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Nitish’s exit from NDA a shot in the arm for Opposition: DMK
Chennai: The ruling DMK on Tuesday said its president M K Stalin’s vision to fight the BJP at the national level has gained momentum with Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) pulling out of the…
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Lok Sabha passes Bill to rename arbitration centre
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Monday passed a Bill to rename the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre as the India International Arbitration Centre. Piloting the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill,…
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Electricity (Amendment) bill introduced in LS amid oppn protests
New Delhi: A bill to amend the Electricity Act to allow non-discriminatory open access to distribution networks of power suppliers was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday amid protests by the opposition,…
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Vice presidential poll today; numbers stacked in favour of NDA’s Dhankhar
New Delhi: Members of Parliament of both houses will vote today to elect the next Vice President of India in an election where NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is pitted against Opposition pick…
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EC receives 130 ‘hate speech’ complaints since 2019 LS polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission has received a total 130 complaints against ‘hate speech’ on various social media platforms during polls in the last few years. The poll panel data showed that…
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Rajya Sabha passes Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022
New Delhi: Amid continuous sloganeering by the opposition members, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the ‘Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022’ by a voice vote. Lok Sabha had passed this bill last…
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After Herald House sealing, Congress steps up attack on government
New Delhi: A day after the ED sealed Herald House, the Congress on Wednesday stepped up attack against the government and gave multiple adjournment motion notices in the Lok Sabha and suspension…
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Bill to set up carbon markets introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: A bill that seeks to make it mandatory for buildings with a minimum connected load of 100 kW to meet their energy requirements from renewable sources was introduced in the…
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Louis Vuitton row: ‘Jholewala fakir’ in Parliament since 2019, says Mahua Moitra
New Delhi: After the video of her alleged Louis Vuitton highend bag went viral on social media, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday tweeted seven of her pictures holding a bag…
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Lok Sabha passes Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill-2021, with Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav asserting that development and environment protection can go hand in hand and are not…
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Nearly 5k held for promoting religious, racial enmity in 2018-20
New Delhi: Nearly 4,800 people were arrested across the country for the offense of promoting enmity between groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth between 2018 and 2020, Lok Sabha was…
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If elected, I’ll build bridges between parties, forge consensus on issues: VP candidate Alva
New Delhi: Ahead of the August 6 vice presidential election, the Opposition’s candidate Margaret Alva has written to all MPs saying, if elected, she will work to build bridges between different political…
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After Oppn vows to not bring placards, LS speaker revokes suspension
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Speaker withdrew the suspension of four Congress MPs on Monday after the Opposition assured that they will not bring placards into the House. Speaker Om Birla gave…
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Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm over Opposition protests
New Delhi: The Opposition on Monday forced adjournments in the Lok Sabha, demanding the revocation of suspension of four Congress members. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings till noon soon…
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Southern states will oppose population-based changes in number of seats in LS, RS: Ramesh
New Delhi: Several southern states that have successfully implemented family planning measures will object to population-based changes in the number of seats in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha following the 2031 census and…