NEET 2024 row in Lok Sabha: Rahul Gandhi’s mic ’switched off’, govt says ready for discussion but… | Mint

The Opposition lodged a protest and raised the issue of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Examination in Parliament’s Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Friday. A few Congress leader alleged that the mic of the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi was switched off as he demanded a discussion on the matter. Following … Read more

Lok Sabha Speaker election today: What’s expected, who has the numbers?

Lok Sabha Speaker election today: It’s significant indeed! The Lok Sabha Speaker will be elected today, June 26. This election, happening without a consensus between the ruling NDA and the opposition INC, marks a departure from the usual practice of selecting the Speaker through consensus. Due to the inability of the BJP’s ruling NDA government … Read more

Lok Sabha Speaker election LIVE: BJP’s Om Birla vs Congress’ K Suresh in fray

Lok Sabha speaker election today: Live updates: For the first time in Lok Sabha history, an election will be held on Wednesday to choose the Speaker. The BJP-led NDA government and the Congress-led opposition failed to agree on a candidate through consensus. Traditionally, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha were elected based … Read more

Rahul Gandhi appointed leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi appointed leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. Congress leader KC Venugopal made the announcement saying, “Honorable C P P chairperson wrote a letter to the four time speaker Bari Moab informing the decision of appointment of appointment of Rahul Gandhi as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, other office bearers will … Read more

BJP MP’s ‘Jai Hindu Rashtra’ during oath-taking ceremony triggers controversy

Lok Sabha News: Chaos ensued in the Lok Sabha after BJP MP from Bareilly Chhatra Pal Singh Gangwar ended his oath with ‘Jai Hindu Rashtra’. Gangwar’s statement seemed to have been made in a tit-for-tat reply to AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s ‘Jai Palestine’. INDIA bloc members vehemently opposed the ‘Jai Hindu Rashtra’ … Read more

BJP’s Om Birla vs Congress’ K Suresh for LS Speaker post: Who has advantage?

With no consensus between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition INDIA bloc over Lok Sabha Speaker post and the deadline for the nominations nearing, the two alliances have separately fielded their candidates. On June 26, as the Lok Sabha convenes, the legislators will vote to elect the next Speaker, choosing between the Bharatiya … Read more

Kangana Ranaut challenges Opposition: ‘Sirf chillam chilli karenge ya…’

Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut, who secured her first victory on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, took oath as a Lok Sabha MP on Monday. Following her swearing-in, Ranaut challenged the Opposition INDIA bloc, saying, “Let’s see what they bring to the table.” The Queen actress said, “Finally, we have a … Read more

‘Modi busy saving his govt’: Rahul Gandhi lists issues in ‘first 15 days of NDA’

Lok Sabha Session: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday listed 10 issues that occurred in the first 15 days of the Modi 3.0 government. These included the NEET-UG 2024 question paper leak, deaths due to heatwave in North India, terror attacks in Kashmir, and more. Notably, Monday was also the first session of the 18th … Read more