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Kerala: Raj Bhavan seeks details on Minister’s anti-constitution remarks
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Raj Bhavan on Tuesday sought more details about Kerala State Fisheries and Culture Minister Saji Cheriyan's remarks against the Indian Constitution.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also sought an…
MLAs should study procedures followed in assembly: HP Governor
Panaji: The real work of an MLA is to legislate and make good laws and therefore they need to study the procedures followed in the Assembly, Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Arlekar said on Monday.
''When an MLA is in the House, all eyes…
Polling for Azamgarh, Rampur Lok Sabha seats Today
Lucknow: Polling in the by-polls for the two Lok Sabha seats of Rampur and Azamgarh, will be held today, officials informed on Wednesday.
According to the Chief Electoral Officer's office polling will start at 7 am and will continue till 6…
Cong checkmates JDS’ bid, to plug poaching in RS polls
Bengaluru: Despite not having the required number of MLAs, Congress has fielded its second candidate in the Rajya Sabha election from Karnataka in a bid to checkmate JDS' plans to field its candidate.
The JDS is planning to field former MP…
BJP announces Rajya Sabha list; Sitharaman, Goyal re-nominated
New Delhi: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced a list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been nominated from Karnataka, while Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has been…
RS poll: Punjab to issue notification today
Chandigarh: The notification to elect two members of Rajya Sabha from the state of Punjab will be issued on Tuesday, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said on Monday.
He said according to the schedule, the issue of the…
Speaker Om Birla: Dignity of assemblies declining, cause of concern
Lucknow: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said that dignity of the Legislative Assemblies is declining due to regular disruptions which is a matter of concern and it is the responsibility of the elected representatives to maintain…
LS Speaker Om Birla visits Assam tea gardens, interacts with workers
New Delhi, April 10: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is on a five-day visit to Assam, interacted with tea garden workers in Hathikul area of Kanziranga and listened to their problems. Birla said that issues relating to problems of tea…
New Criminal identification bill will strengthen law and order: Home Minister
New Delhi, April 4: Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 will strengthen law and order, adding that the government is also formulating a 'new model prison manual,' which will cover…
Parlt. Bill seeks rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits, white paper on genocide
of Kashmiri Pandits documenting all events in the Kashmir valley pertaining to the atrocities and plight of the Kashmiri Pandits starting from the year 1988. For the white paper, the Bill has provision for creating a high-level…
BJP wins both Rajya Sabha seats from Assam, touches 100 in the House
New Delhi, March 31: The BJP on Thursday won both the Rajya Sabha seats from Assam taking its tally in the Upper House to 100, the first party to do so since 1988. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced on…
Child marriage cases more than doubled in four years
New Delhi, March 30: The cases of child marriages have more than doubled in four years in the country, according to the statistics provided by the government in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. "The cases of child marriages registered during…
Writing off bad loans does not mean loan waiver: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, March 28: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said "writing off" bad loans did not mean a complete waiver, after DMK MP TR Baalu raised questions over it. Asking a supplementary question in Lok Sabha, Baalu said,…
Central Budget for Yr’23 passed in Lok Sabha, with 39 amendments
New Delhi, March 25: The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill on Friday, completing the Budget exercise, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pointed out that the Budget did not put any extra tax burden on the people
despite the…
Minister Ramdas Athawale participates in discussions on Ministry of Railways
athNew Delhi, March 24: MOS Ramdas Athawale spoke in Rajya Sabha
during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Thursday in support of the Ministry of Railways in his special lyrical style, winning a loud applause from the Chair…
Govt will ‘comprehensively review’ criminal laws: Home Ministry
New Delhi, March 22: The government has all intentions to "comprehensively review" the existing Criminal Laws, and make them relevant to the contemporary law and order situation, the Home Ministry told Parliament on Tuesday. Responding…
Kharge blasts Sibal, ‘Kashmir Files’
New Delhi, March 16: Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday that Kapil Sibal may be a good advocate but he is not a good leader of the Congress. "I said yesterday, Kapil Sibal is a good advocate but not a…
Lok Sabha passes railways’ demand for grants amid sharp verbal attacks
New Delhi, March 16: The demand for grants for railways was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid sharp attacks by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on the Congress and TMC for their criticism of the performance of the sector under…
Economy well prepared to absorb any external shocks
New Delhi, March 15 : The Indian economy is well prepared with adequate forex reserves to absorb any upcoming external shock in terms of capital outflow induced by uncertain geopolitical environment, said Monthly Economic
Review of…
‘Real development’ taking place in J&K post abrogation of 370: Sitharaman
New Delhi, March 14 (UNI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday gave a fierce rebuttal to all critics of the
Modi government's move to remove Article 370 in J&K and stated that “real” development has taken place…
