Union Minister J P Nadda on Monday accused the Opposition of indulging in petty politics and creating anarchy after the Congress and other Opposition parties sought to disrupt Rajya Sabha proceedings and staged a walkout when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made a suo motu statement on the situation in West Asia.

BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Monday appointed central observers for Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar, Haryana and Odisha.

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others on a petition by the CBI challenging their discharge in the liquor policy case by the trial court.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin will launch DMK’s poll campaign at the party’s 12th state conference from Siruganur on the Trichy-Chennai national highway here on Monday.

Representatives of various political parties in West Bengal met the full bench of the Election Commission on Monday, and several of them sought a maximum of two-phase polling for the upcoming assembly elections, a senior official said.

India advocates de-escalation and return to dialogue and diplomacy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday on the widening West Asia conflict, while stressing on respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states in the region.

 Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 3 pm on Monday amid noisy protests over demand for a debate on the situation in West Asia, with the government accusing the opposition benches of not following basic ethics of the House.

Unidentified miscreants, taking advantage of Holi festivities, allegedly stole more than 500 filled LPG cylinders from a truck here, police said on Sunday.