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SG Mohan Parasaran has in an opinion submitted to the Union government told, the AAP government in Delhi had no power to file an FIR alleging collusion between officials of the Central government and Reliance Industries Limited. However, Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran suggests the Union government move court to quash it instead of leaving the issue to Delhi's lieutenant governor to deal with it.

Lalu Prasad Yadav - RJD's master man Lalu Prasad Yadav taking a dig at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has exhorted secular parties to fight in solidarity against communal forces coming to power.

Lalu-Nitish together - Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan mocked at the 'compulsive' coming together of Nitish Kumar-Lalu Prasad Yadav, said, it would not help Nitish Kumar-Lalu Prasad Yadav as they have been rejected by people.

Delhi power cuts protest - Twenty two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs staged a protest outside the Union Minister Harsh Vardhan's house in East Delhi on Tuesday. AAP MLAs were demanding urgent steps by the Centre to improve electricity supply in Delhi. It is worth pondering that Delhi continued to face long power cuts.

Karunanidhi against Hindi - In recent Union Home Ministry order directing bureaucrats to use Hindi for tweeting and posting comments in social media, DMK president Karunanidhi told, it would be deemed as a 'first step towards relegating non-Hindi speaking people to second-class citizen status'.

Defence minister Arun Jaitley - On Wednesday, the union government categorically stated that the appointment of Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh as the next Army chief is final.

Flood warning system - On Monday, Union Minister of Water Resources Uma Bharti announced important measures such as improving the flood warning system and repair of river embankments to prevent disasters like the one that struck Kedarnath last year, killing thousands of pilgrims and leaving many more displaced.

New Delhi: Bangladeshis visa free issue - The Union home ministry has shot down the ministry of External Affairs proposals to ease restrictions on the arrival and movement of Bangladeshi nationals in the country.

Prakash Javadekar inspection - On Monday, officials at the I&B ministry were in for a rude shock when union minister for information and broadcasting Prakash Javadekar was seen waiting for them in the office corridor. Prakash Javadekar arrived at his Shastri Bhawan office at 9am, and instead of moving to his chamber, barged into the rooms of officers.

Mumbai: Prakash Javadekar, Union minister for environment and information & broadcasting told, the new government believed in coexistence of environment and development, and not in 'environment versus development'. Prakash Javadekar told, the proposals for a coastal road and a bridge across Mithi river in the city will be taken up on a priority by his ministry.

New Delhi: BJP expels Jaswant Singh - The Bharatiya Janata Party, on Saturday, expelled veteran leader Jaswant Singh for a period of six years. This is the second time that the former Union External Affairs minister has been expelled by the BJP.

Vardhan condom comment - The controversy over Harsh Vardhan's condom comment is far from over. Under attack from NGOs and activists, the union health minister reiterated that fidelity was indeed supreme as an AIDS prevention measure.