Narendra Modi addresses Parliament for the last time before LS Polls
Feb 13, 2019, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was proud of the 16th Lok Sabha as it saw the highest number of women members elected to the House.
Mahagathbandhan: AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu meets Arvind Kejriwal
Feb 02, 2019, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IBNS): With the country gearing up for the Lok Sabha polls, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi on Friday.
Jan 20, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): A day after Shatrughan Sinha joined the mega rally in Kolkata, the actor-turned-politician on Sunday once again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government and said Saturday's meet only had one agenda- "Free India of Arrogance and Dictatorial Governance".
Sharad Pawar meets Rahul Gandhi, discusses Lok Sabha poll strategy
Jan 09, 2019, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi to discuss strategy to fight the upcoming Lok Sabha election, which will be held in less than 100 days.
SC/ST activists oppose quota bill for upper castes
Jan 08, 2019, at 10:27 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Even as major opposition parties supported the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, which seeks to provide 10 per cent reservation for economically backward sections in the country in the general category, activists of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities criticised the government over the same.
LS debates Quota Bill for upper castes, major opposition parties support
Jan 08, 2019, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): As the Lok Sabha is debating the Constitution Amendment Bill, which seeks to provide 10 per cent reservation for economically backward sections in the country in the general category, most of the opposition parties have backed the bill on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill
Jan 08, 2019, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019.
Lok Sabha passes Bill to remove leprosy as ground for divorce
Jan 08, 2019, at 01:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS) : The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a Bill to remove leprosy as a ground for divorce in personal laws, reports said.
Jan 06, 2019, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): The Parliament is likely to witness another round of fireworks on Monday as Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress president Rahul Gandhi got engaged in a Twitter battle over the issue of procurement orders worth Rs. 1 lakh crore given to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL.
Call to BJP to pass women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha
Jan 06, 2019, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Women lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha cutting across party lines have urged the BJP to use its strength in the Lok Sabha to pass the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lower House of Parliament.
You did defence dealing, we deal in defence : Nirmala Sitharaman to Cong in LS
Jan 04, 2019, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) : Seeking to blunt the Congress attack on Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Lok Sabha that the previous UPA government took India’s security lightly despite growing challenges from China and Pakistan.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, FM Jaitley exchange barb over Rafale in Parliament
Jan 02, 2019, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Indian Parliament witnessed a showdown on Wednesday as the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party exchanged barbs over the Rafale Deal issue.
Lok Sabha: Speaker denies Rahul to play Rafale audio clip
Jan 02, 2019, at 02:45 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday adjourned the house till 2 30 pm amid an uproar after she refused to allow Congress President Rahul Gandhi to play an audio tape in which a Goa minister purportedly claims proves former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar possesses files with all the of the India-France Rafale jet deal.
Triple talaq bill passed in Lok Sabha; Congress, AIADMK walk out
Dec 27, 2018, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The revised version of the triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, was passed in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.
Revised triple talaq bill likely in Lok Sabha today
Dec 27, 2018, at 11:38 am
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The government is likely to table the revised triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.
Lok Sabha Bihar seat-sharing: BJP, JD(U) to share 17 seats each, LJP gets 6
Dec 23, 2018, at 01:34 pm
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Sunday announced the seat sharing formula in Bihar where his party and the Janata Dal (United) will fight from 17 seats each and Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will contest from six seats in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Consumer Protection Bill passed in the Lok Sabha
Dec 20, 2018, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS) :The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Consumer Protection Bill, 2018.
Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016
Dec 19, 2018, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill amid disruptions.
Parliament adjourned after face-off between government, Opposition
Dec 18, 2018, at 12:27 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): The parliament session on Tuesday began on a fiery note with a major face-off between the government and Opposition over the Rafale issue and 1984 anti-Sikh riot leading to adjournment of both the Houses, media reports said.
2019 elections: Nitish seals deal with BJP, to get 16 seats
Oct 22, 2018, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi/Patna, Oct 22 (IBNS): Putting an end to the cold war, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar entered into a pact with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for next year' general elections.
Price rise may prove costly for Modi government: Baba Ramdev warns
Sep 16, 2018, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, Sept 16 (IBNS): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has said that if the Centre is unable to control the price rise then the issue might prove costly for the Modi government in the Lok Sabha polls next year.
Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
Aug 10, 2018, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Ending the Monsoon Session, the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday.
Centre asks states to count number of Rohingya refugees; Cites reports of illegal activities
Aug 01, 2018, at 01:01 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : The Union Home Ministry has sent an advisory to State Governments to collect biometric data of Rohingya migrants living in India, and told the Lok Sabha that the Centre had received reports of their involvement in illegal activities, The Hindu reported.
Opposition raises mob lynching incidents in Lok Sabha, creates ruckus
Jul 24, 2018, at 01:13 pm
New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): The Opposition on Tuesday raised the mob lynching incidents, including the Alwar case, in the Lok Sabha, leading to a ruckus in the lower house of the parliament, media reports said.
BJP has majority inside Lok Sabha, not among people: Mamata Banerjee
Jul 21, 2018, at 05:56 pm
Kolkata, July 21 (IBNS): Undermining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s win in the no-trust motion in the Lok Sabha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the saffron outfit might have majority in Parliament's lower house but lacks the same among people of the nation.
TDP had no reason to bring no-confidence motion: BJP
Jul 20, 2018, at 12:46 pm
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Countering the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) in the Lok Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said the opposition party had no reason to bring the no-confidence motion against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
Debate over no-confidence motion begins in Lok Sabha
Jul 20, 2018, at 11:40 am
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): The debate over the no-confidence motion- moved by the Telegu Desam Party (TDP)- began in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the parliament) on Friday.
Advantage BJP as Opposition join forces to move No-Confidence Motion
Jul 20, 2018, at 11:12 am
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): In the run up to the 2019 General Election, the Opposition unity will be tested perhaps for one last time by the no-confidence motion- moved by N Chandrababu Naidu's Telegu Desam Party (TDP)- in the parliament on Friday.
No trust vote: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes MPs will indulge in constructive debate
Jul 20, 2018, at 08:52 am
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Ahead of the no-confidence motion against his government moved by the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he hopes to see the MPs to indulge in a 'constructive, comprehensive & disruption free debate' in the Parliament.
Rajnath Singh condemns mob lynching but says it is a state matter
Jul 19, 2018, at 01:40 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Condemning the recent acts of mob lynching across the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said unverified fake news circulated through social media was the trigger for such incidents and it is up to the State Governments to take remedial measures as this is a state matter.