The Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Thursday declined to interfere with the listing of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain’s bail plea before a different bench combination. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Jain, mentioned before the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Chandrachud about Jain’s bail plea, which is listed before a combination of different benches. The […]
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Parliament intruder’s mother and sister claim his innocence, says he is getting framed, appeals for fair probe
A day after the Parliament security breach incident, the mother and sister of one of the accused Sagar Sharma has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a fair investigation as Sagar is innocent and has been framed in the conspiracy. Sagar Sharma’s mother, identified as Rani Sharma and sister, […]
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik felicitates winners of 17th Edition of Young Astronomer Talent Search
The top five winners of the 17th Edition of Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) 2023 were felicitated by Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik on Thursday at Pathani Samanta Planetarium (PSP) in Bhubaneswar. Organized by Tata Steel in association with PSP operating under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Odisha, this edition of YATS […]
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Delhi LG VK Saxena, CM Arvind Kejriwal flag off 500 electric buses
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off 500 electric buses on Thursday. With this, the total number of electric buses in New Delhi has reached to 1300. On the occasion, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “I am happy that 500 buses have been inducted. […]
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Congress workers staged protest against BJP MP Pratap Simha in Bengaluru demanding his arrest
Congress workers staged a protest against BJP MP Pratap Simha in Bengaluru on Thursday and demanded his arrest and immediate disqualification. Simha faces opposition scrutiny over allegations of providing Parliament passes to individuals responsible for triggering panic in the Lok Sabha with smoke canisters. A protesting Congress worker said, “We demand his arrest and immediate disqualification. We have seen he is linked with the […]
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Interim relief to former BSP MP Afzal Ansari: SC suspends conviction in Gangster Act case
In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the conviction of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Afzal Ansari in 2007 Gangster Act case, leading to the restoration of his status as a legislator. The order was passed by a bench led by Justice Surya Kant. The court, however, allowed Afzal Ansari to attend the proceedings but imposed various conditions. […]
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“Gross misconduct”, Trinamool member Derek O’Brien suspended for rest of Winter session of Parliament
Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O’ Brien has been suspended from participating in the rest of the winter session of parliament for a “gross misconduct” and “defying the Chair” during the proceedings on Thursday morning. The winter session is scheduled to run till December 22. The Upper House of […]
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LS Secretariat suspends eight security personnel on lapses in Parliament security breach incident
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has suspended eight security personnel for security lapses in the Parliament security breach incident, sources said on Thursday. The suspended security personnel are identified as Rampal, Arvind, Vir Das, Ganesh Anil, Pardeep, Vimitt and Narender. The action was taken after a major security breach occurred on […]
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‘Remove your shoes’, say security personnel at Parliament a day after security breach
A day after massive security breach in the Lok Sabha, drastic security change was witnessed in the Parliament on Thursday, with security personnel deputed on the entrance of the outer gates insisting to remove even shoes despite doing minute frisking of those entering the premises of the campus. Earlier, the security personnel […]
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Opposition creates ruckus inside Parliament over security breach incident; LS adjourned till 2 pm, RS till noon
The Lok Sabha on Thursday was adjourned till 2 pm after the opposition members created a ruckus inside the Lower House over Wednesday’s Parliament security breach incident. Opposition members raised the slogans demanding the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said “All of us are […]
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Parliament Security Breach: Lok Sabha Secretariat suspends eight security personnel
Lok Sabha secretariat suspended eight security personnel on Thursday over security lapses that led to a major security breach in Parliament on Wednesday. The security breach happened on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack. Two people–Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D–jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during […]