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New Delhi, April 2 Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday demanded that the government clarify in the Rajya Sabha whether the House will be adjourned to a later date or sine die, amid what he called unhealthy media speculation.Following the laying of documents in the Upper House...

New Delhi, April 1 The Congress and the BJP, along with the TDP, on Wednesday voiced their support for a bill seeking to recognize Amaravati as the sole and permanent capital of Andhra Pradesh, stating their desire for the development of a permanent capital for the southern state.During the...

Jammu, April 1 The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday witnessed rare consensus as members from all parties expressed their disapproval of the absence of senior officers from the gallery, prompting Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to bring the matter to the attention of Chief Minister Omar...

Mumbai, March 31 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that Satara Superintendent of Police Tushar Doshi has been placed on leave to ensure an impartial investigation into allegations of police misconduct during the Zilla Parishad presidential election.Ministers Shambhuraj...

Bhopal, March 29 As many as 63 MLAs will participate in a two-day conference of young legislators, which will begin at the Madhya Pradesh assembly here on Monday.According to officials, legislators from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan will be part of the conference organized by the...

Shimla, March 28 Several Himachal Pradesh MLAs raised issues of staff shortages, suspended bus services, poor road quality, and disaster damage during Zero Hour in the Assembly on Saturday.MLA Surender Shourie raised the issue of long-pending vacancies for teaching staff in the colleges of...

Chennai, March 27 The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) intensified its preparations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections by releasing its second list of candidates on Friday.Party General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced nominees for 127 constituencies...

March 26, Kohima: MLA Achumbemo Kikon today called for greater responsibility among legislators to balance development with ecological protection.Raising the issue of environment and climate change during Zero Hour in the Assembly, Mr. Kikon said that Nagaland is facing an escalating...

Mumbai, March 26 Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde has said that his deputy Neelam Gorhe's order to suspend Satara SP will be forwarded to legal and constitutional experts for their opinion, and only then a decision will be made.Shinde made these remarks in the Upper House on...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma prorogued both houses of the state legislature on Wednesday, bringing to a close a nearly six-week budget session during which key bills, including the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, were passed.The session commenced on February 23...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde said on Wednesday that his deputy Neelam Gorhe's order to suspend Satara SP Tushar Doshi over the commotion during the Zilla Parishad president election would be forwarded to legal and constitutional experts for their opinion...

New Delhi, March 25 The Parliament is likely to complete the budget exercise for 2026-27 by approving the Finance Bill 2026 on Friday.The Finance Bill, which has already been approved by the Lok Sabha, will be taken up for consideration in the Upper House on Friday, Parliamentary Affairs...

Mumbai, March 25 The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) said on Wednesday that the recent elections for the posts of president and vice president of the Satara Zilla Parishad (ZP) have exposed the internal friction within Maharashtra's ruling Mahayuti, transforming what was meant to be a...

Mumbai, March 24 A day after Maharashtra council deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe asked the government to suspend the Satara SP, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said action can only be taken after verifying the facts and asserted that the legislature cannot take on the role of the...

Mumbai, March 24 The number of unfulfilled government assurances in Maharashtra has crossed 5,200, with the legislative Committee on Government Assurances raising concerns over delays and the absence of officials in review meetings on Tuesday.Committee chairman Ravi Rana said in the state...

Mumbai, March 23 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab said his party would submit a proposal on Tuesday seeking the removal of Neelam Gorhe as Deputy Chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.The proposal will be submitted to the Chairman of the Council, Parab told"Shiv Sena (UBT) has...

La Paz, March 23 Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira called on future subnational authorities to work with the central government to address the country's economic and institutional challenges.Paz Pereira made this appeal after casting his vote in the southern city of Tarija on Sunday...

Shimla, March 21 Himachal Pradesh is facing a challenging economic period as the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) has been discontinued, but there is no financial emergency, Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said here on Saturday.Speaking to reporters after the budget was passed in the...

Chandigarh, March 20 The Congress issued a notice to its fifth MLA from Haryana on Friday for alleged cross-voting during the recent Rajya Sabha elections.The party had earlier issued similar notices to four other legislators in the state.The notice was served to Jarnail Singh, the MLA from...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 – The Congress party submitted a formal petition to the Assembly Speaker on Wednesday, seeking the disqualification of two of its MLAs under Article 10 of the Constitution (also known as the anti-defection law) for allegedly cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha biennial...