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The Congress party on Monday dissolved its Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka committees in the wake of the recent electoral debacle. The party’s working committee is likely to meet next week to decide on the post of the party president as Rahul Gandhi is “adamant on resignation”. The party has also decided to set up a three-member panel to look into complaints of gross indiscipline during the election. According to party sources, the committee will meet next week and request Gandhi to continue holding the position of president. The working committees being helmed by Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia in Uttar…

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Monday said that Pakistan closing its airspace was a problem of the neighbouring country and did not affect India. Addressing mediapersons, the Air Chief Marshal said that the Indian Air Force made it a point that despite tensions with Pakistan, the civil aviation in the country remained unaffected. Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa also talked about the Balakot airstrike, and the retaliation by Pakistan. He said that while the Indian Air Force was able to achieve its military objective, Pakistan failed to achieve the same, confirming that no Pakistani jet crossed over the Line…

Today’s Parliament session saw Members of the Parliament in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha discuss the Motion of Thanks to the Presidential Address. In Lok Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019. This is Mr. Shah’s first legislative business in the Parliament following the 2019 general elections and his subsequent appointment as a Cabinet Minister. The Minister will also speak on reasons for the ‘immediate’ passing of the Bill which was earlier introduced as an ordinance. Tamil Nadu, in his Motion of Thanks, says that the 7-phase elections conducted over a period…

Several people were injured as fresh clashes were reported in trouble-torn Bhatpara area in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal Saturday as rival groups violated Section 144 imposed there.Police had to resort to lathi charge to disperse the crowd. The incident happened shortly after a three-member BJP central delegation left the area after their scheduled visit.As the delegation left, two groups, one led by the BJP and other by TMC, engaged in pitched battle as both sides hurled country-made bombs and stones at each other.Several people were injured in the incident.Bhatpara had witnessed clashes between rival groups suspected to be affiliated to TMC and…

 A day after four Rajya Sabha lawmakers of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) switched over to the BJP, a group of MPs of the Andhra party submitted a written complaint to Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday. YS Chowdary, CM Ramesh, Garikapati Mohan Rao and TG Venkatesh on Thursday were inducted into the BJP. The four had also met Naidu and urged him to approve the merger of the TDP Legislature Party with the saffron party in the Upper House. Jayadev Galla, one of the TDP MPs who met Naidu on Friday, said that the merger of a political…

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy kick-started his village stay campaign “Grama Vastavya 2.0” from Gurmitkal village in Yadgir district on Friday. Stating that he was ready to sleep on roads, Kumaraswamy denied reports that he was getting “5-star treatment” at the village. “What 5-star arrangements? Ready to sleep on the road. Want to ask the Opposition if I cannot have this basic facility, how will I work every day? A small bathroom was built. I will not be taking it back with me,” Kumaraswamy was quoted as saying by ANI during a press conference in Chandraki village. “The meaning of coming…

India on Saturday reminded Pakistan of what it must do to avoid being cast away to Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) black list. Modi government’s reminder to Pakistan PM Imran Khan can be considered timely as Islamabad was warned of the possibility by FATF – the Paris-based global body working to curb terror financing- as recently as Friday. Highlighting Pakistan’s continued failure to complete the anti-terror measures listed in FATF’s action plan items, the Ministry of External Affairs reminded Islamabad that global concerns related to terrorism and terrorist financing emanating from its soil must be addressed before FATF’s September 2019…

The Rajya Sabha reconvened at 2.30 pm. Private members bills are now being introduced supported with weak ayes and feeble noes. The live broadcast on Rajya Sabha TV showed most seats empty. Several members who had notified to move private member bills were also absent. Meenakshi Lekhi raised the crucial Sabarimala issue in Lok Sabha. She was speaking against the Supreme Court ruling allowing women of menstruating age group entry in the temple. She demanded a bill to grant denominational status to Ayappa devotees and ended her speech with chants of Jai Ayyappa. The Treasury benches have won the division vote…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Yoga Day celebrations and performed asanas at a ground in Ranchi on Friday along with 40,000 others while other BJP leaders, Union ministers and yoga enthusiasts did the same in other cities across the country. Before starting with the asanas, PM Modi addressed the nation on the 5th International Day of Yoga and said that yoga is above all and unites people irrespective of religion, caste, creed and society. Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani and others also held different Yoga Day events in Delhi and other cities at the same time as…

Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel will now be directly involved with the meet-meeting program. Beginning-of-the-show program will start from July 3 Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel will now face direct problems with the problems of common citizens of Raipur, and their demands. Chief Minister Shri Baghel will now meet the people of the state through their meeting-meeting program to listen to his demands and problems and give necessary directions to the concerned departmental officers for their dismantling. The meeting-cum-program will be held from 11 am every Wednesday at the Chief Minister’s residence office in Raipur. The meeting will start from…