The death of the jailed Russian opposition leader, 47, has been reported by state media which further cited the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence. Al Jazeera cited a statement put out by state media quoting the prison service of the Yamalo-Nene
"Deeply disturbed and saddened by news of the death of Alexei Navalny. Putin fears nothing more than dissent from his own people. A grim reminder of what Putin and his regime are all about. Let's unite in our fight to safeguard the freedom and safety of those who dare to stand up against
state media quoting the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region which said that Navalny "felt bad" after a walk and lost consciousness "almost immediately".
The leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, along with four legislators, were detained by the police at Rampur village en route to Sandeshkhali.
Taking potshots at the Sukhwinder-Sukhu-led government, Former Chief Minister and opposition leader Jai Ram Thakur expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh Pradesh within just one year.
After the NDA government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar won the Bihar floor test, JDU MLA Leshi Singh took a jibe at opposition leaders by reminding them of their "khela hoga" slogans and said that the opposition did not have the numbers.
Former Chhattisgarh Food Minister and Congress leader Amarjeet Bhagat said that an attempt was being made to malign the opposition and tribals by conducting IT raids, and instead of raids the tribals should be shot if they were so corrupt but as long as he was alive he will keep talking abou
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday resumed discussion on the motion of thanks to the President's Address with the ruling party members highlighting the achievements of the government and the opposition members accusing it of "lofty claims" and "half-truths"
In a veiled attack on the opposition leaders of the INDIA bloc, Acharya Dhirendra Shashtri, Priest of Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, said that except for some people, most do not know what the Sanatana religion is.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani would be conferred with the Bharat Ratna award, various leaders across the country congratulated him and said that the veteran leader has made a valuable contribution for country's development.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Member of Parliament Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday slammed the ruling BJP government for using ED against the Opposition leaders and said that 97 per cent of ED cases are against Opposition leaders and the conviction rate is less than 2 per cent.
Even as Union Ministers hailed the Union Budget tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday as an 'inclusive budget', it drew sharp criticism from Opposition leaders who dubbed it as an 'election budget'.