TMC MP Mahua Moitra slaps legal notice on BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over bribe allegations
Oct 18, 2023, at 05:01 am
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has sued BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai over "defamatory" allegations that she accepted "bribes" to pose questions in the Lok Sabha, reported India Today.
Historic bill for women’s empowerment unanimously passed in India’s Lok Sabha
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:07 pm
In a momentous development for gender equality and women’s empowerment in India, the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, unanimously passed The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023.
Parliament: Historic Women's Reservation bill in Rajya Sabha today
Sep 21, 2023, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The historic bill seeking reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies will face a test in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, a day after it was almost unanimously passed in Lok Sabha.
Nitish Kumar doubts BJP's intention on passing Women's Reservation Bill
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:10 am
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday expressed serious doubt over the intention of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in implementing the Women's Reservation Bill even after its clearance in the Parliament.
PM Modi thanks MPs 'across party lines' for voting in support of Women's Reservation Bill
Sep 21, 2023, at 03:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Members of Parliaments across party lines who voted in favour of the historic Women's Reservation Bill which cleared the Lok Sabha hurdle Wednesday with the support of 454 voice votes.
'If we reserve Wayanad or Hyderabad...': Amit Shah on delimitation need for Women's Quota Bill
Sep 21, 2023, at 03:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid Oppositions' two big questions, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Lok Sabha on why the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill, which was passed in the lower house Wednesday, is being delayed by tying it to census and delimitation.
Women's Reservation Bill clears Lok Sabha test, to be presented in Upper House tomorrow
Sep 21, 2023, at 02:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The historic Women's Reservation Bill designed to provide 33 percent reservation to women in Parliament and state assemblies was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after hours of fierce debate.
Rahul Gandhi backs Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha but demands OBC quota
Sep 21, 2023, at 01:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Wednesday supported the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, but said it was "incomplete" without a quota for OBC representatives.
Special Session of Indian Parliament: Women's Reservation Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
Sep 19, 2023, at 10:04 pm
The Women's Reservation Bill, pledging 33 percent of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies for women, was tabled in the Lower House of the new Parliament building on Tuesday.
Centre holds key cabinet meeting as PM Modi hints at 'historic decisions'
Sep 19, 2023, at 03:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A key meeting of the Union Cabinet, called on the first day of the Parliament's five-day special session, was held on Monday evening, media reports said.
Sep 19, 2023, at 02:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Monday recalled India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s legacy in the Lok Sabha during the special session of the Parliament ahead of moving to the new building.
Amid speculations, Centre releases agenda for Parliament's special session starting Monday
Sep 14, 2023, at 06:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Putting an end to days of speculation, the special five-day session of Parliament starting next week will discuss the 75-year history of parliament, the government revealed on Wednesday evening.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: INDIA alliance resolves to contest elections together
Sep 01, 2023, at 10:29 pm
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A), an alliance of 26 opposition parties, on Friday, resolved to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha election together 'as far as possible' and said that seat-sharing arrangements in different states will be initiated immediately.
Centre overhauls criminal laws to include maximum punishment for mob lynching, rape of minors
Aug 12, 2023, at 02:48 am
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday amended the extant criminal laws that were framed during India’s colonial era to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new crime "endangering unity" instead of sedition.
Aug 12, 2023, at 01:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of Manipur violence, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday alleged that the former does not want to douse the fire in Manipur despite the fact that 'he has many tools at his disposal'.
Parliament: Both Houses adjourned sine die
Aug 12, 2023, at 12:10 am
New Delhi: Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Friday with frequent disruptions, slogans and walk-outs marring the Monsoon session of the Parliament that began on July 20.
Lok Saba: Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduces three bills to reform criminal justice system
Aug 11, 2023, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha intending to reform the criminal justice system by replacing age-old laws enacted during British rule.
Narendra Modi-led NDA government defeats no-confidence motion in a voice vote
Aug 11, 2023, at 03:33 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government has defeated a no-confidence motion, brought by the Opposition, in a voice vote, following a three-day debate in the Parliament.
'What about your MP?' Mahua Moitra slams Smriti Irani over 'flying kiss' row
Aug 11, 2023, at 06:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra Thursday attacked Union Minister Smriti Irani for speaking at length "about some flying kiss" but not uttering a word when a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP was accused of sexual harassment by wrestlers.
Congress's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suspended from Lok Sabha over 'misconduct'
Aug 11, 2023, at 03:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress's leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, was on Thursday suspended from the house for allegedly attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and disturbing the ministers.
Thankful to the Opposition for the no-confidence motion: PM Modi in Parliament
Aug 11, 2023, at 01:34 am
New Delhi: Speaking in response to the no-confidence motion in the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a dig at the Opposition, saying that the no-confidence motion is lucky for the NDA.
Parliament: PM Modi's reply to no-trust motion today
Aug 10, 2023, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday reply to the no-trust motion brought by the Opposition in Parliament, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2023, at 01:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Participating in the No-Confidence Motion debate in Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi and accused the Congress leader of "indulging in a drama" when the latter visited violence-hit Manipur.
'You have killed Bharat Mata in Manipur': Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt in Parliament
Aug 09, 2023, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lashed out at the Modi government in Parliament's lower house Lok Sabha in reference to the violence in Manipur, media reports said.
Aug 08, 2023, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha stating that the latter took a ‘maun vrat’ (vow of silence) to not to speak in the Parliament and hence the opposition has brought the No Confidence Motion in the house against the government over the Manipur violence to break his silence.
Rahul Gandhi back as Lok Sabha MP after SC stays conviction
Aug 07, 2023, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership has been restored two days after the Supreme Court stayed the conviction of the opposition leader in the Modi surname case.
Lok Sabha passes controversial Delhi services bill, opposition walks out
Aug 04, 2023, at 02:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre's bill to control services and transfers of officers and bureaucrats in Delhi has been passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Aug 03, 2023, at 01:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: As the logjam continues in Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla has expressed his displeasure over the members of the house, stating that he is "upset" with the impasse and will not attend session until lawmakers behave accordingly, sources said on Wednesday.
Congress questions passage of Delhi bill when no-trust vote is pending in Lok Sabha
Jul 28, 2023, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The primary opposition party Congress has questioned the Modi government's intent to pass a bill controlling Delhi's bureaucracy with a no-trust vote still pending in Parliament's lower house Lok Sabha.
Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress to support bill to control Delhi officers in Rajya Sabha
Jul 28, 2023, at 04:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress is all set to support the Centre's bill to control officers and bureaucrats in Delhi, paving the way for it to clear the Rajya Sabha hurdle, where it does not enjoy a majority.