Monsoon Session Of Parliament
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Venkaiah Naidu pulls up Union Minister Jitendra Singh for using 'I beg' to lay papers in Rajya Sabha
India | Aug 09, 2018, 11:21 AM IST"We have given up begging one year back. You are lagging," said M Venkaiah Naidu.
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Monsoon Session: I am fed up, will stay away during no-trust motion, says TDP MP Diwakar Reddy
National | Jul 19, 2018, 12:10 PM ISTThe MP, known for his outspoken attitude, is said to be sulking over the party leadership's non-committal stance over allocation of ticket for the next election from Anantapuramu.
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Monsoon Session: AAP to support no-confidence motion against Modi government in LS, issues whip to its MPs
National | Jul 19, 2018, 06:19 PM ISTThe AAP has issued whip to its Lok Sabha MPs asking them to support the no-confidence motion against the Modi govt.
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Monsoon Session: What made BJP shift strategy to stun the Opposition over no-confidence motion move
National | Jul 19, 2018, 10:53 AM ISTSources said it was BJP president Amit Shah who advised the Government to go ahead and face the no-confidence as it will then render the Opposition's ploy to corner it in Parliament as fruitless.
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Govt introduces bill to check ponzi schemes, prescribes 10-yr jail
Business | Jul 18, 2018, 06:20 PM ISTThe 'Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018', introduced by Minister of State for Finance Pon Radhakrishnan, provides for punishment for fraudulent default in repayment to depositors and attachment of assets of entities engaged in such activities.
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Floods, thunderstorm claim 1,006 lives in May-June
India | Jul 18, 2018, 06:04 PM ISTAs many as 635 people were also injured in the country due to natural calamities in the two months.
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1,10,333 cases of rape in India in 2014-16, govt tells Rajya Sabha
India | Jul 18, 2018, 05:10 PM ISTRijiju said in Rajya Sabha that 38,947 cases of rape were registered in 2016, 34,651 cases of rape were registered in 2015 and 36,735 cases of rape were registered in 2014.
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Government ready for discussion on any issue in Parliament: Narendra Modi
National | Jul 18, 2018, 05:03 PM ISTHe pitched for wide-ranging discussion by MPs on different issues and hoped that political parties would make maximum use of the time in Parliament to push important works.
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Modi govt cracks whip on graft: Over 300 corruption cases registered, 225 officers punished for non-performance
India | Jul 18, 2018, 04:59 PM ISTThe CBI registered as many as 314 corruption cases in first six months of this year, while at least 225 central government officers were punished for non-performance of duties over the same period of time, the govt told Lok Sabha today.
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Monsoon Session: LS to discuss no-confidence motion on Friday, BJP leaders say ‘we are ready’
India | Jul 18, 2018, 11:24 PM ISTThe Lok Sabha will take up the debate on the no confidence motion on Friday, July 20th. The discussion will be held for the full day, followed by voting on it.
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As Monsoon Session begins, Rahul Gandhi tweets acerbic 'quiz' targeting PM Modi
India | Jul 18, 2018, 04:12 PM ISTA day after he broke his silence over 'Muslim party' row asserting that he stands with 'exploited, marginalised and the persecuted', Rahul Gandhi posted a 'pop quiz' which apparently targeted PM Modi.
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Monsoon Session: 'We have the numbers,' says Sonia Gandhi on no-confidence motion
National | Jul 18, 2018, 04:13 PM ISTLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said that the date and timing of discussion over no-confidence motion will be decided later.
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Complete list of bills and amendments to be taken up during Monsoon Session of Parliament
India | Jul 18, 2018, 04:14 PM ISTThe Session will provide a total of 18 sittings spread over a period of 24 days and 48 items, including 46 Bills and 2 financial items have been identified for being taken up during the Monsoon Session.
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Monsoon session of Parliament: Government ready to face no-confidence motion' says Ananth Kumar
National | Jul 18, 2018, 04:14 PM IST"The BJP and the NDA will face the no-confidence motion, which the opposition wants to bring, under the leadership of Prime MInister Narendra Modi," Kumar told media.
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Monsoon Session of Parliament: Congress, others to move no-trust motion against government
India | Jul 18, 2018, 04:15 PM ISTA number of opposition parties had given notices for no confidence motion during the Budget session, but Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan had rejected all of them.
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Letter Vs letter: Now Prasad writes one to Rahul Gandhi & seeks support for women empowerment
National | Jul 17, 2018, 06:30 PM IST"The government would like to understand fully the reasons why the bill was not taken up for three years by the UPA government in the Lok Sabha and allowed to lapse," the letter read.
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Monsoon Session: PM seeks cooperation of all parties, Opposition plans to train guns on govt
India | Jul 17, 2018, 05:50 PM ISTTo avoid another wash-out like the previous session, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government today reached out to all parties and requested the legislators to make the monsoon session productive.
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Row over Rahul Gandhi's alleged ‘Muslim party’ comments to cast its shadow on Parliament session
India | Jul 18, 2018, 04:15 PM ISTBJP leaders believe that a political narrative imbued with its Hindutva agenda will suit the party as it battles anti-incumbency in poll-bound states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and gears up for the next Lok Sabha elections 2019.
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Monsoon Session of Parliament: Oppn parties to hold government responsible for any disruption
National | Jul 18, 2018, 04:17 PM ISTAt a meeting to decide their common strategy to corner the government during the session, starting July 18, the opposition leaders discussed major issues they want to raise in Parliament.
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Monsoon Session: Opposition leaders to hold joint meeting, chalk out strategy to corner government
National | Jul 18, 2018, 04:17 PM ISTThe meeting also has on its agenda, finalising a joint candidate for the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman's post, which fell vacant afte the end of the term of P J Kurien from the Congress on July 1.