The Bombay HC’s latest judgment in the Goa Assembly case held that disqualification under Tenth Schedule cannot debar a legislator to go back to people and get re-elected during the term of the present Assembly. New Delhi: Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar’s decision to disqualify the 17 dissident Congress-JDS MLAs till the expiry of the present Assembly’s term is fraught with legal dangers and is vulnerable to be challenged before a constitutional court. His decision to oust the MLAs till 2023, primarily, runs counter to the Bombay High Court’s latest judgmentRead More

The minister also defended the raids conducted by Income Tax sleuths on NCP leader and former minister Hasan Mushrif, saying the action was legal and not out of any political vengeance. Mumbai: Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra Water Resources Minister, Girish Mahajan, on Sunday claimed that at least 50 MLAs of the Congress and the NCP are in touch with the ruling party to switch over ahead of the assembly elections, due later this year. Mahajan’s comments came against the backdrop of a string of leaders from Sharad Pawar-led NCP desertingRead More

Karnataka LIVE: A day after Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar disqualified 14 more rebel Congress-JDS lawmakers under the anti-defection law, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who came to power after a protracted battle, will seek a trust vote today. Expressing confidence, Yediyurappa said he would “100 per cent” prove majority. On Sunday, Kumar disqualified all 17 rebels, an action that reduces the majority mark in the assembly and paves the way for the newly formed BJP government to win the trust vote smoothly today. Eleven Congress MLAs and three JDSRead More

In a letter issued by his office, he said, the step was being taken to inculcate a greater sense of nationalism among the children. North Delhi Mayor Avtar Singh on July 26 directed officials to ensure that photographs of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi be mounted in all NDMC-run schools by August 15. In a letter issued by his office, he said, the step was being taken to inculcate a greater sense of nationalism among the children. “The idea is to build awareness among the young studentsRead More

Derek O’Brien alleged that the CBI notice was sent as the TMC was opposing amendments to the Right to Information Act. The CBI has summoned Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien to join investigation in the Saradha ponzi scheme case, officials said on July 26. The Rajya Sabha MP, who is also a spokesperson of West Bengal’s ruling party, has been asked to appear before a CBI team in the first week of August, they said. The agency had summoned him in January too but he sought time, citing the ongoingRead More