Article 356

In a strong rebuttal of BJP leader Dharshana Jardosh and actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty's remark on Sandeshkhali violence, Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Saturday dared the Centre to impose Article 356 or President's rule

Imposition of President's rule in Maharashtra on Tuesday is the first instance in the 59-year-old history of the state when Article 356 has been invoked due to inability of political parties to form a government after an assembly election.

Union home minister Amit Shah's question on "who is responsible for partition" triggered a huge row in parliament during the debate on the bill to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir. The bill sailed through the Lok Sabha, but the argument over it was fierce and drew into its ambit partition and Article 356, under which central Rule can be...

Regional parties, including Trinamool Congress, BJD and Akali Dal, today opposed the practice of invoking Article 356 to impose President's Rule in states, terming it as "regressive" and "anti-democracy"

The sharing of Cauvery river water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is heading for another flashpoint with protests and politics picking on both sides of the border again. The toughest position so far has been taken by DMK chief M Karunanidhi, who has asked the Prime Minister to invoke Article 356 and put BJP-ruled Karnataka under Central rule. The...

In a strong rebuttal of BJP leader Dharshana Jardosh and actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty's remark on Sandeshkhali violence, Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Saturday dared the Centre to impose Article 356 or President's rule

Imposition of President's rule in Maharashtra on Tuesday is the first instance in the 59-year-old history of the state when Article 356 has been invoked due to inability of political parties to form a government after an assembly election.

Union home minister Amit Shah's question on "who is responsible for partition" triggered a huge row in parliament during the debate on the bill to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir. The bill sailed through the Lok Sabha, but the argument over it was fierce and drew into its ambit partition and Article 356, under which central Rule can be...

Regional parties, including Trinamool Congress, BJD and Akali Dal, today opposed the practice of invoking Article 356 to impose President's Rule in states, terming it as "regressive" and "anti-democracy"

The sharing of Cauvery river water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is heading for another flashpoint with protests and politics picking on both sides of the border again. The toughest position so far has been taken by DMK chief M Karunanidhi, who has asked the Prime Minister to invoke Article 356 and put BJP-ruled Karnataka under Central rule. The...