MANGALURU: Suspended BJP MLA Umanath Kotian on Monday clarified that he did not insult the assembly speaker during the final day of the session on March 21.“I have not made any mistake, and I will not apologise,” Kotian said in response to questions from journalists.Kotian is one of the 18 MLAs suspended by Karnataka assembly … Read more
CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday turned emotional, saying he was pained by the conduct of Panruti MLA T Velmurugan and requested speaker M Appavu to initiate action against the legislator. Appavu warned Velmurugan, asking him to “correct himself” as advised by the CM.During the budget debate, Velmurugan, founder of the Tamilaga Valvurimai … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA and former Bihar health minister Tej Pratap Yadav was fined Rs. 4,000 by the traffic police for riding a scooter without a helmet near the chief minister’s residence in Patna. Additionally, the scooter was found to have expired insurance and a pollution certificate, news agency ANI said on … Read more
NEW DELHI: ED Tuesday said it has attached properties worth Rs 4 crore of Congress MLA from Punjab Sukhpal Singh Khaira. The property is allegedly linked to ‘proceeds of crime’ generated from smuggling of drugs.During searches on his associates, ED had seized 1.8 kg heroin, one .315 bore pistol and two live cartridges, two Pakistani … Read more
BENGALURU: Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad has called for a thorough investigation into the arrest of Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who was allegedly caught smuggling gold at Bengaluru airport on Monday night.Arshad emphasized that the law should be applied equally to everyone, regardless of their background, stating that whether a person is the daughter of an … Read more
THANE: A case has been registered against Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi at Wagle Estate Police Station following a complaint by Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske over his controversial remarks on Aurangzeb, police said on Tuesday.The case has been filed under BNS sections 299, 302, 356(1), and 356(2).Mhaske alleged that Azmi’s remarks praising Mughal … Read more
NEW DELHI: Another state, another surprise pick. The BJP has done it again. On Wednesday, the BJP, which returned to power in Delhi after 27 long years, picked first-time MLA Rekha Gupta as its chief minister. While the announcement ended days of suspense and speculation, it did reinforce the notion that being a heavyweight or … Read more
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva labeled Okhla’s AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan as having a criminal nature, accusing him of manipulating the law multiple times NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday said that Okhla’s AAP MLA, Amanatullah Khan, was a man with a “criminal nature” who has repeatedly tried to manipulate the law.Sachdeva’s … Read more
BENGALURU/KALABURAGI: BR Patil, senior Congress MLA and a close associate of CM Siddaramaiah, created quite a flutter in the state’s political circles Saturday as he resigned from his position as the CM’s political adviser. His sudden exit comes at a time when differences within Congress over clamours for changes in the party’s state leadership have … Read more