CBI’s anti-corruption arm in Kolkata has not filed a single case in nearly two years. New Delhi: After the West Bengal government in November 2018 revoked the “blanket consent” given to the IWC to take cases against central government personnel, the investigating agency had to obtain permission from the state …
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The eight Members of Parliament (MP), who were suspended by the President of Rajya Sabha, have refused to leave the premises and have started a protest. These MPs, Derek O’Brien and Dola Sen of TMC, Sanjay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congressional leaders Rajeev Satav, Ripun Bora and …
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The suspension of eight members of the Rajya Sabha reflects the autocratic mindset of the government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal Prime Minister and Supreme Trinamool Congress Supreme Mamata Banerjee tweeted on Monday. “The suspension of the 8 deputies who fought to protect the interests of farmers …
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The union minister for agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, introduced three crucial agricultural bills in Rajya Sabha on Sunday. The bills include the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance 2020, the Farmers Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price Guarantee and the Agricultural Services Ordinance 2020 …
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On Thursday, eight regional parties did not invite Congress to participate in a joint protest against the government over the Goods and Services Tax (GST) quotas that the Center owes to the states. Leaders belonging to the Trinamool Congress, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Aam Aadmi Party …
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Congress went on strike on Tuesday after Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s suo moto statement. The congressional strike on Tuesday after Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s suo moto statement in Parliament is being seen as a lost point. CNN-News18 Last update: September 16, 2020 6:35 PM IST FOLLOW US: Strikes in Parliament …
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The government needs humility to work with states to fight Covid-19, says Derek O’Brien. New Delhi: Attacking the government over the coronavirus crisis during a discussion in parliament, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien today mocked the PM-CARES fund as “I don’t care about the PM fund” and said the center …
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File photo of Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh. Dilip Ghosh’s comments came on a day when West Bengal reported more than 3,000 positive Covid-19 cases and 41 deaths. Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma also tested positive for the fatal virus as the overall count rose to 1.93,175 on Thursday. News18 …
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Congress will formulate its strategy for Parliament’s monsoon session, which begins September 14, in a meeting on Tuesday. The party parliament strategy group meeting will be chaired by Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi and will be attended by Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, …
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Derek O’Brien had accused the government of using the pandemic as an excuse to “murder democracy” Calcutta: There will be no question time at the two-day monsoon session in Bengal next week and the state’s ruling party has been accused of “double standards” as it had fiercely protested a similar …
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