Politics

"Defeated Congress leaders are shedding tears over Beniwal's removal, calling it vindictive politics," an editorial in Saamana said.

Considered a Stalin loyalist, Kalyanasundaram sent in his resignation letter, dated July 30, to DMK chief M Karunanidhi.

The Congress remains firm that the bill be sent to a select committee.

Mizoram Governor Kamla Beniwal was sacked on Wednesday. Vinod Kumar Duggal has been appointed as the new governor of the state.

Former Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said, "Food security, we made it clear in Bali, is the sovereign space which has never been ceded and shall never be ceded. There was no food security battle."

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said there has been a practice since Independence of Prime Ministers hosting Iftaars in the holy month of Ramzan.

As a result, both the House of Representatives and the Senate are likely to be not in session when Modi visits Washington.

The senior Congress leader said that the government has not "given a clear enough explanation" about the problems that have cropped up at the WTO.

Pappu Yadav, who represents Bihar's Madhepura, was demanding a reply from Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the UPSC controversy.

The inflow of migrants into Delhi needs to be stopped to solve the problems of the capital, said BJP leader Vijay Goel.

D'Souza said on Friday: "India is a Hindu country. It is Hindustan. All Indians in Hindustan are Hindus, including me, I am a Christian Hindu."

In his letter to the Prime Minister, Achuthanandan had sought a probe by Central Vigilance Commissioner into the alleged "real estate" links of the bureaucrat, sources close to the nonagenarian leader said.

Finmeccannica is the parent firm of AgustaWestland firm has been scrapped by the Government.

Earlier this week, a Shiv Sena MP tried to force feed roti to a Muslim caterer during Ramadan, a BJP MLA called Sania Mirza the daughter-in-law of Pakistan.

The Joint Commission was formed in 1987 at the Foreign Ministers' level with a view to strengthen understanding and promote cooperation between the two countries.

Pawar told the party workers that going alone in the Assembly elections was not in the interest of both the parties.