The Latest Breaking News from Assembly

Shettar’s resignation will force Congress to rework its poll strategy

Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar’s decision to rejoin the BJP, after bidding goodbye to the Congress less than one year after joining it, will force the grand old party to rework its poll strategy to garner more seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2024

Congress leaders in North Karnataka say Shettar hardly made any effort to integrate with the party

The ‘ghar wapsi’ of former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, although being termed as a “shocker” to the Congress, does not seem to be so if the local leaders in North Karnataka are to be believed.

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2024

Telangana Governor clears names of Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan as MLCs under Governor’s quota

Telangana Governor clears Prof. M. Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan as MLCs under Governor’s quota

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2024

Kerala Assembly | Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s policy address was the shortest

In wrapping up his policy address in a little over one minute, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan made the shortest policy speech to date in the Kerala Assembly.

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2024

Kerala Assembly | Efficient waste management proposed in schools in new academic year

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s policy address in the Assembly on Thursday mentions new initiatives that the State government proposes to roll out in the general education sector in the 2024-25 academic year.

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2024

Kerala Assembly | Two more cine-tourism destinations to be developed next year, says Governor

The policy address made by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in the Assembly on Thursday announced that the State government has plans to develop two more cine-tourism destinations in the upcoming fiscal year in tune with the recovery of the tourism sector during the post-pandemic period.  

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2024

Kerala Assembly | UDF slams Governor’s ‘perfunctory’ reading of policy statement for the next fiscal

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has slammed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan for making a “mockery” of the Kerala Legislative Assembly by restricting his policy address to a brief and “perfunctory” reading of the concluding paragraph. Leader of the Opposition V.D .Satheesan said Mr. Khan’s “dismissive” attitude to the…

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2024

Kerala Assembly | Heat action plan in local bodies in 2024, says Governor

In 2024, heat action plans will be piloted in Local Self-Government institutions along with developing child-friendly spaces in cyclone shelters in collaboration with UNICEF, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan announced.

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2024

Digvijaya Singh questions reliability of EVMs; says let voters put VVPAT slips into ballot box

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on January 24 raised doubts over the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and demanded that VVPAT slips be handed over to voters for dropping them inside the ballot box.

The Hindu · Jan 24, 2024

Interview | It appears that there can’t be a situation where the TMC and the Left can come together: Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury rules out any alliance with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, indicates that there will no alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab and claims that even in the face of Hindutva consolidation the Opposition continues to hold on…

The Hindu · Jan 24, 2024