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New Delhi, March 25 Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh highlighted on Wednesday that India's milk production has increased by nearly 70 per cent in the last 11 years to 248 million tonnes in 2024-25, and that the country will be free from Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the next three years...

New Delhi, March 25 – Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury launched a sharp attack on the Union government in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday during the discussion on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, comparing it to a "Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for transgender...

New Delhi, March 25 A new law introduced by the Union government on Wednesday for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will regulate recruitment, deputation, promotion, and other conditions of service for their officers.All CAPFs – CRPF, CISF, BSF, ITBP and SSB – are governed by their...

New Delhi, March 25 Rajya Sabha Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan urged the government on Wednesday to mandate the prominent display of information about sugar, salt, and additives on the front of packaged food, with color codes, to improve public understanding.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in...

New Delhi, March 25 The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill 2026, along with 32 government amendments, on Wednesday.With the passage of the Finance Bill 2026, the Lok Sabha has completed its part of the budgetary approval process. The Upper House, the Rajya Sabha, will now consider the Bill...

New Delhi, March 25 Congress Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari said on Wednesday that the allocation of Rs 5 crore per year for MPs under the MPLAD scheme was "quite less" and it should be increased to at least Rs 20 crore, besides abolishing GST on works carried out under the scheme.Under the...

New Delhi, March 25: Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting with all political leaders on Wednesday evening to brief them on the evolving crisis in West Asia, amid growing concerns about its economic and security implications for India.Five to six ministers, including External Affairs...

Today in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will respond to the discussion on the Finance Bill, 2026. The bill aims to implement the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2026-2027. The Lok Sabha is also scheduled to discuss the Insolvency and...

Chennai, March 24 Actor-politician Kamal Haasan said on Tuesday that his party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), will not contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and will instead extend unconditional support to the DMK-led alliance, citing larger political priorities and the state's...

Chennai, March 24 – In a significant boost to its political revival, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), formed by the late Tamil superstar Vijayakant, has secured 10 seats in the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, emerging as the...

Patna, March 24 RJD working president Tejashwi Yadav claimed on Tuesday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had "no desire" to be elected to the Rajya Sabha, but was "forced" to do so at the behest of his ally, the BJP, which was out to "oust" the JD(U).Kumar, the longest-serving chief...

New Delhi, March 24 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was unopposed elected as the president of JD (U) on Tuesday, with no other candidate filing nomination for the party's top post.This is the fourth time Kumar, 75, has become the party chief.Having already been in charge of the party since...

Chennai, March 24 Kamal Haasan, an actor and politician, whose MNM is a constituent of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, announced on Tuesday that it would not contest the April 23 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.The party said that the number of seats offered by the DMK and the...

New Delhi, March 24 A Rajya Sabha member called on Tuesday for a comprehensive review of the salaries and service conditions of the Indian judiciary, stating that Indian judges receive lower remuneration than their counterparts in several major global democracies.Kartikeya Sharma, MP from...

New Delhi, March 24 – As of March 19 this year, a total of 26,19,879 rooftop solar systems have been installed across the country under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana since the scheme's launch in February 2024, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.An amount of ₹17,967.53 crore has been...

New Delhi, March 24 India's urea production reached 275.75 lakh tonnes in the first eleven months of this fiscal, the government said on Tuesday.The country's urea production stood at 306.67 lakh tonnes for the entire 2024-25 fiscal."Currently, there are 33 urea manufacturing units in the...

New Delhi, March 24 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in the Rajya Sabha on the West Asia crisis as "an exercise in obfuscation" and said it came "too late" and raises more questions than answers.Kharge also criticized Modi for his...

New Delhi, March 24 – The government is planning to request a break in the ongoing parliamentary session this week, following requests from members, including many from the opposition, who wish to focus on the upcoming state assembly elections and union territory elections next month, an...

New Delhi, March 24 – AAP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha raised concerns in Parliament on Tuesday regarding what he described as "misleading branding and false advertising" in India's consumer market, particularly targeting packaged fruit beverages.Speaking in the upper house of Parliament...

New Delhi, March 24 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was unopposed elected as the president of JD (U) on Tuesday, with no other candidate filing nomination for the party's top post.Kumar, 75, had been serving as the party's president since Lalan Singh resigned from the post ahead of the Lok...