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Cash-for-query row: Mahua Moitra walks out of ethics committee meeting, alleges she was asked 'filthy questions'

Nov 02, 2023, at 10:54 pm

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, who was questioned by the Lok Sabha ethics committee on Thursday in the alleged cash-for-query row, left the meeting along with opposition party members of Parliament, including BSP MP Danish Ali, who is a member of the committee.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra blames 'sour personal relationship' for cash-for-query row

Nov 02, 2023, at 10:05 pm

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who appeared before the parliamentary ethics committee on Thursday, has blamed her ‘sour personal relationship’ for the cash-for-query row, media reports said.

Mahua Moitra on cash-for-query row: Parl Committees do not have jurisdiction to probe alleged criminality

Nov 01, 2023, at 05:57 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: A day ahead of the hearing by the Parliamentary Ethics Committee on the cash-for-query allegations, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday claimed such panels do not have the jurisdiction to investigate alleged criminality.

'Gave Parliament login details to Darshan Hiranandani,' TMC MP Mahua Moitra admits

Oct 28, 2023, at 07:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the 'cash for questions' row, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Friday admitted she gave her Parliament login details to businessman Darshan Hiranandani but refuted the bribery allegations.

Question is not about degree but your corruption: Nishikant Dubey attacks Mahua Moitra over 'cash for questions' row

Oct 25, 2023, at 07:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a fresh attack on Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra, who is accused of taking bribes for raising questions in Parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday said the question was not about "Adani" or "degree" which the firebrand politician raised but her "corruption".

Women's Reservation Bill: PM Modi deceived women, says Siddaramaiah

Sep 24, 2023, at 06:08 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "deceiving" women by "creating" roadblocks in the way of the Women's Reservation Bill.

'Nafrat ke bazaar mein...': Rahul Gandhi hugs Danish Ali, MP humiliated with communal abuses in Parliament

Sep 23, 2023, at 06:14 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal met Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Kunwar Danish Ali, who was humiliated with Islamophobic slurs by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Ramesh Bidhuri during a Rajya Sabha discussion on the 'success of Chandrayaan-3', at his home in Delhi on Friday night.

BJP lawmaker Ramesh Bidhuri gets notice from party for abusing Muslim MP in Parliament

Sep 23, 2023, at 04:04 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramesh Bidhuri, who sparked a row with his communal comments in Parliament, received a warning on Friday of "severe action" from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Women's reservation bill: Rahul Gandhi asks Modi govt, 'Why delay in conducting a caste census?'

Sep 22, 2023, at 07:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday questioned the Centre over the delay in "conducting a caste census" in the backdrop of the women's reservation bill, which was almost unanimously passed by Parliament.

In a historic move, Parliament clears Women's Reservation Bill

Sep 22, 2023, at 04:24 am

New Delhi: Making history, the Women's Reservation Bill cleared through the Upper House this evening and now awaits the signature of the President to make 33 percent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies official.

Golden moment in India's Parliamentary journey: PM Modi on Women's Reservation Bill

Sep 21, 2023, at 07:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday termed the passing of the Women Reservation Bill as a "golden moment in India's Parliamentary journey" and said it will take the country to new heights.

Parliament: Rajya Sabha takes up Women's Reservation Bill, discussion begins

Sep 21, 2023, at 07:09 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A day after Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, 2023 proposing 33 percent quota in the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies for women, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday introduced the document in the Rajya Sabha.

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.

Women's Reservation Bill: Smriti Irani slams Opposition over 'jumla' jibe

Sep 21, 2023, at 12:02 am

Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday hit out at the Opposition for calling the Women's Reservation Bill a "jumla", and said the Narendra Modi government was determined to implement the legislation in letter and spirit.

'Socialist', 'secular' words missing from Preamble of Constitution, alleges Congress' Adhir Chowdhury

Sep 20, 2023, at 05:30 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has alleged the words "socialist" and "secular" have been dropped from the Preamble in copies of Indian Constitution handed over to the parliamentarians on the day of shifting to the new Parliament building.

'Opposition unable to digest this': Amit Shah slams Congress for attacking Centre over women's reservation bill 'delay'

Sep 20, 2023, at 05:09 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah ripped into the Congress without taking its name after the grand old party attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for 'delays' in tabling the landmark women's reservation bill, which was presented by the Union Law Minister in Parliament on Tuesday.

Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament: PM Modi says 'God has perhaps chosen me for this sacred work'

Sep 19, 2023, at 07:55 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: "God has perhaps chosen me for this sacred work," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announcing that his government is set to table the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament.

On Ganesh Chaturthi, India's parliamentarians shift to new block

Sep 19, 2023, at 07:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Almost 800 parliamentarians from two houses- Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha- formally shifted to the new Parliament Building on the occasion of Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi on Tuesday.

Women's reservation bill: Sonia Gandhi says 'it's ours' amid reports of govt tabling it in Parl today

Sep 19, 2023, at 06:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Sonia Gandhi has claimed credit for the women's reservation bill, which will reportedly be tabled by the government in Parliament on Tuesday.

Parliament special session: Mallikarjun Kharge presses for women reservation bill

Sep 18, 2023, at 08:26 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Raising the two key issues of unemployment and inflation, Congress president and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday pitched for passing a women reservation bill in the ongoing special session of the Parliament.

Parliament special session: 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' helping India to unite world,' says PM Modi

Sep 18, 2023, at 08:16 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said, "it is a matter of pride for all of us that today India has been able to make its place at world level and it is being acknowledged as the ‘Vishwamitra’".

Parliament special session: PM Modi remembers Pandit Nehru in his Lok Sabha speech

Sep 18, 2023, at 06:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday delivered a heartfelt speech in bidding farewell to the existing Parliament building before moving to the new block.

Parliament special session may be short but historic and important: PM Modi

Sep 18, 2023, at 05:34 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the special session of Parliament may be short, but it is historic and very valuable.

Special five-day session of Indian Parliament begins today

Sep 18, 2023, at 03:24 pm

The special five-day session of the Indian Parliament will begin on Monday.

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.

Special session of Parliament: Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Narendra Modi, seeks agenda

Sep 06, 2023, at 08:59 pm

New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought a clear agenda from the government for the upcoming special session of Parliament.

Govt convenes special session of Parliament; agenda not known

Aug 31, 2023, at 10:11 pm

New Delhi: The NDA government at the Centre has called a special session of Parliament from September 18 to 22, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi posted on X (formerly Twitter).

'Namaskar, I am suspended Rajya Sabha MP': AAP's Raghav Chadha reacts to his suspension from RS

Aug 12, 2023, at 05:27 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In his first reaction after his suspension, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha introduced himself as "suspended Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha" and clarified that he had not forged any signatures.

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.