Debate over a critical office

Congress-led Opposition might rake issue up in Parliament when it reconvenes on Wednesday

NEW DELHI: Congress and Left parties have vehemently opposed a suggestion by BJP for the easing of the voting process for NRIs to ensure their participation in elections in India. A meeting of representatives of various political parties was ...

As the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP fight it out over the Arkavathi Layout land denotification, the real losers are the 8,813 allottees who are unlikely to get possession of their sites. Top Bangalore Development Authority sources state that with ...

A petition had sought a CID investigation into Tapas Pal's comments against women and other opposition party supporters at election rallies. Photo: Hindustan Times Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) party in West Bengal on Monday ...

Rajinder Puri The current controversy over the Congress Party's demand for appointment of a Leader of Opposition in Parliament reflects the state of politics in India at present. The Attorney General Mr. Mukul Rohtagi has ruled out any Congress ...

West Bengal is today a political wasteland with no party in a position to provide leadership. The Trinamul Congress, with all its warring factions, is at best a political mob. The CPI-M and the Congress have been reduced to insignificance. The ...

Even as it disagrees with the Congress over the appointment of the Leader of the Opposition, the NDA government is giving itself a pat on its back for managing the appointments of members to the various parliamentary committees "unanimously." Three ...

Despite Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s denial of any bugging done at his house, the Opposition kept targeting the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, with Congress comparing the alleged incident with the Gujarat Snoopgate controversy. While the ...

Unconvinced with Nitin Gadkari dismissing a report about bugging of his residence, Congress and other opposition parties Monday demanded that the government give a statement in Parliament on the issue. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, however, said it ...