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Soren

Supreme Court junks ED plea to cancel Jharkand CM Hemant Soren's bail

The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan said that the Jharkhand High Court's order to grant bail to Soren in a money laundering case was a 'very well-reasoned judgment.'

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition, Naveen Patnaik

Odisha Parliamentary Affairs minister demands arrest of Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik for 'indiscipline' in Assembly

Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the House on July 23 until 10.30 am on July 24 as the opposition continued to create ruckus over the alleged assault on an assistant section officer by Governor Das's son.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman presenting Union Budget

Oppn slams BJP for appeasing allies in budget, accuses it of 'copy-pasting' heavily from Congress Lok Sabha manifesto

The Congress slammed the budget as being "more focused on posturing than action" and claimed that the "copy-paste government" borrowed heavily from the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM slams opposition, says Parliament is not for parties but for country

On the opening day of the budget session,PM Modi, while addressing the media, pleaded with members of all parties to put aside differences in ideology and engage in productive discussion.

Lalu Yadav, Nitish Kumar

RJD's Lalu Yadav criticizes Nitish Kumar after central govt rejected JD(U)'s demand for special category status for Bihar

The central government on July 22 cited an inter-ministerial group report prepared in 2012 to assert that a case for granting special category status to Bihar is not made out; a stand which came a day after BJP's allies from Bihar demanded the status for the backward state.

Politics over UPSC chairman's resignation

Conveniently 'nudged out' by govt: Congress on UPSC chairman's premature resignation

"It is disconcerting how the UPSC Chairperson has resigned prematurely, five years before his term ends. Why was his resignation kept secret for a month? Is there any connection between the numerous scandals and the resignation?" Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said.

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam will be a Muslim-majority state by 2041, says CM Sarma

Muslims have now become 40% of Assam's population compared to 12% in 1951 due to infiltration, says Sarma. But AIMIM's Owaisi refutes the claim, calling him a 'liar.'