Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi speaks during election of the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, on June 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Congratulating Om Birla for being elected speaker of the Lok Sabha for a second term, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he hoped the Opposition … Read more
Union Minister and Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy comes out of his vehicle after being stopped by the police from proceeding to inspect a site of the BRS government’s housing scheme for the poor, in Hyderabad, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: – Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of Northeast Region G. Kishan … Read more
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that was downed by the United States over the weekend over U.S. territorial waters off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S., February 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. recovers balloon debris, China protests United States authorities have … Read more
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said from the next academic session, students will be taught to recite ‘shlokas’ of the Bhagavad Gita in schools across the state. The chief minister made this announcement at the ongoing international Gita Mahotsava in Kurukshetra, an official statement said here. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was … Read more
Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has urged Speaker Om Birla to bring a resolution in Parliament condoling the death of farmers during the agitation against the agri laws. The Congress leader has also written to the Speaker for appointing a Deputy Speaker for the smooth conduct of proceedings in Lok Sabha. Chowdhury, … Read more
Ahead of an expected stormy winter session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for sober debates on important issues in the House and suggested that a day or two be set aside in every session for discussions that are devoid of day-to-day partisan politics. He also batted for “one nation-one legislative platform”, where … Read more
Lok Sabha continued to witness protests by the Opposition over the Pegasus snooping controversy and farmers’ issues on Tuesday and had to be adjourned for the day after the House passed two key bills. The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 and the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 were passed separately by voice vote in the midst … Read more
The opposition protest over the Pegasus snooping controversy and the contentious farm laws disrupted Lok Sabha proceedings leading to two subsequent adjournments on Tuesday. As soon as the House assembled at 11 am, the opposition members came to the well and started sloganeering over the alleged snooping through the Pegasus software and demanding scrapping of … Read more
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that those members of the House who have been administered at least one dose of the Covid vaccine will not have to undergo RT-PCR test for attending the forthcoming monsoon session of Parliament. A total of 441 MPs have been vaccinated so far. The Speaker visited Parliament House … Read more
Pashupati Kumar Paras of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) took oath as Union Minister in the expansion and reshuffle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s Cabinet on Wednesday. Earlier this month, Paras, the younger brother of LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan, was recognized as the leader of LJP in Lok Sabha in place of Chirag Paswan after … Read more