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New Delhi, Nov 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley came out in support of gay rights, saying that the Supreme Court must reconsider its decision on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Speaking at a Literature Festival, finance minister Arun Jaitley criticised the Supreme Court's reversal of the Delhi high court order de-criminalizing consensual sex among gay adults, reports the Times of India. The

New Delhi, Nov 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke of the message of non-discrimination and equality as he reached out to journalists at a 'diwali milan' at the BJP headquarters here. Hailing Indian festivals as occasions which give a new inspiration to society, he said "The festival of lights (Deep Parva) is also a part of it. There is no discrimination in it. It also strengthens the

New Delhi, Nov 28: Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan today accused Arvind Kejriwal of playing the "biggest fraud" on people by diluting the provisions of the Jan Lokpal draft of the Anna movement while Shanti Bhushan demanded the Delhi Chief Minister's resignation. Bhushan read out certain provisions of the draft Bill, that is yet to be made public by the Delhi government. He claimed that Ministers

New Delhi, Nov 27: Former chief minister Amarinder Singh has been appointed as the new Punjab Congress president, replacing Pratap Singh Bajwa, whose resignation was accepted by party president Sonia Gandhi yesterday. A release issued by AICC general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said that "the Congress president has appointed Capt Amarinder Singh, MP, as president of Punjab Pradesh Congress

New Delhi, Nov 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for discussions on GST under "public pressure", Rahul Gandhi said today. The Congress Vice President also hit out at the attitude of Modi government, saying, "This is not the normal way of transacting business." "He should naturally talk to the Opposition. But the

New Delhi, Nov 27: The speech by the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjuna Kharge, during a special debate on Thursday met a strong protest from Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu. It resulted in Speaker Sumitra Mahajan expunging some of his remarks from the record.Speaking in the debate on the Commitment to the Constitution, Kharge warned of serious consequences if any

New Delhi, Nov 26: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Akhilesh Tripathi was today held in a 2013 case of rioting and criminal intimidation and sent to judicial custody for two days by a Delhi court, the fifth lawmaker of the ruling party to be arrested. In pursuance of non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against Tripathi by the court earlier for his non-appearance, he was brought by police to the court which

New Delhi, Nov 26: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today targetted the government on issue of intolerance alleging that ideals and principles of the Constitution were under threat and being attacked deliberately. "People who never had faith in the Constitution, nor had they participated in its drafting, are now swearing by it and are laying claim to it. "They are now having a discussion on

Mumbai, Nov 26: Floral tributes were today paid to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who had attacked the city on this day seven years ago. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was among the dignitaries who paid homage at the 26/11 police memorial site at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana in south Mumbai. "I pay homage to the brave policemen who fought for Mumbai's

New Delhi, Nov 26: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said B.R. Ambedkar created a "binding force" for India by being the architect of the country's constitution. Speaking in the Lok Sabha in the two-day long special sitting of parliament to discuss commitment to the constitution as part of the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the home minister also paid tribute to