The ruling Congress and Opposition BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) are set for the first major showdown after the former took over the reins of power in the State as the Budget session gets under way from Monday. While the implementation of the five pre-poll guarantees of the Congress is likely to be used against … Read more
Parliamentarians after adjournment of the Lok Sabha sine die on conclusion of the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Lok Sabha’s Budget session ended as scheduled on April 6 with Speaker Om Birla announcing that the House had been adjourned sine die (for an indefinite period) … Read more
A senior Health Ministry official said that the price hike was to ensure that there would be no shortage of medicines in the market and that manufacturers and consumers mutually benefit. File image for representation purpose only. Photo: Special Arrangement Prices of essential medicines set to see a hike from April 1 Prices of 384 essential … Read more
TMC MP Derek O’Brien speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the first phase of the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on February 7, 2023. File | Photo Credit: PTI The TMC will raise in Parliament issues such as LIC and SBI’s risk exposure, price rise of essential commodities, unemployment and “misuse” of central … Read more
The Adani issue has dominated proceedings in both houses so far with the Opposition stepping up its attack on the Narendra Modi-led government. Source link
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Anurag Thakur, Nirmala Sitharaman, Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal, Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju to discuss government strategy in Parliament, news agency ANI reported. Source link
President Droupadi Murmu with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive at Parliament House to attend first day of Budget session in New Delhi on January 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar In her maiden address to the joint sitting of both Houses of parliament … Read more
The budget session of the Rajasthan Assembly began on a stormy note on Monday with the Opposition members trying to disrupt Governor Kalraj Mishra’s customary address by raising the issue of rampant paper leaks in the State government’s recruitment exams. Mr. Mishra shortened his speech, reading just a few pages, and left the House. Speaker … Read more
The Congress on Thursday questioned the conclusion of the Budget Session of Parliament ahead of schedule, accusing the government of running away from a discussion on price rise and inflation demanded jointly by a combined opposition. Noting that the government had allocated time for a discussion on price rise during the meeting of the business … Read more
A discussion on rising fuel prices and the Russia-Ukraine conflict is expected to be held in Lok Sabha after the Centre agreed for the same, members of parliament said on Monday. The government has agreed to the opposition’s demand for discussing the Ukraine war and rising prices in the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting chaired … Read more