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New Delhi, March 27 A Joint Parliamentary Committee tasked with examining three bills aimed at removing the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers if they are under arrest for 30 consecutive days on serious charges has been granted more time to submit its report.The Lok Sabha on Friday...

Kathmandu, March 26 Balendra Shah 'Balen' was elected as the leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party's parliamentary party on Thursday, paving his way to become Nepal's youngest elected prime minister on Friday.The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "U-turn Ustad" tactics, claiming that he now intends to implement the women's reservation law without completing the delimitation and census exercises by holding a "special two-day session" of Parliament in...

New Delhi, March 25 – In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Wednesday accused him of repeatedly changing his stance, now seeking to implement the women's reservation law without completing the delimitation and census operations.The party stated that the prime...

New Delhi, March 24 The government is unlikely to immediately introduce a bill to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha to 816, so that 273 of them could be reserved for women in the ongoing parliamentary session. This session may be adjourned early, but will not be prorogued to keep the...

New Delhi, March 23 The government is "willing" to bring two bills during the ongoing Parliament session to ensure that the law reserving seats for women is implemented before the completion of the delimitation exercise for Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies, sources said on Monday.Union...

New Delhi, March 23 The government is "willing" to bring two bills in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament to ensure that the law reserving seats for women is implemented even before the completion of the delimitation exercise for Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies, sources said on...

Agartala, March 22 – Even as the BJP continues discussions with its ally, the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), to finalize a seat-sharing arrangement, the opposition Congress announced on Sunday that it will contest the upcoming tribal council elections independently.Polling for the 30-member Tripura...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 As Kerala goes to the polls on April 9, a prominent Sangh-affiliated group has raised concerns over what it termed as growing challenges to national unity, calling for collective efforts to counter "narrow regionalism."A right-wing cultural think tank based in...

The Lok Sabha has extended the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining legislation related to the "one nation, one election" concept until the first day of the last week of the 2026 monsoon session. The bill aims to introduce simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State...

New Delhi, March 17 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has told Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju that a meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, should be convened at the earliest to discuss the "modalities and roadmap for the implementation" of the Women's Reservation...

Dhaka, March 11 Bangladesh’s new parliament is set to convene its maiden session on Thursday, with the speaker’s seat remaining vacant.Former Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury resigned in September 2024 after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, while deputy speaker Shamsul Haque was jailed, though both...

New Delhi, March 9 Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad strongly supported the proposal for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies on Monday, saying that such a move would be in the interest of the country, save time, improve governance, and expedite development...

The Mizoram state legislative assembly unanimously adopted an official resolution today, moved by State Education Minister Vanlalthlana, seeking the inclusion of the Mizo language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India.Participating in the discussion, Chief Minister Lalduhoma...

Islamabad, February 26 – Several international press freedom and human rights organizations have written to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing serious concerns about the continued deterioration of media freedom in Pakistan.In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect...

New Delhi, February 25 – The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to rename Kerala as 'Keralam', paving the way for a constitutional amendment in Parliament and triggering a fresh political debate. While the BJP welcomed the decision as recognition of the state’s cultural and linguistic...

New Delhi, February 24 Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor offered a witty take on Kerala's name change on Tuesday, asking what happens now to the terms "Keralite" and "Keralan" for the "inhabitants" of the new "Keralam".In a lighter vein, Tharoor said "Keralamite" sounds like a microbe and...

February 24, New Delhi – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the proposal to change the name of the State of ‘Kerala’ to ‘Keralam’.The decision was announced during a Cabinet briefing by Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and...

New Delhi, February 24 – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the proposal to change the name of "Kerala" to "Keralam" on Tuesday, according to government officials.Following the Union Cabinet's approval, President Droupadi Murmu will refer a Bill, namely the...

New Delhi, February 22 – Pakistan has long been accused of using transnational repression to silence dissidents living abroad, with the frequency of such incidents rising since General Asim Munir took command of the army in November 2022, according to a media report.Several analysts and global...