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New Delhi, April 2 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the government is attempting to legally perpetuate the injustice of discrimination against Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel through a bill, and asserted that his party will repeal such a "discriminatory law" when it...

New Delhi, April 2 Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi was absent from the Lok Sabha during Question Hour when an MP raised a query related to his ministry, prompting Speaker Om Birla to direct the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs to take note and ensure it does not happen again.The question was...

New Delhi, April 2 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla cautioned Union ministers and MPs against engaging in lengthy conversations within the House during proceedings, warning that he would name them in the future.As soon as the Zero Hour began at 12 noon, Birla stated that he had observed members and...

New Delhi, April 2 Andhra Pradesh Minister for Human Resources Development Nara Lokesh, along with NDA MPs, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to thank him for the passage of the Amaravati Bill in Parliament, which gives statutory recognition to Amaravati as the sole and permanent capital of...

New Delhi, April 2 The government stated in the Lok Sabha on Thursday that consumers are not required to install pre-paid electricity meters.Responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour, Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar rejected suggestions that the government was compelling...

New Delhi, April 1 The Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday raised concerns about the slow progress in groundwater modeling and inadequate community participation in water management, and called for urgent and time-bound action by the Jal Shakti Ministry.These observations were made in the...

Amaravati, Apr 1 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday described the passage of the Amaravati Bill in the Lok Sabha as a moment of honour for the people.The Centre passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, granting statutory...

In New Delhi, on April 1, the Parliament passed amendments to the insolvency law to expedite the resolution of struggling companies and reduce the backlog of cases. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized that the goal is not to liquidate companies, but to help them operate with...

New Delhi, Apr 1 Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Vijay Goel met Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday and inquired about the health of his mother, Sonia Gandhi, amid the strained relations between the two parties.Goel, a former Delhi BJP president, posted a...

Amaravati, April 1 Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan hailed the passage of the Amaravati Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, calling it a defining moment in the state's history.The Jana Sena leader used the social media platform X to congratulate the people of Andhra Pradesh on...

New Delhi, April 1 The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has helped improve the health of the Indian banking sector, Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday.The Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, after the Rajya Sabha...

New Delhi, April 1 India's imports of telecom equipment from China rose to USD 6,371 million (approximately Rs 59,500 crore) in 2023-24, up from USD 5,553 million in 2019-20, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Minister of State for Communications, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, in a written reply...

New Delhi, April 1 Several opposition MPs on Wednesday criticised the government over the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, saying the blanket decriminalisation proposed under it is dangerous for society and demanding that it be referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)...

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, Apr 1 Independent MP from Jammu and Kashmir, Abdul Rashid Sheikh, said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that either people should not be allowed to contest elections from jail, or if they are, they should be free to attend House proceedings.Participating in a debate on the Jan Vishwas...

Amaravati, April 1 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu stated on Wednesday that Amaravati will remain the sole capital of the state, declaring that "no one can touch it" in the future.He expressed satisfaction over the passage of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment)...

New Delhi, April 1 The Lok Sabha passed a bill on Wednesday to amend certain provisions in various laws to decriminalize and rationalize minor offenses, further promoting ease of doing business and living.The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed by voice vote.The bill...

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...

New Delhi, April 1 The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India welcomed the move to postpone the tabling of the FCRA Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, even as it said concerns remain because it was only postponed.Speaking to the media after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju...

New Delhi, April 1 The Parliament passed amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) on Wednesday to facilitate faster resolutions, reduce case backlogs, and strengthen the financial ecosystem.The Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, through...