Parliament
- Kashmir
Article 370 did not obstruct J-K’s development: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Srinagar: Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said Article 370 was not an obstacle in the development of Jammu and Kashmir, and claimed that the erstwhile state had performed better…
- Andhra Pradesh
Former Andhra MP, husband get five-year jail in bank fraud case
Hyderabad: A CBI court here on Wednesday sentenced former Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh, Kothapalli Geetha, her husband P. Ramakoteshwara Rao and two bank officials to five years imprisonment in a…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan meeting with former CIA analyst raises eyebrows
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister and Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan has claimed repeatedly that the reason behind his ouster from power through a no-confidence motion by opposition alliance in the…
- India
Kashmir’s special status will not return: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Former senior Congress politician Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is planning to form his own political party, said on Sunday that Article 370 of the constitution, which provided more autonomy to Jammu and…
- India
Kashmiri carpets to adorn new parliament building
Khag: The famed traditional hand-made Kashmiri carpets are all set to adorn the new Parliament building in the national capital as artists in a remote village in Budgam district are in the final…
- World
Sri Lanka parliament passes 2022 interim budget amid economic crisis
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Parliament passed the interim budget presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe for 2022 on Friday, a day after the IMF announced it will provide a loan of about USD 2.9…
- World
12 members of SLPP join opposition in Sri Lankan Parliament
Colombo: A group of 12 members of parliament from the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) coalition, including former minister GL Peiris who had broken from the party in April, on Wednesday officially…
- World
Czech Parliament approves NATO’s northern expansion
Prague: Both chambers of the Czech Parliament have given their approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, the most significant expansion of the Western defence alliance in years. The Chamber of…
- India
Cobweb delaying MGNREGA payment needs to be surgically cleared
New Delhi: A Parliamentary standing committee in its report on MGNREG Act observed that the bureaucratic cobweb surrounding the factors for delay in payment need to be surgically cleared off. The Parliamentary…
- India
Rajya Sabha lost 47 hours in the monsoon session due to interruptions
New Delhi: Over 47 hours of productive time was wasted due to interruptions and protests in the monsoon session of the Rajya Sabha that concluded on Monday even as business was conducted…
- India
ED summoning MPs during session affront to Parliament: Congress
New Delhi: Days after the ED summoned Leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge even as the Monsoon Session was on, the Congress on Monday upped its ante and said it was an affront to…
- India
Climate change making prediction difficult for weather agencies across world: IMD DG
New Delhi: Climate change has hampered the ability of the forecasting agencies to accurately predict severe events and weather bureaus across the world are focusing on augmenting the observational network density and…
- Tollywood News
R Madhavan’s ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ screened in Parliament
Mumbai: Actor-director R Madhavan’s recent flick ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ garnered a laudatory review as the film was screened in Parliament. The biographical drama was screened in Parliament on August 5, and…
- India
Why Centre withdrew Data Protection Bill 2019 and what is in the offing
New Delhi: Data protection is among the most significant issues being debated in public space due to the growing role of technology in the lives of people and the government has decided…
- India
Oppn protests in Parliament against Centre’s ‘misuse’ of probe agencies
New Delhi: Both the Houses of Parliament on Thursday witnessed protests by opposition members against the alleged misuse of investigating agencies by the government against political opponents. Opposition members led by the Congress…
