Subsidy on canteen food served in Parliament removed: Speaker Om Birla

January 20, 2021

As Parliament gears up to hold the Budget Session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a press conference on Tuesday and elaborated on the steps taken by the secretariat in the time of Covid-19. He said that RT-PCR tests will be mandatory for all MPs coming to the House. House...

Even RSS chief would be called terrorist if he disagrees with PM: Rahul

December 25, 2020

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday went to meet President Ram Nath Kovind and submitted him a memorandum, which the party claimed has been signed by 2 crore farmer surging the government to take back the three farm laws passed by the Narendra Modi government. The Congress delegation...

NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING WILL BE SYMBOL OF SELF-RELIANT INDIA: PM

December 11, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a new Parliament building here. The ceremony was performed with full rituals, along with “Sarva Dharma Prarthana”. The bhoomi pujan saw the entire Cabinet and other guests in attendance. While addressing the gathering, the PM focused on...

Anurag Thakur hits out at Nehru-Gandhi family, apologises after Speaker’s intervention

September 19, 2020

The Lok Sabha witnessed a ruckus on Friday when MoS Finance Anurag Thakur took a jibe at the Nehru-Gandhi family while speaking on the Taxation and Other Laws (Re- laxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill. Thakur took a sharp jibe at the Congress and attacked former PM Jawaharlal Nehru...

Harsimrat quits Union Cabinet but SAD to remain part of NDA

September 18, 2020

Displaying her opposition to three agriculture-related bills, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from the Union Cabinet on Thursday evening. The resignation came soon after SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal opposed two farmer-related bills in the Lok Sabha. The SAD is an...

Rajnath to make statement on China in RS, Opposition divided on LAC debate

September 17, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement on the China issue in the Rajya Sabha today as he had done in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. As per the law of the proceedings of the upper house, the Opposition has a right to seek clarification after the minister’s statement...

INDIA WANTS PEACE, BUT READY FOR WAR, SAYS RAJNATH AS ARMY GEARS UP FOR WINTER

September 16, 2020

It was an assertive Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who made a statement in the Lok Sabha on the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and said that India wants peace but is prepared for war. Talking about his visit to Moscow, Singh said that both he and External...

Lok Sabha passes bill to cut 30% of MP salaries

September 16, 2020

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill which will reduce the salaries, allowances and pensions of Members of Parliament by 30% for one year. The Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which was introduced on Monday, sailed through the lower house on Tuesday. It was bound to happen as...

Parliament opens under ‘new normal’, PM Modi says we stand by Jawans

September 15, 2020

Parliament began its new monsoon session amid Covid-19 guidelines and precautions on Monday. Usually, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha meet at 11 am, but with new seating arrangement it was shift wise with Lok Sabha MPs sitting in both the Houses. This new seating arrangement saw Lok Sabha Speaker Om...

Govt may make statement on LAC to counter Congress plan

September 14, 2020

The government is likely to make a statement in Parliament on the India-China standoff as the monsoon session begins on Monday. The matter was raised at the Parliament’s Business Advisory Committee meeting on Sunday, which was meant to discuss and slot agenda for business for the coming session. Asked whether...