Discussions on issues of national importance continued in the Rajya Sabha on the fourth day of the monsoon session of Parliament. Debates and discussions were held on issues like H1-B visa, India-China border standoff and mob lynchings. The Opposition led by Congress targeted the ruling BJP, where former law minister,[Read More…]
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GST is good for government, but bad for people, says Kapil Sibal
Taking an indirect jibe at GST being called as Good and Simple Tax by the Centre, the Congress on Saturday termed the Goods and Services Tax(GST) as good for government and bad for people. While addressing a press conference, former union minister and senior Congress leader, Kapil Sibal, pointed out[Read More…]
He will never be the Prime Minister, they said…
We have seen it time and again that our political leaders are quite fond of denigrating each other. This is true for almost all the leaders and our Prime Minister has also been at the receiving end of it despite his huge fan-following. In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections[Read More…]
Who are we to call a 1400-year old tradition unconstitutional? says Kapil Sibal on Triple Talaq
Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal who is representing the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said the Supreme Court that if Ayodhya is a matter of faith, then it is same for Triple Talaq. “That Ram was born in Ayodhya is a matter of faith, not constitutional morality; same in[Read More…]
Will Smriti Irani send bangles to PM now?
Taking a jibe at Smriti Irani, the opposition lashed out at her over the “barbaric” killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers. Slamming Irani, Congress leader Sibal on Tuesday wondered if Union Minister Smriti Irani would now “gift bangles” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as she had wanted to send[Read More…]
Demonisation won, not demonetisation: Kapil Sibal
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey seeks CBI probe against former HM, for influencing judiciary
BJP parliamentarian Nishikant Dubey has demanded a CBI probe against former Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. In a letter written to PM, the BJP leader has alleged that in May 2014, barely days before Congress relinquished office, Shinde tried to influence the the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, G[Read More…]
Supreme Court refuses to stay demonetisation notification
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Nov 8 government notification demonetising ₹ 500 and ₹1,000 currency and asked the Centre to take immediate measures to alleviate the hardships and sufferings of the traumatised common man who is “forced” to stand in queues to withdraw a little[Read More…]