Politics

"The politburo of CPI(M) warmly congratulates people of Greece who have given a resounding 'No' verdict in the referendum." said CPI(M) in a statement

"The caste data should be released immediately, delaying it will not do any good for Other Backward Classes (OBCs)," Karunanidhi said.

Congress said Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan cannot escape responsibility for the "45 deaths" connected to Vyapam scam and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take "moral responsibility".

The Vyapam scam relates to irregularities in admission in state-run medical colleges and recruitment in government jobs.

Naqvi described as "arrogance" the Congress's threat of disrupting Parliament if Swaraj and Raje did not resign, saying the government was ready to discuss issues.

"When farmers are deprived of fair MSP and Jawans of OROP, it is not the right time to hike salaries/pension for MPs." said Patel on the proposed 100% salary hike.

With Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) findings projecting a very grim picture of the rural India, Congress attacked PM Narendra Modi accusing him of having "contempt for the poor".

Over forty people linked to the scam have died in the last five years and 24 accused have died under mysterious circumstances.

"Whatever has been expressed by Govindacharaya is his personal opinion and he is entitled to it. They are not the views of the RSS," said Honsable

"Deeply pained at the loss of lives due to the landslides in Darjeeling district. Condolences to the families of the deceased," PM tweeted

The Opposition walked out on the alleged attack on Editor-in-Chief M V Nikesh Kumar of Malayalam TV channel 'Reporter'.

The scam came out in the public domain after an engineer complained to Lokayukta SP Sonia Narang that some people demanded money from him at the Lokayukta head office.

BJP MLA O P Sharma broke the mike at his table on the last day of the Budget session of the Delhi assembly alleging that it had been turned off.

Pankaja Munde has been accused of awarding a contract to build dam to a private company without tender.

Rao's reaction came after he appeared before a special court in connection with the coal scam case along with Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal and others.

In a three-cornered contest, UDF candidate KS Sabarinath took on former Speaker M Vijaykumar (LDF) and ex-union minister, O Rajagopal fielded by BJP.