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  The Prime Minister in a tweet said Anguished by the demise of Lok Sabha MP from Begusarai, Bhola Singh Ji. He will be remembered for his outstanding service to society and efforts towards the development of Bihar.”     He said his thoughts are with Singh’s family and supporters ... Read More »

Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who was put on ventilator support in a Kolkata-based hospital following a heart attack, died on Monday. Chatterjee, 89, was suffering from a kidney-related ailment. He was moved to the hospital on Tuesday.  A 12-member team of doctors was keeping a constant watch ... Read More »

Chatterjee, who was admitted in a private hospital on August 10, breathed his last at 8.15 am today. Doctors said he had a cardiac arrest. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) veteran was suffering from kidney ailment and was put on ventilator support on Saturday. He suffered a hemorrhagic stroke ... Read More »

The law to prevent atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes will remain as stringent as ever. The Prevention of Atrocities against SCs/STs amendment bill not only restores its provisions but also make them stricter. Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot while responding to the discussion on ... Read More »

The Narendra Modi government’s commitment to Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, reinforced over the last two days. On Wednesday, the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Amendment Bill, approved by the cabinet, and on Thursday the Bill giving constitutional status to  National Commission for Backward Classes passed by Lok Sabha. Social Justice and ... Read More »

After a smooth first half of the session, the upper House was adjourned minutes after it reconvened after lunch break. A short duration discussion on farmers issues and MSP was to be held. Before the discussion could begin,  Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad requested for a reply by the ... Read More »

The Bill amends the Constitution to create a National Commission for Backward Classes. This Bill was originally passed by Lok Sabha on 10 April, 2017 and transmitted to Rajya Sabha for their concurrence. Rajya Sabha passed the Bill with an amendment at its sitting held on the 31 July, 2017 ... Read More »

The bill seeks to amend the law for speedy disposal of commercial disputes and for reducing the pecuniary jurisdiction of commercial courts from Rs 1 crore to Rs 3 lakh. The bill also allows state governments to establish commercial courts at the district level, even in territories where high courts ... Read More »

Last month, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to promulgate the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, providing significant relief to home buyers by recognising their status as financial creditors. Speaking on the same, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas said, “Home buyers will be recognised as financial creditors ... Read More »

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday discussed a calling attention motion on the issue of spreading fake news through social media. Even as the opposition demanded that the govt take effective action in the matter, the latter stated that while it does not want to rein in the elements of social ... Read More »

Hours before the Lok Sabha is to take up the no trust vote against his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for a disruption-free and constructive debate in the House. “Today is an important day in our Parliamentary democracy. I am sure my fellow MP colleagues will rise ... Read More »

In a move aimed to ensure smooth functioning of Monsoon session of Parliament, Speaker of Lok Sabha has accepted the No Confidence motion moved by Opposition parties. It will be taken up on Friday. Congress’s Malikarjun Kharge and some TMC MPs expressed apprehensions that the attendance may be low on ... Read More »

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Among Loksabha seats that went to the polls was UP’s Kairana where the BJP faces a united opposition. Bypolls became necessary here after the death of Hukum Singh  whose daughter Mriganka Singh is the BJP candidate. She is in a straight fight with Rashtriya Lok Dal’s Tabussum Hasan. She is ... Read More »

Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu appointed a committee to revise the rules and procedure of conduct of business in the upper House of Parliament. The two-member committee will be headed by former Rajya Sabha Secretary General V.K. Agnihotri, while S.R. Dhaleta, a former Joint Secretary in ... Read More »

The two-member committee will be headed by former Rajya Sabha Secretary General V.K. Agnihotri, while S.R. Dhaleta, a former Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, would serve as a member.  Although the committee would have a holistic relook at the rules, the provisions dealing with the ... Read More »

NEW DELHI: India has just 4.13 lakh beggars and vagrants, the Lok Sabha was told on Tuesday. West Bengal emerged on the top with just 80,000 beggars and vagrants, informed the Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar has the second and third highest number of beggars ... Read More »

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath is facing a serious challenge on his home turf Gorakhpur. The byelections for the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Assembly seat is turning out to be in Samajwadi Party’s favour. After 11 rounds of counting, SP candidate Pravin Kumar Nishad is leading by 13,879 ... Read More »

Jaipur: Former MLAs Amra Ram, Pema Ram and farmer leader Charan Choudhury said chief minister Vasundhara Raje and her ministers would be barred by farmers from entering villages. This will be done to show political leaders that if ordinary farmers cannot gather in the state capital, then they too cannot ... Read More »