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  Parliament clears bill on appointment, service conditions of Election Commissioners

  India | December 21, 2023 14:46 IST

  The Bill replaced the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.

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  Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill passed in Lok Sabha; Here's why you should know - 10 points

  India | April 05, 2022 12:51 IST

  MPs voiced concerns that the bill may be an invasion of privacy. However, Shah also sought to allay the concerns insisting all data collected under the proposed law will be protected.

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  Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2022 clubbing three Delhi MCDs passed in Lok Sabha

  India | March 30, 2022 20:43 IST

  The Delhi Municipal Corporation was trifurcated in 2011 by the then Delhi government led by Sheila Dikshit to create compact municipalities aimed at providing a better delivery of services.

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  Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid protest by Opposition members; retrospective tax bill passed

  India | August 06, 2021 14:22 IST

  As the House convened for the day at 11:00 am, Speaker Om Birla took up the Question Hour. 

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  Andhra Assembly passes tax, appropriation bills on session's last day

  India | December 05, 2020 10:34 IST

  The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed four bills, including the appropriation bill, by voice vote, on the last day of its session Friday.

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  Marathi language mandatory in all schools across Maharashtra

  India | February 27, 2020 17:56 IST

  The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that makes Marathi a compulsory subject across all schools in the state.

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  Parliament passes chit funds bill

  Business | November 28, 2019 17:23 IST

  The maximum commission for foreman, who is responsible for managing the chit, is proposed to be raised from 5 per cent to 7 per cent. The bill also allows the foreman a right to lien against the credit balance from subscribers.

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  Himachal passes bill against conversion by force, marriage

  India | August 30, 2019 16:08 IST

  The Opposition supported the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2019, which was passed unanimously with a voice vote.

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  Bills against honour killing and mob lynching introduced in Rajasthan assembly

  India | July 30, 2019 16:05 IST

  Rajasthan Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced two bills in the assembly on Tuesday to check incidents of honour killing and mob lynching in the state. 'The Rajasthan Prohibition of Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances in the Name of Honour and Tradition bill-2019' and 'The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill-2019' were introduced.

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  Bill for 75% jobs to locals in Andhra industries passed

  India | July 24, 2019 18:25 IST

  The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to reserve 75 per cent of jobs to locals in all industries in the state even as Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy assured the industry that his government will extend every possible help to them.

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  Central Universities Bill passed in Lok Sabha

  Education | July 12, 2019 20:19 IST

  The bill, which also seeks an amendment to the Central Universities Act, 2009, was introduced by Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal on Monday. 

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  Lok Sabha passes SEZ amendment Bill 2019

  India | June 26, 2019 20:57 IST

  The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

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  Lok Sabha passes bill to ban unregulated deposit schemes

  India | February 13, 2019 14:58 IST

  The bill, which was introduced in the House on Tuesday, seeks to plug loopholes which allow ponzi schemes to target small investors.

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  Bamboo not a tree: Parliament passes bill amending Forest Act

  Politics | December 28, 2017 8:11 IST

  Parliament passed a bill to exclude bamboo from the definition of tree under the Indian Forest Act, claiming it would improve the earnings of tribals and dwellers living around forests.

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  Correctional Services Bill passed in WB Assembly

  India | November 20, 2013 9:26 IST

  Kolkata: The West Bengal Correctional Services (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013 was unanimously passed in the state Assembly yesterday with a view to lift the twenty years' limit on life imprisonment.“It has been considered expedient to