The Congress has reacted sharply to the central government's decision to appoint Mahtab as Pro-tem Speaker of Lok Sabha over senior-most Dalit MP Kodikkunnil Suresh of Congress, saying that the appointment by the BJP deviates from the traditional practice of appointing the senior member.<
The first session is expected to be stormy as the opposition is likely to corner the BJP-led NDA government on the election of the Speaker on June 26, discussions regarding allegations of paper leaks in NEET-UG and UGC-NET, and row over the appointment of the pro-tem Speaker.
The Patiala House court on Saturday granted time for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file a reply against the bail application filed by the newly elected MP Rashid Engineer from Baramulla Lok Sabha seat to take oath.
DC Pradeep Kumar spoke with the people and made them aware of the harmful effects of the illicit liquor. He also made the local residents take an oath that they would not consume illicit liquor.
As the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly began on Friday Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, TDP MLA Nara Lokesh, Film actor and MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna takes oath as a member of the House, in Amaravati.
All security measures have been put in place around the Odisha Assembly building place in Bhubaneshwar as newly elected MLAs are set to take oath from tomorrow.
PM Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India for his third successive term on Sunday at an impressive ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan which is being attended by leaders from India's neighbourhood and Indian Ocean region.
The Chief Secretary, Director General of Police and other senior officials of the state government and staff of the Chief Minister's Office welcomed Khandu after he arrived at his office.
A day after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday assumed the charge in the State Secretariat in Amaravati.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Pema Khandu on taking the oath as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister. He further congratulated others who took oaths as ministers in the state.