Rishi Sunak will remain next door to Johnson at Downing Street as his Chancellor of the Exchequer and Priti Patel, who had been at the centre of some speculation of being moved, remains in her post as Home Secretary.
The move came shortly after Britain, the U.S., Canada and the European Union sanctioned Chinese officials over Xinjiang.
Expressing his anguish over the uproar in the Parliament during the recently concluded Monsoon session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on September 1 said that the members of the Houses must maintain the dignity while sharing their views.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting of DISHA (District Infrastructure Scheme Advisory) Committee in Ahmedabad on August 28. The Union Minister is on a three-day visit to the state. DISHA Committee is formed with a view to fulfil the objective of ensuring a better coordination among all the elected representatives in the Parliament, State Legislatures and Local Government for efficient and time-bound development of districts.
A total of 256 candidates have been shortlisted for the interview for various positions. The interview was scheduled at 3rd Floor, Talkatora Stadium Annexe, Park Lane, New Delhi, and 21-23, Mahadev Road, New Delhi-110001
A bench headed by chief justice NV Ramana said, "We're not against the withdrawal of cases if there is a malicious prosecution. But this needs to be examined by the judicial officer in HC. If the high court agrees then the cases can be withdrawn".
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday held a virtual meeting with top opposition leaders including some chief ministers, amid efforts to evolve a common strategy against the NDA government.
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Sunday expressed concern over the lack of debate in Parliament and state legislatures, and said it is a "sorry state of affairs" as the absence of quality debate leaves many aspects of laws unclear and increases the burden on courts.
On August 11, a lady marshal was allegedly manhandled in Rajya Sabha. In a video footage that has since surfaced, some Congress MPs can be seen pushing her. Who is to blame for the ruckus in Parliament? Watch Kurukshetra with Saurav Sharma.
The committee members will be visiting areas including Srinagar, Kargil, Daras, Leh and Pangong Tso.
Putting the blame on the Opposition for unruly scenes witnessed during the monsoon session of Parliament, a group of union ministers on Thursday said Rajya Sabha Chairman must take the strongest possible action against those who broke the rules.
Countering the opposition's allegations that its MPs were manhandled by the security staff which was brought from outside, the government fielded as many as seven Union ministers and said it was the other way around.
Launching a counter-offensive against the Opposition’s charges of abrupt end of the Parliament’s Monsoon Session and manhandling of its MPs, the BJP-led government demanded the former’s apology for its 'disruptive and threatening behaviour'.
The government on Thursday demanded an apology from the opposition parties for creating ruckus during the monsoon session of Parliament, The Parliament affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said the opposition parties are feeling proud of themselves for creating ruckus in the Parliament.
Anurag Thakur said that anarchy from streets to Parliament was the Opposition's only agenda during Monsoon Session.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has termed as "totally false" the opposition's allegations that marshals manhandled their MPs in Rajya Sabha.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra on Aug 12 said, "It's unfortunate how Congress and other Opposition parties are protesting on road. Democracy has been shamed. I would say that not just VP Venkaiah Naidu cried but democracy also cried. Opposition ensured washout of the whole session, and this is height of anarchy".
Opposition leaders said that they repeatedly requested the government to sincerely engage with them to break the impasse in Parliament, but the government remained arrogant, insincere and obdurate.
Opposition leaders from various parties on Thursday, 12 August, held a march from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk in New Delhi, demanding a repeal of the Centre's contentious farm laws. They were also protesting against other issues.
The Opposition can consider this as their ‘victory’, but it was a big ‘defeat’ for our hoary democratic traditions. The Opposition committed sacrilege inside the temple of democracy.
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