Independent MP from Purnia, Pappu Yadav, on Friday said Nitish Kumar's mental state is not good at present and claimed JD(U) is no longer in his control. He alleged that 90 percent of JD(U) leaders oppose SC/ST but align with the BJP.
BJP MP Shashank Mani on Friday slammed the opposition parties for their stance against the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament, stating that the time has passed for opposition parties to treat minorities merely as a vote bank for appeasement politics.
Kataria said on Friday that the government alone cannot fight against any social evil without the support of the people and requested them to motivate people to quit drug abuse.
Speaking to ANI on Friday, Agarwal remarked that the common people of India had been eagerly waiting for the bill's passage, highlighting that the bill ensures that Waqf institutions, like any other institution, are not above the law and are subject to the jurisdiction of the court.
Congress MPs staged a protest against the Centre on Friday after the US President Donald Trump administration imposed 26 per cent reciprocal tariff on India.
After two JD(U) Muslim leaders resigned from the party over its stance on the Waqf Bill, another leader from the party, General Secretary of the JD(U) Minority Department, Tabrez Siddiqui Alig also resigned in protest on Friday.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former MP ST Hasan on Friday fiercely criticised the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Parliament, branding it "unconstitutional" and warning of its potential rejection by the Supreme Court. Hasan argued that that bill has destroyed the Muslim communit
The Indian stock markets are showing resilience as compared to Asian peers. However, it opens in negative on Friday, the second day following the announcement of new tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday faced criticism after the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) received prosecution sanction against his daughter Veena Vijayan in connection with the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL)-Exalogic case.
Communist Party of India (M) leader AA Rahim on Friday said that passing of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, is a "black day" of secular India, adding that the Bill is against the "spirit of secularism."