Politics

More than 150 farmers have committed suicide across Karnataka and price crash and crippling debts are main reasons behind it.

Lok Sabha on Friday witnessed noisy protests by the Opposition members over Lalit Modi controversy and other issues, but a determined Speaker Sumitra Mahajan continued the proceedings amidst the bedlam and warned the protesting members of action.

Both Houses of Parliament assembled on Thursday two days after it was adjourned for without transacting any business in view of the funeral of former President APJ Abdul Kalam's death.

In the first such move after assuming charge in May post her acquittal in a wealth case, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday axed Transport Minister V Senthil Balaji from her cabinet, besides stripping him of a powerful party post.

Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday after paying tribute to sitting BJD member Kalpataru Das and former members R S Gavai and B K Handique who died recently.

After a washout of Lok Sabha proceedings for a week, noisy protests by the opposition over Lalit Modi, Vyapam and other issues on Monday led to a short adjournment of the House, but only after it took up three questions during the Question Hour.

"There is no need to give much importance to any opinion poll on Bihar right now," Katheria said.

Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday stated that people won't appreciate the coming together of RJD and JD(U) even as he poised the BJP-led NDA of securing majority in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in Jaipur on Sunday flagged off a "Rajasthani Rath Yatra", an initiative demanding that the language be included in the sixth schedule.

The PM said till all the eastern states like Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam and north eastern states were developed, the country would not achieve the desired growth.

Kumar assumed the charge of Delhi Home Secretary after the city government shifted incumbent senior IAS officer Dharam Pal.

The Congress Vice President also said the Prime Minister has changed his mind after the fight of farmers, which was fought by the Congress.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has sparked a controversy by speaking against the death penalty to 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon.

The BJP claimed than an LIC agent received Rs 6 crore in his bank account and investigation revealed that the money belonged to Singh.

Vadra, in the Facebook post, had taken a dig at the NDA government without naming it before the Monsoon session began on July 21.

Some Members of Parliament cutting across party lines have registered their protest against the removal of a designated smoking area in Parliament.