Politics

Swamy had added that the government does not need the bill and the required changes can be brought even without a bill being passed.

The Prime Minister considers Indian worker as "dishonest, shirker and one who could be made to work only by wielding the stick", alleged Rahul Gandhi.

As per the changes, there will be a provision for one more High Court judge and one eminent person in the selection panel, a senior government official said.

The Congress literally stormed the district panchayat elections, winning over 20 of the 31 district panchayats.

Imtiyaz Jaleel said that love and respect should come from within and not just by singing the national anthem before start of a film.

"The state government has made it compulsory to have toilets at candidate's home to contest elections of local bodies," Fadnavis said.

PM Narendra Modi organised a luncheon meeting with the representatives of the media fraternity.

The release said that Soni, a former Union Minister, was appointed as the Chairperson of the Campaign Committee for the 2017 Punjab Assembly polls.

What started on a positive note as activism by court, at times crosses the 'Lakshman Rekha', said Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha.

Opposition parties said the untoward incidents witnessed in the recent past should be condemned as they send out "negative messages" and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the matter.

Keeping one of his promises made before the Bihar Assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced ban on sale of alcohol in the state.

The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of Kadiyam Srihari after he was made Deputy Chief Minister.

Kumar's keeping the home portfolio with him assumes significance as law and order is considered to be the biggest challenge for Kumar, who will be heading an alliance government with RJD and Congress in the state.

The 28-year-old Tej Pratap won his maiden election from Mahua defeating Hindustan Awam Morcha (Secular) candidate Ravindra Rai by 28,155 votes.

Law will deal sternly with those who kill cows in Uttarakhand and the state government will do everything for cow conservation, the CM said.