Mamata Banerjee calls off dharna
The West Bengal Chief Minister ended her sit-in after Telugu Desam Party chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu urged her to call off the protest “on behalf of 23 political parties”.
Lok Sabha discusses Motion of Thanks on President's address; Rajya Sabha proceedings washed out
Both Houses witnessed adjournments due to repeated disruption over the political situation in Kolkata. Almost every Opposition party, barring the Left, have extended support to the Trinamool Congress in Parliament.
Supreme Court accuses MHA of trying to ‘destroy the NRC process’
The outburst from a Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Rohinton Nariman came as soon as Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal urged the court to keep the ongoing work on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in abeyance during the Lok Sabha polls.
Bhima-Koregaon violence case: Anand Teltumbde won’t be arrested till Feb. 12, Pune Police tell HC
Mr. Teltumbde was arrested on February 2 at 3.30 a.m. at the Mumbai airport despite having interim protection from arrest from the Supreme Court till February 11.
VVIP chopper scam: HC seeks ED’s reply to Talwar’s plea against detention
A Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued notice to the ED and directed it to file a response to the petition by February 11.
Fiscal slippage from spending and tax cut proposals ahead of polls is credit negative for India: Moody’s
In the Interim Budget 2019, the government proposed to increase the spending to provide income support for small farmers and introduce a middle class tax cut in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections to be held between April and May.
Will prefer to face polls if AIADMK government goes, says Stalin
The DMK president said he would prefer to face elections than forming a government if the AIADMK government were to collapse after a possible disqualification by the Supreme Court of Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and 10 other MLAs for defying the party whip in February 2017 and voting against the Edappadi Palaniswami government in the Assembly.
Pakistan observes Kashmir Solidarity Day
President Arif Alvi in his address in the Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir asked the Indian government to uphold the rights of the Kashmiri people.
Detained foreign students were aware of their crime: U.S. State Dept.
All the 130 foreign students, including 129 Indians, who were detained for enrolling in a fake university in the United States, were aware that they were committing a crime to fraudulently remain in the country, the State Department has said, days after India issued a démarche to the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.
Two bodies found after floods in Australia’s Queensland
Days of severe rainfall in the town of Townsville caused insurance losses estimated at more than A$45 million ($32.63 million), industry figures show, while weather officials have warned that heavy showers could continue in some areas.
India vs New Zealand: Time for Pant to make strong case in New Zealand T20s
While regular skipper Virat Kohli is getting the much-needed rest, the Rohit Sharma-led squad will be hoping it has enough left in the tank to record a maiden T20 series win in New Zealand, following a record 4-1 result in ODIs and a historic tour of Australia.