One more AIADMK MLA quits; Palaniswami camp asks TN Speaker not to accept resignation of 3 party MLAsA fourth AIADMK MLA resigned from the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The Palaniswami faction urged the Speaker not to accept resignations of three ot...
26 May, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea challenging decision to grant cabinet rank to MLAs, MLCs in KarnatakaThe Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the Karnataka government's move to give cabinet rank to 42 legislators. The court...
26 May, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Marred by controversy, light on reforms: Nepal's 'super PM' Balen Shah completes one month in officeNepal's new "super Prime Minister" Balendra Shah navigates a challenging first month. Despite an ambitious reform agenda, his government fa...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
AAP submits petition to Rajya Sabha chairman seeking termination of 7 MPs who quit partyAam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh has petitioned the Rajya Sabha Chairman to disqualify seven party MPs who recently quit the AAP and merged ...
26 Apr, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
The smart move by Raghav Chadha and other AAP MPsLegal experts say the Tenth Schedule allows a two-thirds majority of a legislature party to merge with another party. This means joining th...
25 Apr, 2026, 07.31 AM IST
Lost job for misconduct? PSU bank employees may still be eligible for pension; check Bipartite Settlement and eligibility rulesPublic sector bank employees dismissed for misconduct can still receive their pension. This is due to Bipartite Settlement rules that allow...
25 Apr, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni sentenced to life term in BJP leader’s murder caseA special court in Bengaluru has sentenced former minister Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment for the 2016 murder of BJP lea...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Bengaluru court sentences Cong MLA Vinay Kulkarni to life imprisonment in murder caseA Bengaluru court has handed down life sentences to Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and sixteen others. They were convicted in the 2016 murder ...
17 Apr, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
Disqualification of BRS MLAs: SC seeks status report from Telangana speaker in two weeksThe Supreme Court has given the Telangana Assembly speaker two weeks to provide a status report. This report concerns disqualification plea...
16 Jan, 2026, 01.35 PM IST
Manipur Speaker’s Tribunal hears disqualification cases against 5 JD-U MLAsThe Speaker's Tribunal continues hearings on disqualification cases against five JD-U MLAs who joined BJP in Manipur. The petitions were or...
25 Oct, 2024, 07.08 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi can go back to Lok Sabha Speaker for revival of MP status if conviction, jail term stayed: Legal expertsSenior advocate and Supreme Court Bar Association(SCBA) President Vikas Singh said Gandhi will have to move quickly to a superior court and...
24 Mar, 2023, 09.33 PM IST
Constitutional issues require consideration, if necessary, by a larger bench: CJI observes in Sena versus Sena petitionsThe bench, comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli, observed that status quo on any decision by the assembly Speaker over disqual...
21 Jul, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
Rajasthan HC to continue hearing today; Speaker CP Joshi puts off decision till tomorrowThe hearing remained inconclusive on Monday and Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty said it will be concluded Tuesday. The order is also likely ...
20 Jul, 2020, 11.46 PM IST
SC defers hearing on DMK's plea seeking disqualification of 11 AIADMK MLAsDMK, in its fresh plea, has sought a direction to Assembly speaker P Dhanapal to decide its plea, pending since March 20, 2017, seeking dis...
16 Jun, 2020, 05.45 PM IST
Karnataka political crisis: 15 rebel MLAs seek exemption from trust voteEarlier, 10 rebel MLAs had moved the SC against the Speaker’s refusal to accept their resignations, accusing him of being “partisan” and “a...
18 Jul, 2019, 12.54 PM IST
Will decide on disqualification, resignation of rebel MLAs by tomorrow: Karnataka Speaker to SCHe also said that a valid resignation should be submitted to the Speaker personally and the MLAs appeared before him only on July 11
16 Jul, 2019, 01.26 PM IST
No respite for disqualified Uttarakhand MLAs from Supreme CourtSpeaker of the House, through senior advocate Kapil Sibal, resisted this, saying the court cannot allow them to have the benefit of the Aru...
21 Jul, 2016, 12.10 AM IST