Union Minister Kiren Rijiju addresses a press conference at his residence in New Delhi on March 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The Election Commission of India (EC) has proposed to change the rules pertaining to the conduct of elections to facilitate the electronically-transmitted postal ballot system for overseas Indian voters and the matter is … Read more
A technical analysis carried out by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) on the cyber-attack on AIIMS has revealed that the IT networks of the government-run hospital was compromised “by unknown threat actors due to improper network segmentation”, the minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. In a written reply … Read more
New Delhi: The US has emerged as India’s top destination for merchandise exports during April-December this fiscal at USD 59.7 billion, Parliament was informed on Friday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the government has taken a series of measures to promote the country’s exports. The … Read more
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju with BJP MP Satya Pal at Parliament House complex during ongoing Winter Session, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI File The Lok Sabha has been adjourned sine die, around a week ahead of its schedule. Today, the Rajya Sabha is expected to take up Private Members’ Bills. On December … Read more
Both Houses saw a stormy start as Opposition members demanded a discussion on the India-China border clash in Tawang Sector, Arunachal Pradesh. While the Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 p.m., Opposition members staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha after a heated back-and-forth with the Chairman. Later today, Rajya Sabha is expected to take … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Maritime Anti-Piracy Bill on Wednesday, two days after the Lok Sabha passed it. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the Bill … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, on December 13, 2022 | Photo Credit: PTI Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops tried to transgress the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Yangtse area of Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh and “unilaterally” change the status quo, which was contested by Indian troops in a “firm and resolute” … Read more
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said he received a call from Congress MP Rahul Gandhi who enquired about his health, and claimed such gestures were becoming rare in times of “political bitterness”. Raut said Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, a mass contact initiative underway from September 7, is getting a massive … Read more
After cross-voting cost in the Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana and legislative council elections in Maharashtra, the Congress is taking extra precaution to rally its MLAs for the Presidential polls to be held on Monday. The party is taking extra care after former Union Minister Ajay Maken lost the Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana as … Read more
With the assembly election inching closer, the ruling BJP is emerging as the favourite destination for a number of Congress leaders and other party workers. If sources are to be believed, Mahendrasinh Vaghela, son of former Gujarat chief minister and former union minister Shankersinh Vaghela is in talks with the BJP and may join the … Read more