Parliament
- Middle East
Iraqi Shiite cleric calls for dissolving Parliament, to hold early elections
Baghdad: Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for dissolving the parliament and holding early elections, urging his followers to continue their open sit-in in the Parliament building until their demands are…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
Monsoon session: RS productivity falls further to 16% in 2nd week
New Delhi: The productivity of Rajya Sabha fell to 16.49 per cent during the second week of the Monsoon session from 26.90 per cent during the first, with the House witnessing repeated…
- India
Govt prepares to turn the tables on Oppn over price rise, inflation
New Delhi: The opposition parties keep targeting the BJP government at the Centre for rising inflation in the country. Since July 18, when the Monsoon session of Parliament opened, the opposition has…
- India
V-P expresses concern over rising disruption, confrontation in Parliament
New Delhi: Expressing concern over the overshadowing of debates and discussions by rising disruption and confrontation in the Parliament, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said people especially the youth are justifiably getting…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Vice Prez Naidu concerned over how Parliament functions “sometimes”
Hyderabad: Against the backdrop of a virtual washout during the ongoing monsoon session, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday expressed concern over the way the Parliament functions “sometimes”. Naidu, who was speaking…
- India
Will apologise to Prez, not pakhandis: Adhir Chowdhury
New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, in the soup for the ‘rashtrapatni’ remark which he claimed was a “slip of the tongue”, on Thursday said he will apologize to President Droupadi…
- India
Suspended Rajya Sabha MPs begin 50-hour protest in Parliament complex
New Delhi: Twenty Opposition MPs, who were suspended from the Rajya Sabha for disrupting proceedings, started a 50-hour-long protest at the Gandhi statue in Parliament on Wednesday. Speaking to ANI, AAP MP…
- India
No provision to accommodate medical students from foreign institutes: Centre
New Delhi: There is no provision to accommodate or transfer medical students from any foreign medical institutes to Indian medical colleges, the Parliament was told on Tuesday. “There are no such provisions…
- India
Following protests, 4 Cong MPs suspended for entire Lok Sabha session
New Delhi: Four Congress MPs were suspended from Lok Sabha for the rest of the session for displaying placards and disrupting proceedings despite a warning by Speaker Om Birla. Amid continuous disruptions,…
- India
RS proceedings adjourned twice amid Opposition protest over price rise
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the second time on Monday till 4 pm after unrelenting protests by Opposition members seeking a discussion on price rise. When the House reassembled at…
- India
Droupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th President of India
New Delhi: Droupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the 15th President of India. Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana administered the oath of office to Murmu in the Central Hall of…
- India
Outgoing President Kovind asks parties to rise above partisan politics for people’s welfare
New Delhi: Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday asked citizens to use Gandhian means to express opposition and pursue demands, and said parties should shun partisan politics to deliberate on what is…
- India
‘Climate change questions’ least asked in Parliament, 0.3% queries in 20 years
New Delhi: As many as 895 questions related to climate change were raised by 1,019 Members of Parliament, forming only 0.3 percent of the total queries asked in the House in 20…
