Vipin Vijayan

The opposition MPs were suspended by Deputy Chairman Harvansh for failing to pay heed to his repeated pleas not to stall the proceedings of the House. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan moved a motion to suspend 10 MPs who had been protesting over the issue of price rise and GST levy since the start of the monsoon session on July 18.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was detained by the Delhi Police at Vijay Chowk along with other Members of Parliament from the party while they were staging a protest against the Enforcement Directorate's questioning of interim party president Sonia Gandhi.

Promising not to call any MP from the BJP, TMC or BJD on Monday night, Opposition's Vice-Presidential candidate Margaret Alva shared a message from the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited that said that her SIM card's Know Your Customer or KYC had been suspended. However, there is a big catch here.

On the occasion of the 23rd Kargil Vijay Diwas, let us remember and salute the gallant warriors who fought against all odds and secured India's victory on the peaks of Kargil.

Commemorating 23rd Kargil Vijay Diwas, let us take a moment to remember and honour those who put everything at stake for our country's future in Operation Vijay of 1999 and ensured our nation's victory. 

BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala took to Twitter to remind users about the United Progressive Alliance government not officially celebrating Kargil Vijay Diwas from 2004-2009. Shehzad cited remarks made by Congress MP Rashid Alvi in 2009 when he said that the Kargil operation was not something that needed to be celebrated.

Aiming to get huge illegal gratification, the suspects allegedly targetted private persons by falsely assuring them that they would arrange seats in Rajya Sabha and fix appointments as governor or chairman in different central government-run organisations.

"If anyone is found guilty, he or she must be punished. But I condemn the malicious campaign against me," Mamata said at an event after the arrest of minister Partha Chatterjee. The comments come hours after media reports emerged that Chatterjee reached out to the Chief Minister thrice after he was arrested, but she did not answer the calls. 

The suspect, identified as Akthar Hussain and hailing from Assam, reportedly worked as a food delivery boy. He was residing with the other accused in the BTP locality near Tilak Nagar. The operation was carried out based on a tip-off.

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