Politics

With big shoes to fill, Majhi will definitely face comparison with his predecessor Naveen Patnaik who was the CM of Odisha for more than two decades. How Majhi takes Odisha forward will definitely be keenly watched

If a division of votes takes place in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, then paper slips will be used as the electronic system is not operational yet in the new Lok Sabha where members are still in the process of being allocated their seats.

While the BJP stuck to continuity, the Opposition sprung a surprise by nominating eight-term Congress MP K Suresh for the Speaker’s post, ensuring a contest in the Lower House. It was earlier speculated that the Opposition may not name its own candidate

Newly elected MPs will take oath on the first day of the session, while President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of both the Houses on June 27

Patil, who had joined the BJP in 2014 after she parted ways with the Sharad Pawar led NCP, had sought the party’s nomination during the Lok Sabha elections from Hingoli constituency in Marathwada but she failed to get the ticket

Saxena pointed out that Delhi is dependent on drinking water supply from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and that interstate water sharing arrangements are settled through institutional mechanisms created by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India

Justifying Mahtab's appointment as the pro-tem Lok Sabha speaker, the Union Minister noted that he is the "longest-serving member" of the Lower House of Parliament

Before the onset of her strike, the AAP leader met his party colleagues, including Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and Sunita Kejriwal, at party supremo and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence

Asked if efforts will be made to have the Lok Sabha's deputy speaker from the opposition, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said this "rule" was not followed by PM Narendra Modi in his last government

While former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad-led Democratic Progressive Azad Party welcomed Modi's announcement, the main regional forces -- the National Conference and the People's Democratic Party -- reacted cautiously

The BJP top brass has also conveyed to the alliance partners that they will be keen on giving the Deputy Speaker post to one of the alliance partners.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi recently described EVMs as a “black box” that no one is allowed to inspect. In response, Giriraj Singh, an MP from Begusarai, accused the Congress of becoming a “black spot” on the nation’s reputation

Vandana Suryavanshi, the returning officer of Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, while reacting to a report about kin of Ravindra Waikar, the Shiv Sena candidate who won by a thin margin of 48 votes, using a mobile phone connected to an EVM during...

Kawaljit Singh, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Amritsar, claimed that he was targeted as he was Punjabi, but Himachal Pradesh police denied it and said the incident is not linked to any "interstate or inter-community dispute"

Veteran BJP leader Suresh Pujari was allocated Revenue and Disaster Management, while Rabi Narayan Naik, a farmer leader, was given Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water departments

In the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Congress won 13 seats, while the Shiv Sena (UBT) bagged nine and the NCP (SP) eight