Shah, Akhilesh banter lights up fiery Waqf bill debate

The day-long debate on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was enlivened by moments of banter involving Home Minister Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, as the BJP leader fired ripostes......

EC calls all-party meeting amid electoral roll fudging charges

Amid allegations of fudging of electoral rolls, the Election Commission on Tuesday invited political parties for an interaction to strengthen the electoral process. IMAGE: A view of the Election......

INDIA partners Cong, CPM spar in RS over Kerala ASHA workers' strike

A war of words erupted in the Rajya Sabha between Congress and Communist Party of India-Marxist MPs from Kerala over the strike by ASHA workers in that state demanding a hike in honorarium and......

Opposition walks out of RS over debate on duplicate voters

Opposition parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, on Monday walked out of the Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the Election Commission's alleged lapses in......