Polity

Govt.’s fall appears imminent as Governor sets deadline; rebels to skip session In a shock to the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) government in Karnataka, Governor Vajubhai Vala has directed Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to prove his majority by 1.30 p.m. on the floor of the Assembly on Friday.With the rebel MLAs …

It is set to be reintroduced in Parliament after several unsuccessful bids to clear it The Centre is set to introduce the Dam Safety Bill, 2019 in Parliament after it was cleared by the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday. A version of the Bill was first …

National Exit Test must for practice In a move to bring sweeping changes to the medical education sector, the Centre plans to introduce the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill in this session of Parliament and repeal the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. The Union Cabinet approved a revised version of …

Says Speaker can decide on resignations ‘when appropriate’ The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the 15 dissident MLAs from Karnataka complete freedom to opt out of the ongoing Assembly session even as it acknowledged the Speaker’s discretion to decide on their resignations as and when he considers it appropriate. A …

Govt. facing a threat of withdrawal of support by 18 MLAs The political uncertainty in Karnataka is headed for a climax with Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy set to face a trust vote on Thursday. Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar informed the House on Monday that Mr. Kumaraswamy would move the …

Proposal to be placed before the Union Cabinet in the next few days With the country left without a Law Commission since September 2018, the Law Ministry has initiated the process of setting up the body which gives advice to the government on complex legal issues. The three-year term of …

RIIN won’t discriminate: Nagaland government The Nagaland government has said it will not take any decision that is discriminatory or goes against the interest of people or any community while preparing the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN). The government assured the people that it would not take any …

YSR Congress MP stages walkout The government on Friday was caught in an embarrassing position as the entire Opposition backed YSR Congress MP Vijaya Sai Reddy’s private member’s Bill seeking reservations for the Other Backward Classes in the Rajya Sabha and the Assemblies on the lines of the reservations available …

Biggest change is in the fact that parliamentary responsibilities and positions in parties are being delegated to new MPs The 17th Lok Sabha may not have topped the figure of the previous one for first-term MPs, with 313 in 2014 compared to the 267 now, but in terms of prominence …

The court had fixed the July 12 hearing to be apprised of the Speaker’s decision on the resignations. In his application, the Speaker criticised the MLAs for casting aspersions on his dignity. The battle for power in Karnataka reached the Supreme Court first on July 9 when the Congress and …