New Delhi, February 13 National Conference member Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo raised concerns in the Rajya Sabha on Friday regarding the plight of students from Jammu and Kashmir who have been left in a state of uncertainty after a Rajasthan university allegedly failed to honor its admission...
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New Delhi, February 13 AAP leader Sanjay Singh demanded in the Rajya Sabha that the government recruit young men who have cleared the examinations for enrolment in the armed forces, and called for an end to the practice of soldiers being made to serve senior officials.Raising the issue during...
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Bhubaneswar, February 13 Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Kanh Charan Lenka died here on Friday, his family said.He was 86 years old and is survived by a son and a daughter.Lenka, who was suffering from age-related ailments, died of a cardiac arrest at a private hospital...
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February 13, Kohima: Nagaland's Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, S Phangnon Konyak, has expressed gratitude to the Central government for the establishment of the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority.Speaking in the Upper House on Tuesday, Ms. Konyak highlighted that Eastern...
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February 13, Kohima: S. Phangnon Konyak, a Member of Parliament representing Nagaland in the Rajya Sabha, stated that the Union Budget 2026 is not just a financial document, but a reflection of the government's priorities for equitable development, social inclusion, and strengthening India's...
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Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will adjourn for a break during the ongoing budget session, reassembling on the 9th of next month. The budget session is being held in two phases: the first phase began on January 28 with President Droupadi Murmu's address to a joint session of both houses...
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New Delhi, February 12 BJP's Samik Bhattacharya said on Thursday that West Bengal, along with some other states, was facing a "silent demographic invasion", accusing the Mamata Banerjee-led state government of stalling centrally-sponsored projects solely to oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
New Delhi, February 12 More than 2,800 positions are vacant in the three All India Services – IAS, IPS, and Indian Forest Service (IFoS). The IAS alone faces a shortage of 1,300 officers, the government informed Parliament on Thursday.In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha...
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New Delhi, February 12 Trinamool Congress MP Derek O' Brien on Thursday criticized the BJP, invoking Gujarat-based entrepreneur Karsanbhai Patel, the founder of Nirma, suggesting that those who join the party are politically "cleansed".Participating in the debate on the 2026-27 Budget in the...
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New Delhi, February 12 The Parliament passed the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, on Thursday, aiming to provide legal clarity.Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, while piloting the bill in the Rajya Sabha, said, "When the Industrial Relations Code of 2020 was passed, the three...
February 12, New Delhi – India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman responded to the discussion on the Union Budget in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, a day after her address in the Lok Sabha.Minister Sitharaman stated that the Budget reflects the achievements of the people, highlighting that...
New Delhi, February 12 High personal income tax collection does not necessarily mean that the middle class is being suppressed or crushed in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.There is no evidence of any suppression of the middle class in the...
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New Delhi, February 13 BJP MPs on Thursday criticized the opposition parties for disrupting the ongoing Budget session, while opposition members alleged that the Budget did not offer anything for ordinary people.Participating in the debate on the Budget in the Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Kesridevsinh...
New Delhi, February 12 The Rajya Sabha on Thursday approved motions to nominate members to three key parliamentary committees for a one-year term starting May 1, 2026.Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs L Murugan moved three separate motions with the permission of the Chairman, which...
New Delhi, February 12 Congress leader Vivek K Tankha demanded legal protection for chartered accountants and called for measures to break the dominance of the four multinational audit firms in India, stating that domestic CA firms need government support to compete.Raising the issue during...
New Delhi, February 12 CPI-M leader from Kerala, AA Rahim, raised concerns in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday about the alarming working conditions in public sector banks, claiming that around 500 employees have committed suicide in the last decade due to work-related stress, harassment, and...
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February 12, New Delhi: Several questions are scheduled to be answered during Question Hour today in both Houses, and important documents will be presented.In the Lok Sabha, members will discuss the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which was introduced on Wednesday...
February 09, New Delhi: Several questions are scheduled to be answered during Question Hour today in both Houses, and important documents will be presented.In the Lok Sabha, members will discuss the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which was introduced on Wednesday...
The Rajya Sabha will resume discussions on the Union Budget for 2026-27 today. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to respond to the general debate on the Union Budget. Yesterday, in the Lok Sabha, she highlighted the strength of the economy and the government's vision for future...
New Delhi, February 11 YSRCP member Golla Baburao questioned the Centre's allocation of ₹3,200 crore for the Polavaram irrigation project in the 2026-27 Union Budget, asking how long such meagre allocations would continue for the mega scheme.Participating in the discussion on the 2026-27 Union...