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- India
Anti-paper leak law amendments to be introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: A bill to amend a two-year-old anti-paper leak law, which proposes to set up fast-track courts in every state for speedy trials of accused, is set for introduction in the…
- India
Parliament remains deadlocked over NEET paper leak controversy
New Delhi: The first week of the Monsoon session of Parliament was washed out as the government and the opposition continued to be at loggerheads over the demand for Education Minister Dharmendra…
- India
Premium petrol ethanol-free, no E0 or E10 revival plan: govt
New Delhi: Premium grades of petrol sold by state-run fuel retailers will continue to be supplied without ethanol blending, the government said on Thursday, July 23, adding that it has not taken…
- India
Protests, repeated adjournments stall Parliament proceedings
New Delhi: Parliament proceedings were stalled for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, July 23, as loud protests by an unrelenting opposition over the NEET paper leak and demand for Education Minister…
- India
Opposition trying to run away from NEET debate, says Rijiju
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday, July 23, accused the Opposition of attaching pre-conditions and trying to run away from a debate on the NEET paper leak issue. As…
- India
LS proceedings adjourned till noon over NEET paper leak protest
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Thursday, July 23, as Opposition members rushed to the Well protesting over the NEET paper leak issue and the police action…
- India
Opposition uproar forces second adjournment of Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time on Tuesday, July 21, this time till 2 p.m., as persistent sloganeering and protests by Opposition members continued to disrupt proceedings…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s Qutb Shahi project hit by court dispute: Centre
Hyderabad: The Centre on Monday, July 20, informed the Lok Sabha that the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park development project in Hyderabad is caught in a legal dispute, delaying the release of the…
- News
Centre acknowledges Telangana’s proposal for IIM in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Ministry of Education has confirmed that it received a formal request from the Telangana government for the sanctioning of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Hyderabad, even as the…
- Middle East
Lok Sabha pays tribute to Qatar’s former Emir
New Delhi: India’s lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, on Monday, July 20, paid tribute to Qatar’s former Emir and Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, following the passing…
- India
56-year-old young man: PM Modi takes swipe at Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, July 20, took a veiled dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while hailing young innovators behind India’s first privately developed orbital rocket, saying he…
- India
Monsoon Session: LS adjourned briefly amid Oppn sloganeering
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice, the second time till noon, amid heavy sloganeering by the Opposition on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Monday, July…
- India
Diss Vande Mataram, risk jail: Bill headed to Parliament
Hyderabad: A Bill to give the national song Vande Mataram the same statutory protection as the national anthem Jana Gana Mana, making any insult or obstruction to its singing a punishable offence, has…
- Opinions
West Bengal’s political crisis and future of Indian federalism
In a democratic system, elections are premised on the idea that voters elect representatives who remain honest and accountable to the public, upholding the very mandate upon which they were chosen. However,…
- Politics
Six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs skip party meet, may join Shinde camp
New Delhi: The writing appeared to be on the wall for Shiv Sena (UBT) as six of its nine Lok Sabha MPs skipped its parliamentary party meeting here on Thursday, June 18,…