Chris Hipkins becomes 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand

25 Jan 2023

Chris Hipkins on Wednesday sworn in as the Prime Minister of New Zealand. Jacinda Ardern left Parliament as prime minister and handed over the power to Hipkins. Earlier in 2008 Hipkins was first elected to parliament, in November 2020 he was appointed minister for Covid-19, and currently, he was minister...

Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary dies during Bharat Jodo Yatra

14 Jan 2023

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced that Congress MP from Jalandhar Santokh Singh Chaudhary died during Bharat Jodo Yatra. While walking alongside Rahul Gandhi during his led Bharat Jodo, MP Singh collapsed and suffered a heart attack. Meanwhile, the yatra has been suspended for now, and Chaudhary was...

Nepal’s newly-appointed PM ‘Prachanda’ wins vote of confidence in Parliament

10 Jan 2023

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' won the vote of confidence in the country's Parliament on Tuesday. Prachanda has made history by winning a 99 percent endorsement.

Parliament’s Budget Session likely to start on 31 January

02 Jan 2023

The Budget Session of Parliament which is likely to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will begin on 31 January and will conclude on 6 April. With the address of President Droupadi Murmu, the session will start with the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in...

Parliament Winter Session to conclude on 23 December

20 Dec 2022

A week ahead of the original schedule the Winter session of Parliament is likely to end on 23 December. In the meeting of the Lok Sabha Business Advisory Council (BAC) decided to adjourn the session of the Parliament on 23 December. Earlier in December the Winter Session of the Parliament...

Supreme Court wraps up 6,844 cases since 9 November

20 Dec 2022

Since Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud took over as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI) the supreme court has wrapped up 6,844 cases. Meanwhile, between 9 November and 16 December as many as 5,898 cases were filed on the last working day before the Supreme Court closed for winter vacation. According...

Parliament winter session to end on 23 December

19 Dec 2022

On behalf of the opposition, a proposal was sent to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to end the session before time and there is the possibility that the winter session may end on 23 December.

Death toll rises to 53 after consuming spurious liquor

16 Dec 2022

In the latest update, around 53 people lost their lives after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Saran district. After this incident, a ruckus was created in the parliament on which Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said, "There is a full effort to impose liquor ban in Bihar. People were dying...

Day 1 of parliament winter session: All about the bills to be taken up for discussion

07 Dec 2022

The first day of the winter session of Parliament has commenced today, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi officiating Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Slated to continue until 29 December, the winter session will be held for 17 days. In these 17 days, about 16...