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TMC, SP won't join JPC on Bill to unseat jailed ministers: MP

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August 24, 2025

Two key Opposition parties —the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Samajwadi Party — will not send any member to the proposed Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) to examine the three bills that bar any minister, chief minister or prime minister from holding the position after getting arrested, Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien claimed on Saturday.

- Saubhadra Chatterji

The three bills — the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, The Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill and The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill— propose that asitting minister, chief minister or even the Prime Minister can lose their position within a month if they are arrested or detained for 30 consecutive days over an offence that carries a jail term of five years or more. Tabled in the Lok Sabha on August 20 amid a storm of Opposition protests and sloganeering, the bills are set to be sent toa 3I-member JPC comprising 21 me

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How did castes perform in Bihar assembly polls?

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SHAH TO CHAIR NORTHERN ZONAL COUNCIL MEET

Union home minister Amit Shah will chair the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council on Monday in Haryana’s Faridabad, where issues like education, health, electricity, speedy investigation of cases of sexual offences against women and children, among others, are likely to be discussed.

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At 9°C, city records coldest November day in 3 years

Delhi woke up to its coldest November morning in more than three years on Sunday, as the minimum temperature dipped to 9 degrees Celsius (°C) a sharp 4.5°C departure from what is considered normal for this time of year. Forecasts indicated that Monday could be even colder, with the minimum possibly settling close to 8°C.

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'MISINFORMATION ON THE RISE DUE TO ARBITRARY USE OF TECHNOLOGY'

The arbitrary use of technology in mass communication has led to a growing spread of misinformation, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai said at an event to mark National Press Day on Sunday.

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SC SET TO HEAR STUBBLE BURNING PETITION TODAY

The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea related to stubble burning that has been further worsening air quality levels in Delhi-NCR.

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Nepal EC publishes parl poll schedule, voting on March 5

The Election Commission of Nepal on Sunday published the schedule for the parliamentary election to be held in March.

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Shah responds to MP’s letter on OCI registration in Malayalam

Union home minister Amit Shah's routine acknowledgement to a letter by Kerala MP John Brittas has drawn attention for its unusual use of Malayalam and evoked curiosity about the Centre's stand on languages.

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