Politics

Muslims and Christians together constitute over 45% of voters in Kerala and hold the balance of power in God's Own Country.

"The order reasserts the supremacy of the legislature which was being challenged, the supremacy of the Speaker in the House. We honour the apex court's order which reinforces our faith in the judiciary," Rawat said.

In the sting operation, Rawat allegedly offered crores to Congress rebels to bring them back into the party fold.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took to Twitter to laud Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar over his speech on the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal in Rajya Sabha.

The apex court accepted the plea of the Centre that two more days be given to it to respond to its suggestion and posted the matter for hearing on May 6.

The Rajya Sabha Secretary General said Mallya resignation letter was not according to procedure and it does not bear signature in original.

They had signed on a letter written by Leader of Opposition in Uttarakhand Assembly Ajay Bhatt to the Governor seeking dismissal of the Harish Rawat government after the late night drama on March 18.

Across 49 seats in North 24 Parganas, Bidhannagar and Howrah district in West Bengal, a total of 1.08 crore voters will exercise their franchise in about 12,500 polling stations on Monday.

Days after Ansari gave sanction to prosecute Sahani, the party had issued a show cause notice asking him to explain his conduct before former JDU President Sharad Yadav.

Congress gave notice in Rajya Sabha on a resolution condemning the Modi government for "destabilisation" of the Uttarakhand government.

The minister claimed "there is no truth in the clipping" and that he was directing women BJP workers to board a bus.

Attacking the opposition for its continued slander campaign, she said their only agenda was to "abuse" her and "insult" Bengal.