Parliament Attack

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday condemned an attack on one of his party's European Parliament deputies as a "threat" to democracy after investigators said a political motive was suspected.

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the two persons who had allegedly fired shots at Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi's vehicle during the UP assembly elections of 2022.

Iraq's parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an "attack on human rights".

Shashi Tharoor, who is locked in a three-way contest with Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and CPI's Pannyan Raveendran in Thiruvananthapuram, said it is ironic that the Left seeks to divide the anti-BJP vote in the parliament seat.

New Zealand on Tuesday blamed "state-sponsored" Chinese hackers for a "malicious" 2021 cyber attack that infiltrated sensitive government computer systems.

The Citizenship Amendment Act - passed by Parliament in 2019 and notified by the government Monday, to come into effect weeks before the general election - have triggered a back-and-forth with the opposition accusing the BJP of polarising voters.

A 'white' vs 'black' war dominated Indian politics Thursday with the government and the opposition releasing competing factsheets on the economy during the 10 years of the Congress-led UPA and the past decade, in which PM Modi's BJP was in power.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on Congress using West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks on differences in the INDIA bloc over seat-sharing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, launched a sharp attack at the Opposition in his last Parliament speech ahead of the national elections scheduled for this year.

A group of relatives of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza stormed a parliamentary committee session in Jerusalem on Monday, demanding that the lawmakers do more to try to free their loved ones.

On Saturday, the court sent all the accused in the case to judicial custody after they were produced before it on the expiration of their police remand.

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien today said Parliament has turned into a "deep, dark chamber," as he accused the central government of maintaining silence on the security breach.

Families of hostages taken by Gaza operatives jeered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as he addressed parliament, vowing to bring the captives home but saying "more time" was needed.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the opposition for "boycotting" a debate in Parliament on the three criminal law bills by "making excuses" and also hit out at them for mimicking the vice president.

Parliament adjourned Thursday night - a day early - after a tumultuous fortnight that saw a security scare, 146 opposition MPs suspended, and the passage of four contentious bills, including three overhauling the criminal jurisprudence system.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday condemned an attack on one of his party's European Parliament deputies as a "threat" to democracy after investigators said a political motive was suspected.

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the two persons who had allegedly fired shots at Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi's vehicle during the UP assembly elections of 2022.

Iraq's parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an "attack on human rights".

Shashi Tharoor, who is locked in a three-way contest with Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and CPI's Pannyan Raveendran in Thiruvananthapuram, said it is ironic that the Left seeks to divide the anti-BJP vote in the parliament seat.

New Zealand on Tuesday blamed "state-sponsored" Chinese hackers for a "malicious" 2021 cyber attack that infiltrated sensitive government computer systems.

The Citizenship Amendment Act - passed by Parliament in 2019 and notified by the government Monday, to come into effect weeks before the general election - have triggered a back-and-forth with the opposition accusing the BJP of polarising voters.

A 'white' vs 'black' war dominated Indian politics Thursday with the government and the opposition releasing competing factsheets on the economy during the 10 years of the Congress-led UPA and the past decade, in which PM Modi's BJP was in power.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on Congress using West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks on differences in the INDIA bloc over seat-sharing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, launched a sharp attack at the Opposition in his last Parliament speech ahead of the national elections scheduled for this year.

A group of relatives of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza stormed a parliamentary committee session in Jerusalem on Monday, demanding that the lawmakers do more to try to free their loved ones.

On Saturday, the court sent all the accused in the case to judicial custody after they were produced before it on the expiration of their police remand.

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien today said Parliament has turned into a "deep, dark chamber," as he accused the central government of maintaining silence on the security breach.

Families of hostages taken by Gaza operatives jeered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as he addressed parliament, vowing to bring the captives home but saying "more time" was needed.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the opposition for "boycotting" a debate in Parliament on the three criminal law bills by "making excuses" and also hit out at them for mimicking the vice president.

Parliament adjourned Thursday night - a day early - after a tumultuous fortnight that saw a security scare, 146 opposition MPs suspended, and the passage of four contentious bills, including three overhauling the criminal jurisprudence system.