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New Delhi, April 2 Amid indications that the government may introduce a bill to increase seats in the Lok Sabha to implement reservations for women in the legislature, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the House would be adjourned and would...

New Delhi, April 2 – BJP Rajya Sabha member from Jharkhand, Aditya Prasad, on Thursday termed the "ritualistic" murder of a 13-year-old girl in the Hazaribagh district as a deeply "unfortunate" and shocking incident that exposes the dangerous persistence of superstition and black magic in the...

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 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has written to the Rajya Sabha secretariat seeking the removal of Raghav Chadha as the party's deputy leader in the House, sources said on Thursday.Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal from Punjab is likely to be appointed as the new deputy leader, they...

New Delhi, April 2 A Rajya Sabha member from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) raised concerns on Thursday about a significant shortfall in the central government's transfer of collection funds to designated funds, citing a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that revealed lapses spanning...

New Delhi, April 2 Disturbing statistics about the conditions of Indian workers abroad reveal that over 20 individuals have died overseas each day over the past five years, with the majority of fatalities occurring in Gulf nations.According to data provided by Minister of State for External...

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 Samajwadi Party leader Ramji Lal Suman raised the issue of the administration of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, demanding that its management be handed over to followers of Buddhism."The Mahabodhi Temple is a site of international...

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...

Amaravati, April 2 – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday called upon people in all villages in the Amaravati region to organize celebrations to mark the passing of a Bill in Parliament that grants Amaravati the status of the sole and permanent capital of Andhra...

According to sources at the Chief Minister's residence in Patna, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10.He is expected to travel to Delhi on April 8 or 9 to complete the formalities in the Upper House of Parliament.Following his...

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...

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 The opposition in the Rajya Sabha criticized the government on Wednesday for frequent amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, significant haircuts, alleged favoritism towards large corporate defaulters, and ongoing infrastructure issues at the NCLT, along with...

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, April 1 The Rajya Sabha passed a resolution on Wednesday to impose additional excise duty on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), also known as jet fuel.The resolution was moved in the House by Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, shortly after the session resumed after lunch...

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...

New Delhi, April 1 The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, by voice vote on Wednesday, amid an opposition walkout.The bill aims to create a unified legal framework governing personnel across different Central Armed Police Forces, replacing...

New Delhi, April 1 – The government and opposition members clashed in the Rajya Sabha during Wednesday’s debate on the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, with BJP MPs calling it a much-needed reform, while the opposition accused it of overriding the Supreme Court verdict...

New Delhi, April 1 CPI(M) MP John Brittas alleged on Wednesday that the government is treating even basic information related to the regulation of NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) as "secret", raising concerns over transparency and parliamentary accountability.In a...