Vijay Kumar Sinha steps down as Bihar Assembly Speaker

Patna (IANS) Ahead of the floor test, Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha resigned from his post on Wednesday.

He announced his resignation during the special Assembly session called by the ruling party.

"As I do not have the number…

Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari to run Bihar Assembly till Speaker is elected

Patna (IANS) After the resignation of Vijay Kumar Sinha from the post of Speaker on Wednesday, the proceedings of Bihar Vidhan Sabha will be conducted by Deputy Speaker, Maheshwar Hazari.

Such a situation arose after Sinha deliberately announced…

Nitish Kumar government wins trust vote in Bihar Assembly

Patna (IANS) The Nitish Kumar-led Mahagatbandhan government on Wednesday comfortably won the trust vote in the special Assembly session, with 160 votes in its favour in the 243-member house, while the BJP's 77 members walked out.

As Deputy…

SC: Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act 2016 can't be applied retrospectively

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Section 3(2) of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act 1988 as unconstitutional on the ground of being manifestly arbitrary.

A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said the amendment…

Bilkis Bano case: SC agrees to examine plea against remission of convicts

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea challenging the remission granted to the 11 who were convicted for the rape and murder in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case.

The plea was mentioned by advocate Aparna Bhat and senior…

BJP suspends Raja Singh for making derogatory remarks against Prophet

Hyderabad (IANS) A city court on Tuesday sent a BJP legislator Raja Singh to judicial custody for 14 days for making derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad.

Raja Singh, who was arrested on Tuesday morning, was presented at Nampally Criminal…

Sisodia claims of getting 'message' from BJP

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed that he received a message from the BJP, which offered to "close all cases against him" if he quits AAP and joins the saffron party instead.

In a tweet in Hindi,…

Mehbooba Mufti placed under house arrest

Srinagar (IANS) Former chief minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti was placed under house arrest on Sunday in her official residence in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city.

Suhail Bukhari, spokesman of the…

After Azad, Anand Sharma resigns from Himachal committee

New Delhi (IANS) Upset for being ignored, Senior leader of the Congress, Anand Sharma has resigned from the Himachal Congress steering committee.

Sources close to Sharma said he has sent his letter to the Congress President after being sidelined…

Delhi excise policy probe: CBI confirms LOC against 8 persons, no clarity on Sisodia

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday confirmed that Look Out Circulars (LOC) were issued against eight private persons in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor scam case.

However, there was no clarity from…