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Govt trying to sabotage bill on AP’s special status: Congress

July 25, 2016 no comments

The Rajya Sabha on Monday saw repeated adjournments amid uproar by Congress members seeking to put the bill to vote. New Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused the government of behaving in a “d...

Cabinet Committee to set parliament’s monsoon session dates tomo...

June 28, 2016 no comments

Indian Parliament New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, will meet on Wednesday to decide the schedule of the Monsoon session, which is expe...

Monsoon Session of Parliament likely to begin on July 18

June 22, 2016 no comments

New Delhi: The Monsoon Session of Parliament is likely to begin in the third week of July and end by mid August, with the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs set to meet on June 29 to decide o...

Congress still holds the aces on GST Bill

May 16, 2016 no comments

Despite BJP gaining four more seats in Rajya Sabha, backing of principal Opposition party needed. It will not be the changed Rajya Sabha arithmetic in the monsoon session, but a fresh round of...

Centre’s afforestation bill faces Rajya Sabha stumble

May 13, 2016 no comments

A panoramic view of the Meppady forest hills in Wayanad district, as on January, 2016. Afforestation programs around the forest reserves in Kerala led to a boost in the overall forest cover in the St...

Budget session: list of Bills passed and what they mean

May 13, 2016 no comments

A look at how MPs spent their time in Parliament this session. The budget session of Parliament saw many Bills getting passed despite frequent disruptions over a range of issues, including the Uttara...

Man commits suicide near Parliament, 30-page suicide note found

May 12, 2016 no comments

Police taking away the body of 39-year-old Ram Dayal Verma A 39-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree near Parliament complex this morning. The deceased has been id...

Congress creates storm in Parliament over PM’s attack on Sonia

May 9, 2016 no comments

A view of the Parliament building in New Delhi. The Congress on Monday created a storm in Parliament and disrupted proceedings over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charge at a poll rally that an Itali...

Resentment in Rajya Sabha over Mithun’s vanishing act

April 27, 2016 no comments

Actor Mithun Chakraborty outside Parliament House. According to the rules, a member’s seat can be vacated if he is absent for 60 consecutive days without permission. Film star and Trinamool Congress ...

Live: Budget session resumes in Parliament

April 25, 2016 no comments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing presspersons before the resumption of the second part of the Budget session in the Parliament on Monday. The NDA government’s focus will be on the GST B...

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