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Police reported on August 20 that sixteen individuals had been detained in connection with a death threat received by state Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah. "9 people have been arrested in Kushalnagar and 7 in Madikeri, all of whom will be produced before the magistrate court," stated the Kodagu Superintendent Capt Aiyappa MA. The arrests came after the Congress leader got death threats as a result of his statements against Veer Savarkar.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die, after repeated uproar of the opposition MPs, on December 22. Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, adjourned the session and said, Winter Session concludes today with much below business, reported ANI. Initially, the session was scheduled to end on December 23, however due to constant uproar of opposition over suspension of 12 MPs, the Winter Parliament Session was adjourned a day ahead. 

Opposition MPs met President Ram Nath Kovind on September 23 and asked him not to approve the farm bills. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad stated that the bills have been passed through unconstitutional means and the President should return it. He further said, "There was no division of votes, no voice voting. Constitution was undermined in the parliament." Earlier, the MPs protested outside the Parliament to show their disapproval against… read-more

Alexei Navalny, a Russian politician and critic of Vladimir Putin's Government, is in intensive care at a Siberian hospital after alleged poisoning. On August 20 morning, while on a plane to Moscow, Navalny’s health deteriorated after having tea at the airport, leading to an emergency landing. “We assume that Alexei was poisoned with something mixed into his tea. It was the only thing that he drank,” his spokesperson stated.