Farm bills: Derek O'Brien, Sanjay Singh, 6 other Rajya Sabha MPs suspended, Opposition hits back
New Delhi/IBNS: Eight opposition Rajya Sabha MPs were on Monday suspended for their "unruly behaviour" while protesting against the passage of two key farm bills by the government in Parliament's upper house a day ago.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee shoots legal notice to BJP MP Babul Supriyo
Kolkata/UNI: All India Trinamool Youth Congress president Abhishek Banerjee, MP from Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency, on Saturday dashed off a legal notice to BJP MP from Asansol and Union Minister of State Babul Supriyo for the latter's tweet.
Amid protests farm bills to be taken up in Rajya Sabha today
New Delhi/IBNS: Three agriculture-related bills, which have been already passed in the Lok Sabha amid farmers' protests and opposition walk-outs, will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Sunday.
TMC hits out at Narendra Modi government for holding UGC NET during Durga Puja
Kolkata/IBNS: The conduction of the National Eligibility Test (NET), also known as UGC NET, during festival Durga Puja has turned out to be a new flashpoint between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has been attempting to lead the students' issues in the last one month.
Parliament adjourned amid protests over comments on Nehru-Gandhi family
New Delhi/IBNS: Parliament’s monsoon session this year was adjourned for the first time Friday after a fierce row erupted over Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur’s comment on the Nehru-Gandhi family and a counter-attack by a Congress MP calling him 'gadha'(donkey).
BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe tests Covid-19 positive
New Delhi/UNI: BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe has tested positive for Covid-19.
Newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka succumbs to Covid-19
Bengalauru/IBNS: Newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka Ashok Gasti, who was undergoing treatment at the Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru for Covid-19, died late Thursday night. He was 55-years-old.
'Show compassion for us also': Kangana Ranaut hits out at Jaya Bachchan over Parliament speech
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian actress Kangana Ranaut, who has been taking on her colleagues over the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, on Tuesday hit out at veteran Bollywood star-turned parliamentarian Jaya Bachchan after the latter slammed an alleged attempt to tarnish the image of the Hindi film industry.
New Delhi/IBNS: Opposition parliamentarian Jaya Bachchan on Tuesday slammed actor-turned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Kishan who on the opening day of Parliament's monsoon session said "drug addiction is in the film industry too".
TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas murder case: Bengal CID names BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar in charge sheet
Kolkata/IBNS: BJP MP from Ranaghat Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal's Nadia district, Jagannath Sarkar, has been named as an accused in a supplementary charge sheet filed by state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas murder case, officials said.
TMC MP's personal comment on FM Sitharaman triggers criticism in Parliament; BJP demands apology
New Delhi/IBNS: BJP has demanded an unconditional apology from All India Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy who made a personal comment in Parliament during the monsoon session which began today.
West Bengal: TMC appoints Dinesh Trivedi as party's Hindi Cell chairman
Kolkata/IBNS: With a few months to go for the state polls, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday appointed its veteran leader Dinesh Trivedi as the chairman of its West Bengal unit's Hindi cell.
'Corona is over, Mamata Banerjee calling lockdown to stop BJP': Dilip Ghosh
Kolkata/IBNS: In another weird statement, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh has said the Novel Coronavirus pandemic is over at a time the country is adding over 90,000 Covid-19 cases on a daily-basis.
West Bengal: Athlete Pinki Pramanik joins BJP
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian athlete Pinki Pramanik, who is from West Bengal's Purulia district, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Thursday.
Will do 100 sit-ups if one can prove West Bengal government said no to Durga Puja: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: Lashing out at the IT cell of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) without taking its name, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she would do 100 sit-ups in front of people if it can be proved that her government said no to Durga Puja, as claimed by a message circulated on WhatsApp.