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New Delhi, March 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the 59 Rajya Sabha members retiring between April and July, calling Parliament "an open university" and urging outgoing legislators to continue contributing to national life.Addressing the Upper House on the occasion of the...

New Delhi, March 18 The government has taken various measures to protect the interests of consumers, including action against coaching centers for misleading advertisements, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday.Responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Lok...

New Delhi, March 17 The Parliament on Tuesday approved the second batch of supplementary demands for grants, allowing the government to spend an additional Rs 2.01 lakh crore in the current fiscal year, with the Rajya Sabha returning the Appropriation Bill 2026 to the Lok Sabha.Through the...

New Delhi, March 17 The Lok Sabha on Tuesday revoked with immediate effect the suspension of eight opposition members who were barred from the House on February 3 for "disruptive" behavior, with Speaker Om Birla emphasizing that there should be no display of placards, posters, photos, or...

New Delhi, March 17 – Over 200 prominent senior citizens, including former ambassadors, retired army officers, bureaucrats, and senior advocates, voiced their concerns on Tuesday regarding the alleged conduct and behavior of Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of the Congress party and the Leader of...

New Delhi, March 17 As many as 204 retired armed forces officers, former civil servants, including diplomats, and lawyers on Tuesday demanded that the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, apologize to the nation for his conduct inside the Parliament premises, terming it a...

New Delhi, March 17 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a scathing attack on the Congress party on Tuesday, using the 15th anniversary of the WikiLeaks revelations to remind the nation of the 2008 "cash-for-votes" scandal.Through a social media post, the BJP alleged that the first...

The Lok Sabha has lifted the suspension of eight opposition MPs today after the House unanimously passed a motion in this regard. The motion was moved by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, proposing the immediate termination of the suspension of the members.The MPs involved are...

New Delhi, March 17 The Lok Sabha on Tuesday immediately lifted the suspension of eight opposition members, who had been suspended from the House on February 3 for "disruptive" behaviour, following a request from Congress leader K Suresh.Following the submissions by several opposition members...

Mumbai, March 17 – Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Rohit Pawar criticised Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Tuesday for his response to the plane crash in which former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died.In a post on X, Rohit Pawar wrote, “Well...

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...

Patna, March 16 – Following a clean sweep in the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar on Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin extended congratulations on behalf of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Lok Morcha President Upendra...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 16 – Former Prime Minister and Rajya Sabha Member H.D. Deve Gowda expressed deep concern on Monday over the persistent disruptions in Parliament caused by opposition parties, particularly members of the Congress.In this regard, he has written a letter to Congress...

New Delhi, March 16 Aiming to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the delimitation exercise is completed, the government is likely to introduce a bill to amend the law, most probably during the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.Government sources said that feelers have been sent to...

New Delhi, March 16 Former Prime Minister and Rajya Sabha MP HD Deve Gowda wrote to Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday, expressing concern over disruptions inside Parliament and protests outside by her party members.In his letter, Deve Gowda told Gandhi that he has...

New Delhi, March 16 The suspension of eight opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha is likely to be lifted on Tuesday, sources said, citing a decision taken at a meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla.Seven Congress and a CPI(M) MP were suspended on February 3 for unruly behavior, following a...

New Delhi, March 16 The opposition's move in the Lok Sabha to remove Speaker Om Birla from his position undermined parliamentary traditions, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said on Monday.In a letter to Birla, he asserted that the neutrality of the Speaker's office is central to the...

New Delhi, March 16 The suspension of eight opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha is likely to be lifted on Tuesday, sources said, citing a decision taken at a meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla.Seven Congress and a CPI(M) MP were suspended for disruptive behavior, following a resolution passed...

New Delhi, March 16 The Rajya Sabha bade farewell to former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, who retired on Monday after completing his six-year term in office.Chairman C P Radhakrishnan said that as a distinguished jurist, Gogoi brought unparalleled legal acumen and experience to...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission's decision to transfer West Bengal's chief secretary and DGP shortly after announcing the dates for the Assembly elections triggered a political uproar on Monday.While the opposition parties accused the poll panel of acting at the behest of the BJP...