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BJP MPs Jayant Sinha, PP Choudhary replace Congress leaders as heads of parliamentary panels on finance, external affairs
• 5 years agoFormer Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who was a member of the panel on external affairs has now been moved to the parliamentary panel on defence, which is headed by Jual Oram
Veerappa Moily hits out at HD Kumaraswamy, says lack of ministers' interest in working on ground led to election defeat in Karnataka
• 6 years agoAmidst turmoil in the Congress-JDS coalition in Karnataka, Congress leader M Veerappa Moily hit out at Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy over his 'village stay' programme.
Congress needs 'major surgery', Rahul Gandhi must quell infighting with iron hand, says Veerappa Moily
• 6 years agoRahul Gandhi should quell the bickering in the party with an 'iron hand without any mercy', Moily said, adding that then the people will think he is a dynamic leader.
Seat-sharing talks for LS polls could increase Congress-JD(S) woes as HD Kumaraswamy, others push for their kin
Ramakrishnaupadhya • 6 years agoLate actor-politician Ambareesh's wife Sumalatha’s unexpected claim over Mandya constituency has resulted in a new headache for the JD(S)-Congress coalition in sharing the 28 LS seats in Karnataka
BJP hits back at HD Kumaraswamy with a 'tape': Karnataka MLA's price up from Rs 2 lakh in 1983 to Rs 25 crore in 2019
Srinivasaprasad • 6 years agoOn Friday, HD Kumaraswamy of JD(S) played two audio clips, one of which purportedly caught state BJP president BS Yeddyurappa offering Rs 25 crore.
'IAF chief is lying': Congress leader Veerappa Moily accuses BS Dhanoa of 'suppressing truth' about Rafale deal, refuses to apologise
Fp Staff • 6 years agoCongress leader Veerappa Moily on Wednesday sparked controversy by attacking IAF chief BS Dhanoa and calling him a liar over the Rafale deal. Dhanoa has earlier stated that the Supreme Court has given a “fine judgment” on petitions against the Rafale deal.
Digvijaya Singh-Jyotiraditya Scindia spat exposes fissures in Madhya Pradesh Congress; leaders bicker over ticket distribution
Fp Staff • 6 years agoDigvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia, who have been asked to pick winnable candidates for the upcoming polls in Madhya Pradesh slated for 28 November, sparred over ticket distribution and choice of candidates,
Demonetisation: RBI Governor Urjit Patel to brief parliamentary panel for the third-time on 12 November
• 6 years agoPatel has been called on 12 November to brief the committee's members on demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and the "ramifications thereof"
RBI union writes to Governor Urjit Patel, says central bank must act as alert inspector, not just off-site surveyor
• 7 years agoReserve Bank union requested Governor Urjit Patel to monitor banks through a combination of risk-based supervision and on-site inspections of operational systems
RBI Governor Urjit Patel likely to appear before parliamentary panel tomorrow
• 7 years agoRBI governor Urjit Patel is likely to face tough questions from a parliamentary panel on Tuesday on a range of issues including the amount of cash returned post demonetisation, the PNB fraud and the mounting bad loans of banks