for his suspension.
The Leader of the Opposition L K Advani wants the government to 'amend' the condemnation statement made against the opposition in the House.
Seeking quashing of the discharge order, his counsel submitted that before conducting medical tests on the personnel, the department should have constituted an Invalidating Board and thereafter taken a decision to remove them from the service on medical ground.
A superb goal by Robert Lalthlamvana in the 70th minute helped Churchill Brothers force a 1-1 draw against the Bangalore side in the sixth round of the National Football league.
Punjab scored 173 for three in reply to Andhra Pradesh's 334 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match.
A list of the Indian medal winners at the 15th Asian Games in Doha.
Patil admitted that some Pandits were still suffering, but assured the Lok Sabha that attempts were being made to help them live more a secured and peaceful life.
The new candidates fielded from these constituencies by the BJP are: SP Singh Baghel (Agra), Parameshwar Lal Saini (Sambhal), Raj Kumar Chaher (Fatehpur Sikri), Jai Prakash Rawat (Hardoi-SC), Ashok Rawat (Misrikh-SC) and Arun Sagar (Shahjahanpur-SC).
Upset over the humiliating loss to South Africa in the second ODI, Members of Parliament also demanded an explanation from BCCI chief Sharad Pawar.
The BJP members asked the government why it was not coming forward to condemn Geelani's action.
He said the encounter broke out when the police along with army launched a search and cordon operation in the area following specific information about the presence of some militants there.
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