Usually, the chair in the Upper House reads out obituary references before members rise as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. But, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu allowed members to speak.
Asked if the Pegasus snooping row could impact WhatsApp's digital payment plans that are still awaiting regulator approvals, the official said the incident will certainly raise question on seriousness of the plans and security aspects.
The plea was moved by the arrested woman after the high court on October 11 had said that the son cannot reside at the premises and can only go there to visit his mother, Prasad's actual wife.
Other than Shivakumar no other senior Congress leader has so far rejected the allegation. He also said Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was free to order any probe into the matter.
The higher tax surcharge on the super-rich - that came into force with the President signing the Finance Bill (2), 2019 into law on August 1 - flustered FPIs and resulted in withdrawal of funds worth $1.93 billion in July.
Bhopal BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and five others accused are facing trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and the Indian Penal Code on terror and conspiracy charges.
An expert panel of the Public Works Department (PWD) recently studied the carrying capacity of the bridge and suggested that the bridge be closed as it is beyond repair and poses a potential threat.
The initial plan was to make the inner circle of Connaught Place completely car-free and giving access to all parking areas in the inner and outer circles to car owners.
Days after former PM and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda had sent alarm bells ringing in the Congress after he spoke of a mid-term poll possibility, Siddaramaiah ruled out any such possibility.
Attacks on two oil tankers last week raised concerns about potential oil supply disruptions as a fifth of the world's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
As relatives mark the disaster's tenth anniversary, the aviation industry is still implementing lessons learned from Air France flight 447 even as it faces a new crisis over the two-month-old global grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft.
The incident took place on Saturday when the 27-year-old accused lured the girl when her mother had come to the school to attend a parent-teacher meeting, police said.
Yet another gaming smartphone is headed our way as Black Shark is officially entering the Indian market.
According to the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 129 of the charges in these cases are of serious nature.
The former Chief Minister also stated that the rift between the ruling coalition partners in Karnataka would intensify after the Lok Sabha poll results are declared.
