The Opposition isn’t too happy with the Budget. They called it an exercise in political jugglery and it did little to address issues that affect the common man. They also said that States ruled by non-NDA parties were ignored. MPs of the INDIA bloc, the main Opposition bloc, are planning to stage a protest against … Read more
The 2024 general elections might have substantially changed the composition of the Lok Sabha in terms of party strengths, leading to a coalition government. However, candidates who thrived – even in the 2019 elections – were inevitably rich across most parties with assets equivalent to that of the top 10% of the urban households of … Read more
Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: RAO GN Child rights activists in Tamil Nadu have written to all newly-elected MPs, demanding the repeal of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 and its amendments. Calling for the immediate eradication of child labour in all its forms across the country, … Read more
The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures. Source link
Lib Dem MPs have a free vote on the bill, and speaking to BBC Breakfast, the party leader Sir Ed Davey said: ‘I’ve seen the health impacts of smoking tobacco, there’s no good outcome, it’s always bad, it’s the leading cause of preventable death in our country.” Source link
As the law stands in England, Wales and Scotland, doctors can authorise an abortion if “there is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped”, meaning that if a foetus is found to have Down’s syndrome, the pregnancy can be … Read more
Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chairman Ayub Khan on Wednesday refuted claims made by Mysuru MP Pratap Simha that the Centre has released grants for improving infrastructure at the Dasara exhibition grounds. “This is nothing but a lie since there is no information on the funding from the Swadeshi Darshan 2 scheme of the Centre for … Read more
Cross-party group of MPs does not back change in law, but says some countries have seen care benefit. Source link
The government is still waiting for a clear reply from iPhone maker Apple on the iPhone alert sent to opposition political leaders around five months back on alleged hacking of their devices by state-backed hackers. In an interview to PTI, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the government has asked Apple … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 09 (ANI): Proceedings of the Lok Sabha are underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) | Photo Credit: ANI The BJP has issued a whip to its MPs in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha, while the Congress has issued a … Read more