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Rajya Sabha adjourned till Friday amid opposition uproar over Adani bribery case, violence in Manipur and Sambhal,

New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were washed out for the third day in a row on Thursday after opposition MPs created uproar over the Adani bribery case and the violence in Manipur and Sambhal. The proceedings of the Upper House were adjourned within minutes after it met at 12 noon, following one adjournment soon after 11 am. The appeals made by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to maintain decorum and allow the Question Hour to function went unheeded as the opposition members continued with their protests. The chairman said Wednesday marked a historic milestone — the beginning

Lok Sabha adjourned till Friday amid opposition uproar over Sambhal violence, Adani bribery case

New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday amid opposition protests over the violence in Sambhal and the Adani bribery case. Opposition members were in the Well of the House raising slogans demanding action against the perpetrators of the violence in Sambhal during a survey being carried out in a mosque. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju flayed the protests saying, “I condemn the attempts by the Congress and its allies in disrupting the House proceedings.” He said the opposition members were protesting despite the government agreeing to their demands for extension of the

Where are we taking the country: Kapil Sibal after ‘Shiva temple in dargah claim’

New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) A day after a court in Ajmer issued notices in a civil suit claiming that there is a Shiva temple in the dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday termed the development as “worrisome” and wondered where the country was being taken for political dividends. A local court in Ajmer on Wednesday directed that notice be issued to three parties in a civil suit which claims there is a Shiva temple in the dargah, the plaintiff’s advocate said. In a post on X, Sibal said, “Worrisome. The latest claim:

Ethnic strife frustrates peace efforts in Manipur

BOROBEKRA, India, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Gunmen seized six hostages this month while exchanging fire with troops in Manipur after a rocket-propelled grenade reduced vehicles and homes to charred hulks in the hilly district of Jiribam. Ethnic clashes over land and quotas in education and government jobs have killed at least 258 people and displaced more than 60,000 since last year in the biggest law-and-order failure for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, which rules the state. Retaliatory fire by troops killed at least 10 gunmen in the Nov. 11 attack, which authorities blamed on the Hmar group among the ethnic

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