Members of the Sindh Assembly conducted a secret ballot on Sunday, electing Owais Qadir Shah and Anthony Naveed of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) as the speaker and deputy speaker,
Haryana Indian National Lok Dal's (INLD) chief Nafe Singh Rathee was shot dead on Sunday by some unidentified assailants near the railway crossing at Bhadurgarh in Haryana's Jhajjar district.
The second session of the recently elected Punjab Assembly, presided over by outgoing Speaker Sibtain Khan, witnessed a charged atmosphere as members from PML-N and SIC, including MPAs with PTI's backing, engaged in fervent slogan-shouting against each other.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker and Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi, the first CM to lead a non-Congress government, breathed his last at a Mumbai hospital at 3 am on Friday. He was 86.
The Prime Minister said that he was 'pained' by the passing away of the veteran leader adding that the latter made noteworthy contributions as a Union Minister.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari paid condolences to former Lok Sabha Speaker and ex-Chief Minister of Maharashtra Manohar Joshi, who breathed his last on Friday at around 3 am in Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai.
The senior counsel Jayant Mehta also informed the court that they wrote a letter to the Lieutenant Governor, who has accepted their apology. They have also sent a copy of the letter to the Speaker. It was submitted that they were ready to meet the Speaker, the counsels said.
In a letter, the leader pleaded to address the ongoing genocide of people belonging to the Baloch community and highlighted the various issues faced by the people of Balochistan regularly.