Monday, February 4th, 2019
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm as TMC protests over CBI in Bengal
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned until 2 pm on Monday after Trinamool Congress (TMC) members shouted slogans over what they alleged was the Centre’s misuse of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). What happened in the House Opposition members rose as soon as ministers had laid the listed papers on the table. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said he had received several notices on the CBI issue, including one from the TMC’s Derek O’Brien, but had admitted none of them. He told members they would be able to take up theRead More
Father of slain Rifleman Aurangzeb joins BJP at PM Modi’s rally
Mohammad Hanief, the father of Army Rifleman Aurangzeb, who was abducted and killed by militants in Pulwama district the previous year, joined the BJP on Sunday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public rally. Lt Gen (Retd) Rakesh Kumar Sharma, a former Army officer, joined the party at the same time. A portrait for the prime minister Hanief, a resident of Rajouri, and Sharma presented the prime minister with a portrait of the late soldier as Modi welcomed them into the party. BJP state president RavinderRead More