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Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Monday welcomed the Pathankot court verdict in the Kathua rape case, demanding severe punishment to the convicts. (Photo: File)

Mufti, Omar trade barbs over passage of Triple Talaq Bill

The contentious Triple Talaq Bill sailed through the upper house after a series of walkouts and abstentions on Tuesday.

31 July 2019 1:52 PM IST

Kageri, who represents the Sirsi constituency was accompanied by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and other senior party leaders during filing of nomination. (Photo: ANI)

BJP MLA Vishweshar Hegde elected as Karnataka Assembly Speaker

He had filed his nomination for the post of the Assembly Speaker on Tuesday.

31 July 2019 12:54 PM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress may get interim President by this weekend: report

A senior party leader said, 'An interim in-charge or president may be announced and the person may take charge later...

31 July 2019 12:19 PM IST

Kolambkar quit Congress on Monday and had announced his decision to resign from the House. (Photo: ANI)

Day after resignations, four Maharshtra opposition MLAs join BJP in...

The Congress and the NCP had won 42 and 41 seats, respectively.

31 July 2019 11:42 AM IST

Uddhav Thackeray slammed the EC and said if election officers become puppets in the hands of the government, then democracy is in danger. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

'Bhujbal, family will not be inducted in Sena,' assures Uddhav...

Senior Sena leaders Subhash Desai, Eknath Shinde and Sanjay Raut were against Bhujbal's entry.

31 July 2019 10:41 AM IST

NCP MLAs Vaibhav Pichad, Sandeep Naik and Shivendra Raje, and Congress legislator Kalidas Kolambkar had handed over their resignation letters to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagade. (Photo: ANI)

Maharashtra: 1 Congress, 3 NCP MLAs to join BJP today

Kolambkar quit Congress on Monday and had announced his decision to resign from the House.

31 July 2019 9:28 AM IST

The Telangana State Assembly was dissolved prematurely in September on the recommendation of the ruling KCR-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government. (Photo: File)

KCR to perform Mahasudarshan Yagam at Yadadri; CMs, Governors, gurus...

Arrangements will be made for the lakhs of devotees who will participate in the event.

31 July 2019 9:05 AM IST

6-time BJP MLA Kageri to be new Karnataka Speaker

The post has fallen vacant after the resignation of Speaker Ramesh Kumar on Monday.

31 July 2019 2:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM Modi to give tips on how to be good parliamentarian

Shah said that the margin should have been bigger as the ruling party on its own has 303 members.

31 July 2019 2:06 AM IST

Sanjay Sinh, who resigned from the Rajya Sabha as well as the Congress, with his wife Ameeta Sinh at his residence in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjay Sinh quits Grand Old Party, set to join BJP today

Says Congress is still living in the past, unaware of future.

31 July 2019 2:04 AM IST

According to the official order, Virajpet BJP MLA K G Bopaiah wrote to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa requesting him to cancel Tipu Jayanti celebrations. (Photo: File)

Tipu Jayanti is scrapped by new Karnataka government

The scrapping of the celebrations was one of the promises the BJP had made during the 2018 Assembly election campaign.

31 July 2019 1:54 AM IST

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik (Photo: PTI)

'Don't pay heed to rumours on Article 35A,' says J&K Governor

Senior police officers in Jammu and Kashmir described the deployment of the extra forces as 'routine'.

30 July 2019 8:40 PM IST