Parliament
- Hyderabad
Telangana: TRS MPs to protest on BJP’s partisan attitude’ towards state
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday directed TRS MPs to raise their voices in both houses to strongly protest against the central government’s partisan attitude towards Telangana. Rao, popularly known as…
- India
FIR lodged against Mahua Moitra in Assam for ‘Gogoi’ tweet
Guwahati: An FIR has been filed against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in Assam for ‘insulting’ the sentiments of the Assamese people. The police complaint was lodged by Jatiya Sangrami Sena, Asom,…
- Telangana
KTR slams Centre over list of banned words in parliament
Hyderabad: Telangana minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday took a dig at the Centre for banning the use of a number of words in the parliament. KTR…
- India
Bill to regulate digital media listed for upcoming Parliament Monsoon Session
New Delhi: The Government of India is all set to bring in legislation to regulate the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019, which will include the Digital News Media industry for…
- India
BJP retains Piyush Goyal as its leader in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: The BJP has retained Union minister Piyush Goyal as its leader in the Rajya Sabha, paving the way for him to continue as the Leader of the House following his…
- India
No word banned: Lok Sabha speaker on Unparliamentary Row
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said no word has been banned from use in Parliament and members are free to express their views while maintaining decorum of the…
- India
Emblem row: Actor Prakash Raj takes a jibe at depiction
Chennai: Multi-lingual actor Prakash Raj on Thursday waded into the row over the national emblem atop the new Parliament building in New Delhi, using his “#justasking” series to take an apparent jibe…
- India
Kala din, Corrupt, Dalaal: Words now considered no-no in Parliament
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued a new list of words that have been deemed “unparliamentary” for both houses, triggering a wave of protests from the Opposition parties. This list comes ahead…
- India
Demolition of homes, jobs for Agniveers, attacks on J-K migrants to figure in Parliament session
New Delhi: “Demolition of homes due to protests” in some parts of the country, reservation of jobs for ‘Agniveers’ in paramilitary forces, riots and police firings are a host of subjects expected…
- India
National emblem atop Parliament studied in detail, says sculptor
Aurangabad: Amid a row over the national emblem installed atop the new Parliament building in Delhi, its sculptor Sunil Deore said the sculpture should be seen from a distance and from the…
- India
Monsoon session: Naidu calls meeting of floor leaders of various parties
New Delhi: Ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament, Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has convened a meeting of floor leaders of various parties on Sunday evening. Sources said Parliamentary Affairs…
- Middle East
No bloc could earn enough seats to form Israeli govt: Poll
Jerusalem: No political bloc in Israel could win a majority in the 120-seat parliament to form a new government if elections were held, according to the latest poll published by state media…
- India
Ahead of Presidential election, NDA leaders to meet on July 10
New Delhi: A meeting of NDA leaders will take place in the national capital on Sunday evening, said sources. The meeting will be taking place ahead of the Parliament’s monsoon session and…
- India
After Naqvi, no Muslim among BJP MPs, Union council of ministers
New Delhi: With Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigning on Wednesday and his Rajya Sabha term ending a day later, there will be no Muslim face in the Union Council of…
- India
Take measures to remove criminals from politics: Allahabad HC to Parliament, ECI
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Parliament and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take effective measures to ‘remove criminals from politics’ and break the…
