Veteran CPI(M) leader and former Kerala CM V S Achuthanandan passes away at 101; was hospitalised after cardiac arrest | India News

Veteran CPI(M) leader and former Kerala CM V S Achuthanandan passes away (Pic: ANI) Former Kerala chief minister and veteran CPM leader V S Achuthanandan passed away at the age of 101, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) said on Monday.Achuthanandan had been receiving treatment at a private hospital since last month following a cardiac…

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Stormy start to Parliament: Centre, oppn face-off on Day 1 of Monsoon session; key takeaways | India News

NEW DELHI: Parliament witnessed a major face-off between the Centre and opposition on Monday during the first day of the Monsoon session, with opposition MPs demanding discussion on US President Donald Trump’s claims about Operation Sindoor.The day’s proceedings were marked by intense sloganeering and heated exchanges, particularly over Trump’s claim that he had brokered a…

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‘Trump controls central govt’: Mamata Banerjee makes big claim; accuses BJP of unleashing ‘linguistic terrorism’ | India News

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a fierce attack on the BJP accusing the party of targeting Bengalis attempting to stir communal fear, and conspiring to erase their identity. “BJP unleashed terror on Bengalis, their language; if this doesn’t stop, our resistance movement will reach…

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‘Let political battles be fought among electorate’: SC rejects ED plea in MUDA case; asks ‘why are you being used?’ | India News

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea challenging a Karnataka high court order that had quashed proceedings against B.M. Parvathi, wife of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment case.A bench of Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai…

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Lok Sabha adjourned within first 20 minutes: Ruckus in Parliament on first day of Monsoon session; oppn MPs raise slogans | India News

NEW DELHI: Despite calls for government-opposition coordination, the first sitting of the Lok Sabha in the Monsoon Session was adjourned just 20 minutes after it began, amid slogans by opposition MPs demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to US President Donald Trump’s claims of brokering a peace deal between India and Pakistan.Parliament began by paying…

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‘Usual platitudes and …’: Congress takes a jibe at PM Modi ahead of Monsoon session; demands debate on Trump’s claims | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, accusing him of rarely attending proceedings and prioritising foreign trips over urgent domestic concerns.In a social media post on X, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the Prime Minister “owes it to the country” to…

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‘Save me’: Man recounts harrowing 90 minutes as girl, set ablaze, knocked on his door; calls for justice | India News

NEW DELHI: The man, who saved the 15-year-old girl from Odisha’s Puri district after she was set ablaze by unidentified men, recounted the harrowing 90 minutes after she knocked on his door, screaming for help, “save me, save me.“ A 15-year-old girl, allegedly set on fire by three masked men in Odisha’s Puri district, was…

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