Karnataka Legislative Council polls: Congress smirks as cross-voting hits BJP, JD(S); party jubilant over ‘stamp of approval’

Bengaluru, 18/6: The Karnataka Legislative Council election Thursday delivered a major setback to the BJP and JD(S) after some of their lawmakers cross-voted, helping the governing Congress bag five out of seven seats. According to the BJP, three of its MLAs and eight from JD(S) voted for Congress. The JD(S), however, claimed that four of…

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Calcutta High Court refuses to stay West Bengal Speaker’s recognition of TMC’s Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP

Kolkatta, 18/6: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday has declined interim stay on the West Bengal Assembly speaker’s decision to recognise rebel-TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition.Senior Trinamool MLA Sobandeb Chattopadhyay has challenged Speaker Rathindranath Bose’s decision to recognise the rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the LoP in the Assembly.    

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Uddhav Thackeray cracks the whip on 6 rebel MPs; Shiv Sena (UBT) begins process to seek their disqualification

Mumbai, 18/6: Escalating its confrontation with the rebel faction, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday initiated disciplinary proceedings against six Lok Sabha members who skipped a parliamentary party meeting convened in New Delhi, treating their absence as defiance of the party whip. The six MPs facing action are Sanjay Dina Patil (Mumbai North-East),…

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Telegram like Frankenstein’: Centre argues in court, Delhi HC reserves order on plea against ban

New Delhi, 18/6: The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea by Telegram against the Centre’s move to temporarily restrict access to the massaging app ahead of June 21 NEET-UG re-examination. A vacation bench headed by Justice Tejas Karia reserved the order after hearing arguments from senior advocate Dhruv Mehta, appearing…

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Prakash Raj refutes masked man’s allegation of receiving Rs 200 crore to defame Dharmasthala

Bengaluru, 18/6: Actor and activist Prakash Raj said he had merely raised concerns over developments related to Dharmasthala and refuted allegations that he received Rs 200 crore to defame the temple town authorities. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, the 61-year-old said C N Chinnaiah had contacted him by phone through activist Girish Mattannavar….

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Safety of Indian seafarers of utmost importance’: PM Modi tells Trump during G7 meet

New Delhi, 17/6: Prime ⁠Minister Narendra ‌Modi, ​during his meeting with US President ​Donald ⁠Trump on Wednesday, said that the ⁠safety ‌of Indian ‌seafarers ⁠working in the ‌Strait ‌of Hormuz area ‌was ‌of “utmost importance” to ⁠New ⁠Delhi. The two met on the sidelines of the final day of the G7 Summit in France.

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Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter grilled for hours by Enforcement Directorate in CMRL case

Thiruvananthapuram, 17/6: Kerala former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T was quizzed for hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Kochi on Wednesday as part of the probe into the alleged payments she received from a controversial mining firm. Veena turned up at the ED office by around 10:30 am and the questioning…

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We’re the most famous couple on Instagram’: Giorgia Meloni to PM Modi on ‘Melodi’ buzz at G7 meet

New Delhi, 17/6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently in France attending the G7 Summit. While there are updates and discussions on various issues there, one of the headlines to come out of the gathering is the ‘Melodi’ buzz. Interaction between PM Modi and his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, has caught the attention of netizens…

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