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Supreme Court rules against directing legislature on law enactment

Justices Gavai and Masih dismissed a plea regarding victim rights in criminal proceedings, stating that Parliament's new enactment suffices.

On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that the legislature could not be ordered to pass a bill in a certain way by the courts.(Hindustan Times)

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Published on Feb 14, 2025 03:35 PM IST

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EVKS Elangovan, former Tamil Nadu Congress chief, dies at 75

Erode East legislator Elangovan died at 75 after month-long lung-related illness.

At a private hospital on Saturday, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister EVKS Elangovan passed away from age-related illnesses.(PTI)

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Published on Dec 14, 2024 12:52 PM IST

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Nitish Kumar’s sexist remark triggers controversy

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday sparked a controversy through his remarks he made at a woman legislator after he lost his cool at the Opposition in the assembly.

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Updated on Jul 25, 2024 06:30 AM IST

ByAnirban Guha Roy

Ambush on Manipur CM’s advance security a total failure of intelligence: Ibobi

Former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi said instead of evacuating people from red zone areas, both the state and central governments should protect the people

ormer Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi. (File)

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Updated on Jun 11, 2024 07:14 PM IST

ByThomas Ngangom

Sita Soren demands probe into husband Durga’s death

Sita Soren said it was her personal decision to join the BJP after feeling neglected in the JMM, which she had joined thinking of it as her family party after her husband’s death.

Sita Soren addressed a press conference at the BJP headquarters after landing in Jharkhand for the first time since joining the party (ANI)

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Published on Mar 28, 2024 09:52 PM IST

ByC Raj Kumar, Ranchi

INLD leader killing: Rathee conveyed 4 suspects’ names to cops before he was killed: Abhay

The INLD leader who was speaking on the 2024-25 budget estimates said that he himself had received threat sometime back. “After Jind superintendent of police was informed, my security cover was increased. But the increased cover was withdrawn two days later,” the INLD MLA said.

The lone Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) legislator Abhay Singh Chautala on Tuesday said that the assassinated INLD state president, Nafe Singh Rathee had communicated the names of four individuals to the police whom he suspected of being a threat to his life. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Feb 28, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Congress MLA Mamman Khan charged under UAPA for role in Nuh violence

Congress leader Mamman Khan, the legislator from Ferozepur Jhirka in Nuh, played an important role in spreading rumours during the Nuh violence, said investigators

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Updated on Feb 22, 2024 05:36 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Sparks, threats fly as the two Shiv Senas clash in Konkan

Clashes between supporters of Narayan Rane's son and Shiv Sena legislator in Konkan signal a war within the ruling alliance and Thackeray faction.

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Updated on Feb 18, 2024 06:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Punjab: Dasuya AAP MLA injured in road accident, discharged after first aid

MLA Karamvir Singh Ghuman was headed to a function at Talwara when his SUV and a car collided; search on for absconding car driver

Dasuya Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Karamvir Singh Ghuman, who met with an accident on Talwara road, after being discharged from the civil hospital on Saturday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 17, 2024 02:29 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Goa lawmaker renews push for private job quota for Goans, moves private member’s bill

The Punjab and Haryana high court in November last year struck down Haryana’s law that reserved 75% private sector jobs for local candidates

Goa Forward Party chief and MLA Vijai Sardesi said he has again moved a private member’s bill for reservation to local residents

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Published on Jan 23, 2024 06:38 PM IST

ByGerard de Souza

I-T dept raids residence, offices of TMC MLA Bayron Biswas in WB’s Murshidabad

The I-T sleuths also raided the MLA’s other properties, including his other residence, his Beedi factory and warehouse, a private school and a nursing home owned by him

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Published on Dec 20, 2023 04:29 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Vijayapura MLA alleges govt inaction on water crisis

Patil’s ultimatum comes after he had requested the government to put in efforts over the issue of acute water shortage crippling the agriculture sector in his constituency

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Updated on Nov 08, 2023 09:22 AM IST

ByHirekop Rajan Samuel, Belagavi

Opposition raises heat as firms linked to minister, MLA bag food contract

Brisk India Pvt Ltd, in a joint venture with Kailas Food and Kirana General Stores, has bagged the contract for Latur, Amaravati and Nagpur

Rohit Pawar alleged that firm Brisk India linked to Hasan Mushrif, minister for medical education, has got the contract. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Nov 08, 2023 05:40 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

ED arrests JD(U) MLC after raids on his premises

Confirming the arrest, Bhojpur superintendent of police Pramod Kumar said, “JD(U) legislator Radha Charan Shah was arrested by the ED team from his house”

An ED official familiar with the matter said that Shah was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (HT)

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Published on Sep 14, 2023 12:32 AM IST

ByAvinash Kumar, Patna

MSC Bank probe: ED chargesheet names ex-ministers Prajakt Tanpure, Ranjit Deshmukh, Arjun Khotkar

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed two supplementary chargesheets in a money-laundering investigation related to the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank case. The chargesheets name seven individuals, including a legislator and former state minister, as well as four firms involved in alleged fraudulent sales of cooperative sugar factories.

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Updated on Sep 01, 2023 12:53 AM IST

ByAbhishek Sharan

Tussle between communities for the legacy of Raja Mihir Bhoj

A statue of 9th-century ruler Raja Mihir Bhoj has become a point of contention between Rajputs and Gurjars in India, with both communities claiming his legacy.

The inauguration of a statue of Gurjar Pratihar Raja Mihir Bhoj in Karnal was fraught with tension. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 14, 2023 10:48 PM IST

ByNeeraj Mohan, Karnal

Expelled Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) MLA Dharmjeet Singh joins BJP

Singh, a four-term member of the legislative assembly (MLA) representing the Lormi assembly seat, holds significant influence and popularity within Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur division

Elections are due in Chhattisgarh later this year. (Representative file image)

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Updated on Aug 14, 2023 01:14 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chhattisgarh: Cong MLA calls for ‘Hindu Rashtra’, party says individual opinion

Congress party however refused to entertain her comment terming it as “individual opinion”.

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Updated on Jun 17, 2023 06:10 PM IST

ByRitesh Mishra

Ex-BJP MLA issues veiled threats towards Muslim community

A former BJP MLA on Monday issued a veiled threat directed towards the Muslim community, after his defeat in the Karnataka assembly polls.

Ex-BJP MLA issues veiled threat directed towards the Muslim community (ANI)

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Updated on May 17, 2023 01:12 AM IST

ByPriyanka Rudurappa, Bengaluru

SP, BJP supporters get into brawl on police station premises in Amethi

A video of the purported incident surfaced online, showing the Samajawadi Party legislator slapping Deepak Singh, husband of BJP candidate for the post of Nagar Palika chairperson

A police official confirmed that the cops registered an FIR under various sections of the IPC in the matter. (various)

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Updated on May 10, 2023 08:37 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Parkash Singh Badal: Akali Dal giant who reshaped Punjab’s politics dies aged 95

In the tumultuous terrain of a front-line Sikh majority state, Parkash Singh Badal was the quintessential moderate, a secular man, and a fighter for Punjab.

In its 100-year-old history, Shiromani Akali Dal, one of the oldest regional parties, has not seen a figure as towering as Parkash Singh Badal . He was the state’s longest serving chief minister, at 17 years across five terms (HT photo)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2023 05:16 AM IST

ByRamesh Vinayak, Chandigarh

Parkash Singh Badal: Giant who reshaped Punjab’s politics dies aged 95

Parkash Singh Badal, a five-time chief minister of Punjab and the last surviving member of a political generation that saw independence, has died at 95. He was a pragmatic practitioner of communal harmony, a liberal and secular man, and an avowed protagonist of and a fierce fighter for Punjab?s interests.

Parkash Singh Badal with Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Lal Khurana in 1996. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2023 12:21 AM IST

ByRamesh Vinayak, Chandigarh

Video row: Buddhist bodies flay social media for ‘misinterpreting’ Dalai Lama’s remarks

The Buddhist association also staged a protest march in Shimla and sought the intervention of the government. They criticises social media for ‘misinterpreting’ Dalai Lama’s remarks

A month after the Dalai Lama’s video clip asking a boy to “suck his tongue” stirred a row, the Buddhist association across the state staged a protest in Shimla on Saturday to condemn social media platforms for “misinterpreting” his remarks. (REUTERS File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 10:33 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Shimla

Bihar: FIR lodged against BJP MLA for ‘misbehaving’ with cop

The MLA, however, denied all the allegations levelled against him and said that he too has written to the DM against the CO over his conduct

For representational purposes only. (Reuters File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 20, 2023 04:43 PM IST

ByAvinash Kumar

Himachal ex-BJP chief Satpal Satti escapes with minor injuries after car overturns

The four-time Una legislator was on his way from Hamirpur to Una when his driver steered the car towards a hillock to avoid colliding with a truck coming on the wrong side near Lathiani

The car in which BJP MLA Satpal Singh Satti was travelling when it overturned near Lathiani, 40km from the district headquarters of Una, on Tuesday morning. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2023 03:25 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Delhi assembly passes resolution against ‘misuse’ of CBI, ED

Initiating a discussion during the special one-day session, Aam Aadmi Party legislator Rajesh Gupta claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre is trying to trouble the AAP-led government.

The resolution was passed a day after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22. (HT photo)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:33 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

CBI arrests third TMC legislator in Bengal recruitment scam

CBI had been questioning Trinamool Congress legislator from Burwan in Murshidabad district, Jiban Krishna Saha, and searching his house since Friday

rinamool Congress legislator Jiban Krishna Saha. (File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 17, 2023 08:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Day 3 of CBI raid at TMC MLA’s home in job scam; pond drained to recover phones

CBI officials said TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha had thrown two mobile phones in the water when the federal agency’s team arrived at his residence on Friday morning

Jiban Krishna Saha, TMC legislator from Burwan in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, is the third sitting MLA under scanner in the bribe-for-job scam case. (File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 16, 2023 07:31 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

CBI raids TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, 6 other locations in Bengal job scam case

Officials said that CBI began search operations around Friday noon, shortly before Union home minister Amit Shah arrived in Bengal to launch the party’s campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, and continued till night

CBI officers said they seized some documents from Saha’s home (Representative Photo)

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Updated on Apr 15, 2023 01:49 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

MLA Prashar kick-starts work to install tubewell in Ludhiana’s Vijay Nagar

Central MLA Ashok Prashar Pappi inaugurated a tubewell installation in Vijay Nagar at a cost of ?10.83 lakh, along with other renovation and installation projects.

MLA Ashok Prashar Pappi inaugurating the work to install a tubewell in Ludhiana. on Wednesday (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:05 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

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Justices Gavai and Masih dismissed a plea regarding victim rights in criminal proceedings, stating that Parliament's new enactment suffices.

Erode East legislator Elangovan died at 75 after month-long lung-related illness.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday sparked a controversy through his remarks he made at a woman legislator after he lost his cool at the Opposition in the assembly.

Former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi said instead of evacuating people from red zone areas, both the state and central governments should protect the people

Sita Soren said it was her personal decision to join the BJP after feeling neglected in the JMM, which she had joined thinking of it as her family party after her husband’s death.

The INLD leader who was speaking on the 2024-25 budget estimates said that he himself had received threat sometime back. “After Jind superintendent of police was informed, my security cover was increased. But the increased cover was withdrawn two days later,” the INLD MLA said.

Congress leader Mamman Khan, the legislator from Ferozepur Jhirka in Nuh, played an important role in spreading rumours during the Nuh violence, said investigators

Clashes between supporters of Narayan Rane's son and Shiv Sena legislator in Konkan signal a war within the ruling alliance and Thackeray faction.

MLA Karamvir Singh Ghuman was headed to a function at Talwara when his SUV and a car collided; search on for absconding car driver

The Punjab and Haryana high court in November last year struck down Haryana’s law that reserved 75% private sector jobs for local candidates

The I-T sleuths also raided the MLA’s other properties, including his other residence, his Beedi factory and warehouse, a private school and a nursing home owned by him

Patil’s ultimatum comes after he had requested the government to put in efforts over the issue of acute water shortage crippling the agriculture sector in his constituency

Brisk India Pvt Ltd, in a joint venture with Kailas Food and Kirana General Stores, has bagged the contract for Latur, Amaravati and Nagpur

Confirming the arrest, Bhojpur superintendent of police Pramod Kumar said, “JD(U) legislator Radha Charan Shah was arrested by the ED team from his house”

A statue of 9th-century ruler Raja Mihir Bhoj has become a point of contention between Rajputs and Gurjars in India, with both communities claiming his legacy.

Singh, a four-term member of the legislative assembly (MLA) representing the Lormi assembly seat, holds significant influence and popularity within Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur division

Congress party however refused to entertain her comment terming it as “individual opinion”.

A former BJP MLA on Monday issued a veiled threat directed towards the Muslim community, after his defeat in the Karnataka assembly polls.

A video of the purported incident surfaced online, showing the Samajawadi Party legislator slapping Deepak Singh, husband of BJP candidate for the post of Nagar Palika chairperson

In the tumultuous terrain of a front-line Sikh majority state, Parkash Singh Badal was the quintessential moderate, a secular man, and a fighter for Punjab.

The Buddhist association also staged a protest march in Shimla and sought the intervention of the government. They criticises social media for ‘misinterpreting’ Dalai Lama’s remarks

The MLA, however, denied all the allegations levelled against him and said that he too has written to the DM against the CO over his conduct

The four-time Una legislator was on his way from Hamirpur to Una when his driver steered the car towards a hillock to avoid colliding with a truck coming on the wrong side near Lathiani

Initiating a discussion during the special one-day session, Aam Aadmi Party legislator Rajesh Gupta claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre is trying to trouble the AAP-led government.

CBI had been questioning Trinamool Congress legislator from Burwan in Murshidabad district, Jiban Krishna Saha, and searching his house since Friday

CBI officials said TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha had thrown two mobile phones in the water when the federal agency’s team arrived at his residence on Friday morning

Officials said that CBI began search operations around Friday noon, shortly before Union home minister Amit Shah arrived in Bengal to launch the party’s campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, and continued till night

Central MLA Ashok Prashar Pappi inaugurated a tubewell installation in Vijay Nagar at a cost of ?10.83 lakh, along with other renovation and installation projects.

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