Congress social gathering chief Rahul Gandhi arrives at a court docket in Surat, India, Thursday, March 23, 2023.
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Does Rahul Gandhi stand disqualified as an MP following his conviction?
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s conviction and sentencing in a 2019 defamation case by a court docket in Gujarat has put a query mark over his continuation as a Lok Sabha MP. Experts although have differing views on whether or not the conviction and sentencing means speedy disqualification or the Wayanad MP will get time if he appeals.
Anger at Macron mounts as French unions maintain new protests
Large crowds in Paris and different French cities took to the streets within the first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron infected public anger by forcing a better retirement age invoice by means of parliament with out a vote.
Strikes upended journey in France on Thursday as protesters blockaded prepare stations, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, refineries and ports.
Dhankhar fails to dealer peace as protests stall Rajya Sabha
With the second a part of the Budget Session more likely to be a whole washout, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday mentioned that “the two sides in the House have taken a rigid stand” and if a means out must be came upon of this impasse, then the whole House should work together amongst themselves.
Ukraine President visits entrance-line areas as new section nears
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday made his third go to in two days to areas which have felt the brunt of Russia’s conflict, with a visit to the southern Kherson area that was retaken from the Kremlin’s forces, and as a senior Kyiv commander hinted {that a} brewing Ukrainian counteroffensive might come “very soon.”
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday convened a gathering of prime social gathering leaders at his residence to debate the state of affairs arising out of the conviction and two-12 months sentence of Rahul Gandhi by a Surat court docket in a defamation case.
Senior Congress leaders, together with social gathering MPs, gathered at Mr. Kharge’s residence within the night and deliberated on the political fallout of Mr. Gandhi’s conviction.
Israel passes regulation defending Netanyahu as protests proceed
Israel’s Parliament on Thursday handed the primary of a number of legal guidelines that make up its contentious judicial overhaul as protesters opposing the modifications staged one other day of demonstrations aimed toward elevating alarm over what they see because the nation’s descent towards autocracy.
Thousands of individuals protested all through the nation, blocking site visitors on fundamental highways and struggling with police in unrest that exhibits no signal of abating, particularly because the overhaul strikes forward.
Kejriwal launches ‘Oust Modi’ marketing campaign, calls PM ‘insecure’
Launching the Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao’ marketing campaign from Jantar Mantar on Shaheed Diwas on Thursday, social gathering chief Arvind Kejriwal questioned whether or not an “uneducated” chief can steer the nation in the direction of improvement.
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of selling corruption, Mr. Kejriwal mentioned, “It is clear that the PM is not waging a war against corruption, but saying that ‘you can join the BJP and continue being corrupt. But if you are in the Opposition, we will jail you’.”
One conviction for unsafe sewer cleansing thus far, House panel raps authorities
The Union authorities has knowledgeable a Parliamentary Standing Committee that FIRs have been registered in 616 instances the place contractors had not offered security gear and tools to sewer employees. Among the instances registered underneath the Manual Scavenging (Prohibition) Act, one conviction has been secured thus far, the federal government mentioned.
India rejects Johnson & Johnson’s try to increase monopoly on lifesaving TB drug
In a victory for sufferers preventing for wider entry to essential anti-tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline, the Indian Patent Office on Thursday rejected U.S. pharmaceutical big Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) try to increase its monopoly on manufacturing the drug in India past July 2023.
MI and Warriorz face off for a spot in title conflict
Three groups, two matches. The Women’s Premier League has lastly come right down to that, after 20 days of intense motion.
Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz face off on the D.Y. Patil Stadium on Friday within the Eliminator, to find out which facet will earn the appropriate to tackle Delhi Capitals within the closing. Capitals moved straight into Sunday’s closing after ending on prime of the desk within the league section, a double spherical-robin affair involving 5 groups.
