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The court has “maintained” the death sentence for genocide and torture against 66-year-old Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, the first Hindu to head the top court in the country said, upholding a 2013 verdict by the worldwide Crimes Tribunal.

“Congress wants to tarnish the image of the Prime Minister and the government and they don’t want Modi government to succeed”, he alleged. “Sushma Swaraj should come to parliament, but she should resign on grounds of propriety”, he said.

“Ethiopia faces serious threats and its contribution to the African Union mission in Somalia has reduced areas under al-Shabaab control but as the prime minister noted, yesterday’s bombing in Mogadishu reminds us that terrorist groups like al-Shabaab offer nothing but...

The equity markets bounced back sharply on Wednesday amidst fresh buying in large cap stocks after the Rajya Sabha select committee on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill presented its report in the Rajya Sabha. It suggested that the provision in the Bill that said the Centre...

“Regret to see India led by such so-called leaders!!”, Vadra had said in his post. Taking their cue from Mrs Gandhi, Congress MPs trooped into the Well of the House and plunged it into pandemonium.

But just weeks later, embarrassing allegations ensnared Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj along with the chief ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where the right-wing BJP rules at the state level. He said the recent controversies have dented the party’s image.

Earlier, Congress party had planned to protest silently in parliament premises, but did not continue with the plan.

Modi said, “Today Monsoon session begins”.

Congress on Thursday ruled out talks with the government for breaking the logjam in Parliament, making it clear that it will continue till its demand for resignations of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and BJP chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan is met.

He said the Congress should not have raked up the case of Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje signing an affidavit to get permanent residency for Modi in Britain, as the move broke 65 years of consensus of not raising state issues in Parliament, with the exception of human...

The Opposition parties, mainly the Congress, which is in a majority in the Upper House, has vowed not to let the House function smoothly unless Ms Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, whose alleged links with Lalit Modi have also given fuel to the Opposition, were...

Facing Opposition heat on “Lalitgate”, the Government on Monday made it clear that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is ready to make a statement in Parliament on allegations against her on facilitating Lalit Modi’s travel documents.

“Yes, Government has more responsibility in enabling normal functioning of Parliament but so does all of you”.