Nitin Agarwal, SP rebel backed by Yogi, elected dy speaker of UP assembly

Bharatiya Janata Party-backed Samajwadi Party rebel Nitin Agarwal was on Monday elected deputy speaker in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, defeating his party's official candidate Narendra Verma by 244......

SC refuses to revisit its verdict on anti-defection law

The Supreme Court today refused to revisit its two-decade-old verdict on the anti-defection law holding that an elected or nominated member of Parliament of a political party is bound by its whip......

Outrage over Mumbai gang rape resonates in Lok Sabha

The outrage over the Mumbai gang rape of a young photojournalist resonated in Lok Sabha on Saturday with members voicing concern that such incidents continue despite laws being made stringent, a......

Congress managers eye Opposition ranks for vote on FDI

With the Opposition unwilling to allow a discussion in the Lok Sabha on foreign direct investment in retail without a vote, and the government equally unwilling to grant the Opposition demand as it......