Union Minister Anurag Thakur speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament | Photo Credit: PTI Parliament passed a Bill on Thursday to make the process of allotment of title and registration of periodicals simple and simultaneous through an online system without the requirement of any physical interface. The Press and Registration … Read more
Proceedings of the Lok Sabha are underway during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Both C. Thomas and A.M. Arif were seen carrying placards protesting the suspension of their colleagues Continuing the spree of suspensions, two more members were suspended from the Lok Sabha on December 20, taking … Read more
NCP chief Sharad Pawar. File | Photo Credit: PTI NCP chief Sharad Pawar on December 19 asked Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to probe the recent security lapse in Parliament and also sought his intervention into the suspension of MPs. “I would request you to kindly address this matter in the interest of upholding the … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Ahead of the Winter session of Parliament, the government has convened a meeting of floor leaders of political parties in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on December 2. The Winter session of Parliament begins on December 4 and will have 15 sittings … Read more
Parliamentarians in the Lok Sabha. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union government has listed the four Bills related to Jammu & Kashmir, including one pertaining to the reservation of Assembly seats for “Kashmiri migrants”, to be taken up for discussion in the winter session of Parliament commencing on December 4. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation … Read more
File photo of Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar. | Photo Credit: PTI Parliament is the soul of democracy and its supremacy is not amenable to any intervention from the executive or the judiciary, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on November 26. Addressing a Constitution Day event in New Delhi, he said, “Sovereignty of Parliament is synonymous with … Read more
AAP spokesperson Reena Gupta. File The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on October 4 alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has “targeted” their Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh as he raised issues related to the Adani Group in Parliament. “The party was reacting to the ED raids on the premises of Mr. Singh in connection with … Read more
The story so far: A ‘special’ five-day session of Parliament began on Monday, with the government last week Wednesday finally putting an end to prolonged suspense by unveiling the legislative agenda. After announcing the session around two weeks ago, the Centre’s denial to spell out the agenda fuelled speculations in political circles speculating about simultaneous … Read more
A view of new Parliament House Complex in New Delhi | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR MPs to move to new Parliament on Tuesday, Opposition asks for Women’s Bill More than three months after the new Parliament House was inaugurated, Members of Parliament will move into the building on Tuesday, the second day of the … Read more
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar during the monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI/Sansad TV Lok Sabha functioned for only 43% of its scheduled time and Rajya Sabha 55% in the just-concluded Monsoon session but legislative activity remained high with 23 bills being passed, … Read more