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New Delhi, April 11 Ahead of the special three-day Parliament session, when the women's reservation law is expected to be amended, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday that the proposed amendments should not be a political tool that undermines federalism and vitiates the vitality of...

JAMMU, APRIL 8: The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, has dissolved the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory, formally concluding the legislative session.According to a bulletin issued by the Assembly Secretariat, the order dated April 7, 2026, was issued by the...

Chandigarh, April 6 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday that his government has ordered a crop loss assessment to evaluate the damage caused by inclement weather, asserting that affected farmers will be compensated.Mann was speaking to reporters while presenting a four-year...

Cooch Behar, Apr 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies would start benefiting them from the 2029 parliamentary polls, as he sought to weaken West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's strongest electoral...

Thiruvalla (Kerala), April 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the number of Lok Sabha seats would not be reduced in South Indian states that have successfully controlled population growth, and that the total number of seats would increase to benefit states across the country...

New Delhi, April 3 – The Congress on Friday accused the government of calling a "special session" of Parliament to pass bills related to amending the women’s quota law and delimitation, allegedly to gain political advantage in the upcoming elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The Congress...

New Delhi, April 2 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has written to the Rajya Sabha secretariat seeking the removal of Raghav Chadha as the party's deputy leader in the House, sources said on Thursday.Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal from Punjab is likely to be appointed as the new deputy leader, they...

Jammu, April 1 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday opposed a private member's bill seeking changes to the Public Service Guarantee (PSG) Act, while assuring the House that the government will undertake a comprehensive review of the law to make it more effective.BJP's...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 The Congress has directed its MPs to urgently reach Delhi and attend the Parliament session, as the FCRA Amendment Bill is likely to be taken up for passage, AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal said on Tuesday.Describing the proposed law as "completely...

New Delhi, March 30 The Lok Sabha session was adjourned until 12:30 pm following protests by opposition members demanding a discussion on the West Asia crisis.The issue came up as soon as Zero Hour began at 12 noon, with Congress leader Manish Tewari stating that a discussion on West Asia was...

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...

Jammu, March 27 All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Shahnawaz Choudhary on Friday strongly criticised BJP legislators for using derogatory words against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly here.Amid slogans in support and against...

Mumbai, March 27 – A major security breach has come to light during the Maharashtra Assembly session, with the Mumbai Police registering a case against five individuals on Friday for allegedly creating and circulating fake entry passes.The arrests were made by the Marine Drive Police following...

Jammu, March 27 – The budget session of the J&K Assembly was adjourned on Friday after MLAs from both the ruling and opposition benches raised slogans against the Israeli attack on Iran.Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather adjourned the assembly for half an hour amid the uproar caused by the MLAs, as...

Jammu, March 26 The second leg of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly's budget session is expected to begin on a contentious note on Friday, with opposition parties preparing to challenge the government over its election promises and the restoration of statehood.During the 18-day first half of the...

Mumbai, March 26 The Maharashtra legislative council has ordered the implementation of a motion that recommended a five-day jail term for a young man from Akola for publishing false news against NCP MLA Amol Mitkari on a YouTube channel.The young man, Ankush Gawande, had been asked to be...

March 25, Kohima: The second phase of the 8th Session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly will resume tomorrow.Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who also holds the Finance portfolio, will present the State Budget for the financial year 2026-2027.During the two-day session, the House will...

New Delhi, March 25 Both Houses of Parliament will not meet over the weekend as previously decided, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.The Parliament had not met last Thursday and Friday due to festivals, and it was decided that the two Houses would...

Mumbai, March 25 Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) legislator Anil Parab demanded that the Maharashtra government provide clarity on the status of Special Investigation Teams (SITs) constituted over the past five sessions, and urged it to publish a comprehensive white paper detailing their...

Hyderabad, March 25 The Telangana BJP has urged Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla to direct the Assembly Speaker to suspend the membership of AIMIM MLAs for showing disrespect towards the national song in the Assembly.A delegation of BJP leaders, led by the party's state President N. Ramchander Rao...