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New Delhi, April 2 The Budget Session of Parliament will resume on April 16 after a short break to pass bills that will increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816, enabling the implementation of the women's reservation law as soon as possible.Sources said that the two Houses will...

New Delhi, April 2 The Budget Session of Parliament will resume on April 16 after a brief recess to pass bills that increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816, in order to implement the women's reservation law as soon as possible.Sources said that both Houses will reconvene for...

New Delhi, April 2 The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Thursday to reconvene on April 16, and may consider a bill to increase seats in the Lok Sabha to implement reservation for women in the legislature.The House, which was scheduled to be adjourned sine die on Thursday, will now reconvene at 11...

Shimla, April 2 The 16-day, two-phase budget session of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, which lasted approximately 90 hours, concluded on Thursday with 103 per cent productivity.This 11th session of the 14th Legislative Assembly was conducted in two phases – the first phase, held from...

New Delhi, April 1 The Budget session of Parliament is unlikely to be adjourned sine die on Thursday as the government is planning to summon it again for two-three days in the third week of April to bring a bill to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 so that 273 of them could be...

New Delhi, April 1 A bill to amend the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) is unlikely to come up before the Lok Sabha in the ongoing Budget session for consideration, amid concerns from opposition members over some of its provisions, sources said on Wednesday.In the Lok Sabha, the FCRA...

Jammu, Apr 1 The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly's privileges committee has summoned a PDP legislator in a breach of privilege matter, noting that the explanation provided by him was inadequate and required further clarification.PDP's Waheed ur Rehman Para, a first-time member of the Legislative...

New Delhi, April 1 CPI(M) MP John Brittas alleged on Wednesday that the government is treating even basic information related to the regulation of NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) as "secret", raising concerns over transparency and parliamentary accountability.In a...

Bhubaneswar, April 1 The Odisha government withdrew four bills relating to a threefold increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of all MLAs, before Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the budget session sine die, five days ahead of schedule.The bills, which were passed unanimously on the...

Bhubaneswar, April 1 – The Odisha Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die, bringing the ongoing budget session to a close, five working days ahead of its scheduled conclusion.The sixth session of the 17th Odisha Assembly, which commenced on February 17, was to conclude on April 8. The...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 The Odisha government withdrew four bills on Tuesday night relating to a threefold increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of MLAs, ministers, the chief minister, and others, before Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the budget session sine die, five days ahead of...

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the House today that a total of 48,958 non-gazetted and 10,217 gazetted posts – across both direct recruitment and promotion quotas – are currently vacant in 38 government departments. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the Chief Minister was...

New Delhi, March 30 The Delhi Assembly's budget session concluded after over 15 hours of legislative business, said Speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday, describing it as a "productive engagement" during the proceedings."The second part of the fourth session of the eighth legislative assembly was...

New Delhi, March 30 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta criticised the opposition AAP legislators' negative approach during the recently concluded Budget Session, which involved boycotting the House without raising any specific issues and attempting to mislead the public.Addressing...

Hyderabad, March 29 – Members of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the Telangana Assembly were suspended for two days for disrupting the proceedings.Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar announced the suspension of 24 BRS members present in the House after a resolution moved by Legislative Affairs...

Jammu, March 28 Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sakeena Itoo said on Saturday that the National Conference-led government is determined to eradicate the drug menace and is preparing to introduce a bill on drug de-addiction during the ongoing budget session.The minister made the statement...

Srinagar, March 28: Leaders and workers of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) staged a protest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday over taxes, utility charges, and the issue of electricity amnesty.Raising anti-government slogans, the PDP leaders and workers protested to...

New Delhi, March 27 Delhi Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh alleged on Friday that the opposition deliberately avoided key proceedings of the Delhi Assembly's budget session to avoid discussions on the "Sheeshmahal" matter and reports from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).In a statement, he...

Chandigarh, March 27 – The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by jailed MP Amritpal Singh, seeking to overturn the Punjab government's order denying his request for temporary release to attend Parliament's budget session.A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and...

March 27, Kohima: The 8th Session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly concluded today after a seven-day sitting across two phases.On the final day of the session today, the House passed the State Budget for 2026-27, authorizing government expenditure exceeding 22,127 crore rupees.The...