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In his new memoir, Steven Joyce remembers the first days of the reign of Sir John Key and a golden age of National

Opp. Leader Satheesan accuses State govt. of choking Civil Supplies Corp., pushing it into deep crisis. Govt. cut free Onam kits from 87 lakh to 6 lakh, only 10% distributed. Food Minister says kits to ration shops completed, distribution to beneficiaries to be done by Mon. Opp. Leader claims govt.…

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said BJP threatened by Opposition unity; INDIA to meet in Mumbai to discuss strategy; Tejashwi Prasad Yadav attacked PM Modi for selling public assets to private companies; RJD's Jha accused PMO of being guilty in caste-based survey.

As urban media descended on Khubbapur village of Muzaffarnagar, where a Muslim boy was slapped by his classmates at the instigation of his class teacher Tripta Tyagi, it became an opportunity for the children to complain about the corporal punishment they face in schools, irrespective of gender and age.

Mr. Gandhi extended the Congress’ support to the demands of the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance, which are fighting for the status of the Sixth Schedule, a separate Public Service Commission, reservation of jobs for locals and two separate parliamentary constituencies for Leh and Kargil.

A galaxy of film stars and cricketers have entered Parliament with very little to show for

The project on top of Rushikonda is being developed by the A.P. Tourism Development Corporation, but the opposition parties are raising a hue and cry over it unnecessarily, says senior YSRCP leader Subba Reddy. The Chief Minister is against outright sale of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, and, if required, both the…

Gujarat Congress held a day-long sit-in in Gandhinagar to demand reservations for OBCs. Leaders from various communities, social and educational organisations, NGOs, and Opposition leader Amit Chavda attended. They criticised the BJP govt for not fixing quotas for OBCs in panchayats and not increasing welfare budget. Chavda demanded 27% of…

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar says government freebies have left people in political intoxication, legislatures becoming irrelevant. He urges parliamentarians to occupy public space in Parliament, create an ecosystem to empower people instead of doling out freebies

Anthony Albanese defends organising an internship with PwC for his son Nathan when he was opposition leader, and Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick tells BHP it will lose its mining leases if it follows through with its threat to no longer invest ‘in any further growth’ in the state.