The power to resign at will protects judicial independence; when misused, it helps evade accountability; the report by the committee tasked with investigating charges of misbehaviour against former judge Varma is set to come up in Parliament; what will become of Varma now that he has resigned?
The resignation may be a temporary setback, forcing him to stay away from political activities or governance for a couple of months; he, however, continues to be the quintessential power centre in the Odisha politics, said Rabi Das, a veteran political commentator
The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called off its protest, hours after the resignation of India's education minister
The Union Education Minister has tendered his resignation as protests over exam paper leak have persisted, mounting pressure on the Modi government
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he will resign as an MP to trigger a by-election and stand again.
Nigel Farage says he's 'done nothing wrong' as parliament investigates undeclared benefits he accepted from a fraudster.