Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasised the longstanding and deep relationship between India and the UK, noting that both nations share a commitment to democracy and democratic values.
Sebaashray, an initiative to provide free health service to the residents in Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency has evoked great response from the people.
The stage is ready to hold Sabaashray health camps in vast areas that fall under the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency.
The just-concluded Winter Session of Parliament was unproductive and the least effective in over a year. It ran from November 25 to December 20 and saw frequent disruptions, including protests and arguments.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis lied on the floor of the house about the death of 35-year-old Dalit activist Somnath Suryavanshi in police (judicial) custody in Parbhani, during the winter session of the state Assembly held in Nagpur, after the issue was raised by Sharad Pawar-led NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad.
A maximum of 12.39 per cent polling was registered in Patliputra Lok Sabha Constituency followed by adjoining Jahanabad where the ECI registered 12.21 per cent polling.
A Met Department official said the temperatures would stay in the range of 41-44 degrees Celsius and humidity would be above 70 per cent, making the heat unbearable.
Local CPM workers, led by Mr Bhattacharya staged agitation when police from nearby PS reached the spot.
In the bustling streets of Bowbazar, where life is a blend of the old with the new, Keya Das (name changed) a sex worker in the red-light zone curiously listens to the election updates on her mobile that one of her flatmates has sent to her.
Arjun Singh, BJP-nominated candidate in Barrackpore Lok Sabha (LS) constituency is the third among the country's top five contestants with maximum criminal cases.
