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Modi also had a brief encounter with BJP veteran LK Advani with whom he exchanged pleasantaries, followed by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

The Madras High Court however closed the anticipatory bail petition filed by Sasikala Pushpa's husband and her son as the Chennai Police informed the court that that there were no cases pending against them in their jurisdiction.

Mehbooba also hinted at resuming a dialogue with Pakistan on Kashmir issue saying the state could act as a "bridge" between the two nations.

After passing the Rajya Sabha hurdle, the Constitutional Amendment Bill for the introduction of Goods and Service Tax was taken up in Lok Sabha on Monday.

"He was harming the India economy by raising interest rates and making it impossible for small and medium industries to take loans from the banks," Swamy alleged.

Like most BJP leaders, Rupani has had his roots in the RSS and the ABVP, the students' wing of the BJP.

Party sources, however, insisted that GST Bill is not the reason for these meetings as it is essentially a matter between the Centre and states and that organisational matters will be on top of Shah's agenda.

"The HC ruling has made it clear that the Chief Minister does not need vipassana but a crash course of 10 days in constitutional law," Delhi BJP Chief Satish Upadhyay told a press conference.

After she complained of uneasiness and took a break there was a confusion for a couple of hours

AP's principal opposition party leader Jagan Mohan Reddy calls for a state-wide bandh

Akali Dal MPs are planning a protest against Congress MPs for presenting the Andhra Pradesh special package bill.

"If someone abuses your devi or devta, you would feel very bad. I have not asked my party members in the country to come out on the streets," Mayawati said in the Rajya Sabha.

In the 60-member House with an effective strength of 58, 44 Congress MLAs and two Independent members voted in favour of the government while 11 members from opposition BJP voted against it.

Gujarat has seen violent protests for over one week after a video emerged of Dalit men being beaten in Gujarat's Una district for allegedly skinning a dead cow.

Sidhu was denied a Lok Sabha ticket for the Amritsar parliamentary seat during the April-May General election in 2014.

A year after cricketer-turned politician Kirti Azad was suspended from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), his wife Poonam is likely to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).