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- World
For the first time in 44 years, Sri Lanka’s Parliament to directly elect President
Colombo: For the first time in 44 years, Sri Lanka’s Parliament will directly elect a President on Wednesday in a triangular contest, with last minute political maneuvering indicating an edge for Dullas…
- India
“Unparliamentary” on PM Modi’s part to not answer questions: Rahul
New Delhi: Opposition parties protested in both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday to press for urgent discussions on issues like price rise, GST and the Agnipath scheme, disrupting proceedings for the second…
- India
Running away from discussion in Parliament on price rise, GST hike ‘unparliamentary’: Rahul
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government over the issues of price rise, hike in GST rates and depreciating value of Rupee and alleged that it is…
- India
Congress to protest on GST, price rise & Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: Congress will hold a protest on Monday in Parliament premises on the issue of GST, price rise and Agnipath scheme. The protest will be held near Gandhi statue inside the…
- India
Parliament”s Monsoon Session begins with adjournments
New Delhi: The Monsoon Session of Parliament began on a stormy note on Monday with the opposition demanding discussion on issues ranging from price rises to the Agnipath scheme. The morning session of…
- India
All-party meet: Oppn highlights attacks on Kashmiri Pandits, Chinese incursion
New Delhi: In the all-party meeting called by the government on Sunday, the opposition demanded discussion on 13 prominent issues including the attacks on Kashmiri Pandits and Chinese incursion. Leader of opposition in…
- Featured News
Emblem row: Historians say ‘aggressive lions’ lack basic essence of Ashokan originals
New Delhi: Animated or aggressive? Debate over the emblem atop the new Parliament building rages with several historians dismayed that the essence of the original “protective” Ashokan lions has been effaced while…
- India
Monsoon session: All-party meet called by govt underway
New Delhi: An all-party meeting called by the government ahead of the start of the Monsoon session of Parliament got underway here on Sunday with leaders from across the political spectrum attending it.…
- India
Monsoon Session: All-party meet today, govt to focus on House productivity
New Delhi: The government will hold an all-party meeting today at 11 am, ahead of the Monsoon session of the Parliament which begins tomorrow, to formulate a strategy to maximise the productivity…
- 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…
