CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin Sunday decided to send senior DMK functionaries to meet chief ministers and senior politicians from seven states, including BJP-governed Odisha, to rally support for his campaign against Centre’s proposed delimitation exercise.At a meeting with DMK MPs, Stalin assigned responsibility for each of the seven states. Tamal Nadu…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday announced launching a joint action committee with the chief ministers several states against Centre’s bid to reorganise the constituencies for Lok Sabha.Reiterating his stance that Union government’s push for delimitation is a “blatant assault on federalism“, Stalin wrote to chief ministers of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra…
CHENNAI: Terming draft UGC Regulations 2025 as an assault on federalism, Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin on Tuesday criticised the Centre for granting governors broader control over vice-chancellor’s appointment and allowing non-academicians to hold VC posts.“This overreach is unacceptable. Tamil Nadu will fight it legally and politically,” he said. The draft regulations say the…
NEW DELHI: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) tasked with examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has been constituted, featuring 39 members, 27 from the Lok Sabha and 12 from the Rajya Sabha. BJP MP PP Chaudhary has been appointed as the Chairperson of the committee, marking…
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (left) and Anurag Singh Thakur / File photos NEW DELHI: The central government will be sending the bills meant for simultaneous elections to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), comprising 31 parliamentarians, including Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi, Manish Tewari, BJP’s Anurag Singh Thakur and Anil Baluni.The JPC for the “One Nation One Election”…
NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to send notices to around 20 members of parliament (MPs), who were absent during voting on the bill meant for the “one nation, one election” in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, reported a news agency ANI citing sources.The MPs from the BJP were absent in the…
BENGALURU: Some state governors are doing things they shouldn’t and not doing things they should, Justice BV Nagarathna of Supreme Court said while delivering the keynote address at a National Law School of India (NLSIU) conference in Bengaluru Saturday.The SC judge highlighted the importance of governors maintaining neutrality, quoting Durgabai Deshmukh, a member of the…
