Security breach in Parliament: Two persons enter Lok Sabha, open smoke canisters
Dec 13, 2023, at 08:37 pm
In a major security breach in the Parliament, which was marking the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 terror attack, two persons opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, triggering panic in the Lok Sabha.
Amit Shah introduces amendment bills in Lok Sabha to replace existing criminal laws
Dec 13, 2023, at 01:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha three amendment bills, which will replace the three existing criminal laws in the country
Cash-for-query controversy: Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra expelled from LS
Dec 08, 2023, at 10:21 pm
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra was on Friday expelled from the Lok Sabha over the 'cash-for-query' allegation.
Cash-for-query row: TMC MP Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha
Dec 08, 2023, at 09:13 pm
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha on Friday over a report by the Ethics Committee on the 'cash for query' charges against her.
Dec 07, 2023, at 02:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 & The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 after an intense debate in the house.
'Cash for query' charges: 'Let's see,' says Mahua Moitra on Ethics Committee report in Parliament
Dec 05, 2023, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said she was not sure whether the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee's report on the cash-for-query charges brought against her will be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.
Govt calls all-party meet on Dec 2 ahead of Winter Session of Parliament
Nov 26, 2023, at 05:51 am
New Delhi: The government has scheduled an all-party meeting at 11 am on December 2 ahead of the upcoming Winter session of Parliament, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi.
'Expel Mahua Moitra from Lok Sabha': Parliamentary Ethics Committee recommends in 500-page report
Nov 09, 2023, at 06:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress's Mahua Moitra should not be allowed to continue as an MP and her membership should be terminated, the Parliamentary Ethics Committee probing the cash-for-query allegations against her has recommended in its findings, media reports said..
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.
Oct 26, 2023, at 06:36 pm
Lawyer Jai Dehadrai and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey will record their statements before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee in connection with the "cash for questions" charge brought against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra, media reports said.
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".
Oct 20, 2023, at 10:36 pm
The INDIA alliance will win all the Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories in the next election, J&K Congress president Vikar Rasool claimed on Friday.
NCP's review of Lok Sabha constituencies on Oct 18 and 19
Oct 18, 2023, at 08:00 pm
Mumbai/UNI: NCP (Sharad Pawar group) chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase on Tuesday informed that the review of Lok Sabha constituencies will be conducted on October 18 and October 19 in presence of party national president Sharad Pawar and state president Jayant Patil.
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.