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Bihar House elects BJP veteran as new speaker

PATNA, Dec. 3 -- Senior BJP leader Prem Kumar was on Tuesday unanimously elected speaker of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha through voice vote. Chief minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Pra... Read More


Congress sends notices to 15 district presidents

PATNA, Dec. 3 -- In an escalation of internal unrest, the state unit of Congress on Tuesday served notice to 15 district presidents for skipping a meeting convened by the Bihar Pradesh Congress Commit... Read More


Cong's remarks on SIR contradictory, says BJP

Jaipur, Dec. 3 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Madan Rathore on Tuesday criticised Congress leaders for making contradictory statements about the special intensive revision (SIR) of vo... Read More


Top court warns against filing random charge sheets

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The State must not prosecute citizens when there exists no reasonable prospect of conviction, the Supreme Court held on Tuesday, warning that indiscriminate charge sheets and mech... Read More


s.i.r. debate in parl

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The government and the Opposition on Tuesday agreed to discuss the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in the Lok Sabha next week, preceded by a debate to ... Read More


BJP to fight 2027 Punjab polls on its own: Sharma

Chandigarh, Dec. 3 -- Amid buzz over the possibility of revival of ties between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiromani Akali Dal, Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma on Tuesday asserted that... Read More


Sanchar Saathi is a snooping APP, says ex-hisar MP Brijendra

Rohtak, Dec. 3 -- Former Hisar member of parliament and Congress leader Brijendra Singh on Tuesday slammed the union government over its decision to mandate the Sanchar Saathi application on new mobil... Read More


Centre's reply validates Punjab stance, says Goyal

Sangrur, Dec. 3 -- A day after the Jal Shakti ministry informed the Rajya Sabha that the recent floods in Punjab were not aggravated due to poor reservoir management at major dams, Punjab cabinet mini... Read More


TN asks SC to recall Oct order for CBI probe into Karur stampede case

Bengaluru, Dec. 3 -- The Tamil Nadu government has accused the Supreme Court of breaching principles of natural justice and non-discrimination by transferring the investigation into the Karur stampede... Read More


BJP leader Prem Kumar elected Bihar speaker

PATNA, Dec. 3 -- Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prem Kumar was on Tuesday unanimously elected Speaker of the Bihar assembly through voice vote. Chief minister Nitish Kumar and leader of Op... Read More