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Unparliamentary conduct erodes people’s faith in democracy: LS Speaker Birla
Gangtok: Unparliamentary behaviour and the use of undesirable words in political discourse erode people’s faith in both democracy and democratic institutions, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday. Birla said Parliament…
- India
How many times did Parliament discuss conduct of Speaker, SC asks Uddhav faction
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday shot a volley of questions at the Uddhav Thackeray faction, asking how many times did the Parliament discuss a review of the conduct of the…
- India
‘Not here to please any section of polity’, SC refuses plea for uniform marriage age
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to ensure uniform age of marriage for men and women, saying it can’t issue mandamus to the Parliament…
- India
Adani row: Any committee other than JPC will be exercise in ‘exoneration’, says Congress
New Delhi,: The Congress on Thursday said a thorough investigation into the Adani issue is necessary, holding that any committee other than a JPC will be nothing but an “exercise in legitimisation…
- Pakistan
Pakistan govt calls emergency session of parliament; introduces bill to raise Rs 170 billion taxes
Islamabad: The cash-strapped Pakistan government on Wednesday introduced a money bill in parliament to raise Rs 170 billion in taxes by June this year as part of conditions by the IMF to…
- India
Sitharaman asks states to expedite formalities to seek GST compensation
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday came down heavily in Parliament on states complaining about delay in getting GST compensation, saying that rather than blaming the Centre for delay in…
- India
Gujarat leads with 80 cases of custodial deaths in five years
Gujarat has reported the largest number of custodial deaths in the last five years, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre told in the Parliament last week. Gujarat is currently headed by BJP with…
- India
Nothing unparliamentary in what Rahul said on Adani: Kharge
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that there was nothing unparliamentary about what Rahul Gandhi had said about billionaire Gautam Adani and his relationship with…
- India
Will keep raising Adani issue inside and outside Parliament, it’s a big scam: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said his party will keep raising the Adani issue inside and outside Parliament and added that if the government does not work democratically, “people…
- Delhi
AAP, BRS protest in Parliament; seeks JPC probe into Adani issue
Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MPs on Thursday staged a protest in front of the Gandhi statue in the Parliament demanding a Joint Paliamentary Committee (JPC) probe…
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Budget Session of Parliament
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Ministers and other MPs after replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in…
- India
Rising number of Indians renouncing citizenship, 2.25L in 2022
New Delhi: The number of Indian citizens renouncing citizenship has gone up significantly in the last couple of years, with 1.63 lakh doing so in 2021 and 2.25 lakh in 2022, the…
- India
No coal shortage in country, says Centre
New Delhi: There is no shortage of coal in the country, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In the current financial year up to January 2023, the country has produced about 698.24…
- India
No month in India without threat to Muslims’ lives: Owaisi in LS
Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday in his address to the Lok Sabha said that no month goes by in India without a threat to the lives of Muslims. Speaking during…
- India
Defence expenditure was 14.08 pc of central government expenses in 2022-23: Govt
New Delhi: In 2022-23, the defence expenditure was 14.08 percent of the central government expenses, Parliament was informed on Monday. The expenditure-related data for 2022-23 referred to the budget estimate figures, according…
