Articles about Parliament

02 Apr 2022
IndiaUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Rajya Sabha on Friday that instead of using 'force (jabran),' the government had successfully used awareness and health campaigns to accomplish population control.

22 Mar 2022
PoliticsBharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) S Phangnon Konyak is all set to become the first woman Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland as no other candidate filed nomination for the lone seat from the state on Monday when the deadline ended.

15 Feb 2022
IndiaSansad TV's YouTube account was "terminated" on Tuesday by the platform "for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines."

11 Feb 2022
BusinessFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government has sovereign right to tax profit made from cryptocurrency transactions.

08 Feb 2022
PoliticsPrime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the willpower and discipline of 130 crore Indians and the efforts of India in fighting COVID-19 are being appreciated across the world.

07 Feb 2022
IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi will, on Monday, reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks in the Parliament.

02 Feb 2022
PoliticsMallikarjun Kharge, the leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, on Wednesday, flagged the issue of unemployment in India during the Budget Session of Parliament.

02 Feb 2022
IndiaCongress leader Rahul Gandhi will be the first speaker from the Opposition to reply to the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

01 Feb 2022
BusinessUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (February 1) presented her fourth annual budget in Parliament.

22 Dec 2021
IndiaThe Winter Session of Parliament ended Wednesday a day ahead of schedule.

21 Dec 2021
PoliticsWomen and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha.

20 Dec 2021
PoliticsAs Parliament's Winter Session resumed Monday, the Opposition reiterated demands for the resignation of Minister of State (Home) Ajay Mishra in the Lok Sabha.

15 Dec 2021
IndiaCongress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Members of Parliament on Wednesday moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

14 Dec 2021
IndiaAs many as 8,81,254 Indians renounced their citizenship over the last seven years until September 30, 2021, the central government informed the Parliament on Tuesday.

13 Dec 2021
IndiaThe Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has removed a controversial comprehension passage from its Class X English board examination.

08 Dec 2021
IndiaThe Parliament will on Wednesday consider two controversial bills that seek to extend the tenures of the chiefs of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).

06 Dec 2021
IndiaUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday told the Parliament the central government regrets the killings of over a dozen civilians during a botched Army operation in Nagaland.

06 Dec 2021
IndiaUnion Home Minister Amit Shah will give a statement Monday on the firing incident in Nagaland in which 14 civilians were killed amid a botched anti-surgency operation, Rajya Sabha Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu said.

03 Dec 2021
IndiaOpposition leaders are expected to continue protesting against the suspension of a dozen Members of Parliament (MPs) from Rajya Sabha.

02 Dec 2021
BusinessThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) suffered a revenue loss of more than Rs. 2,731 crore due to the ongoing farmers' protest.

01 Dec 2021
PoliticsRajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Wednesday amid protests by Opposition MPs over the suspension of 12 members.

30 Nov 2021
IndiaThe controversial suspension of a dozen Members of Parliament will not be withdrawn, Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday.

29 Nov 2021
IndiaBoth the Houses of Parliament on Monday passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill.

22 Nov 2021
PoliticsPrime Minister Narendra Modi will reportedly attend an all-party meeting on Sunday (November 28), a day before the Winter Session of Parliament begins.

20 Nov 2021
IndiaFarmers' leaders on Saturday said they are yet to withdraw the proposed tractor march to the Parliament during its Winter Session.

16 Sep 2021
PoliticsPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at critics of the ambitious Central Vista project and asserted that ease of living and ease of doing business was behind the spirit of the work being done under the initiative.

30 Aug 2021
IndiaPrime ministers and ministers changed and there were new faces of MPs every five years but Ram Sharan Postman, assigned Parliament beat, remained a constant walking up and down the corridors of power for the last 21 years. Right till he delivered his last daak.

15 Aug 2021
IndiaChief Justice of India NV Ramana on Sunday lamented the poor quality of lawmaking and Parliamentary debates in the country.

11 Aug 2021
PoliticsExpressing deep anguish over some opposition MPs climbing on the table in the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said he couldn't sleep because of the sacrilege in the "temple of democracy."

11 Aug 2021
PoliticsThe Lok Sabha, the Lower House in India's bicameral Parliament, was adjourned sine die (indefinitely) on Wednesday two days ahead of schedule.

10 Aug 2021
PoliticsThe Home Ministry on Tuesday informed Parliament that the government has not yet taken any decision to prepare the National Register of Indian Citizens at the national level.

09 Aug 2021
IndiaThe Union Ministry of Defence today said that it has done "no transaction" with NSO Group, the Israeli company which is at the center of a controversy involving its Pegasus spyware program.

09 Aug 2021
PoliticsThe ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament, which has been marred by Opposition protests, enters its final week today.

08 Aug 2021
PoliticsJust one week before the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament concludes, the Opposition said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should attend the proceedings and listen to their demands.

07 Aug 2021
IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a key three-day meeting with his council of Ministers to plan for the remaining three years of his government's term, sources in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) told the media.

06 Aug 2021
IndiaBoth the Houses of the Parliament were adjourned early for the day amid constant sloganeering by Opposition parties, a trend that has continued for the past two weeks.

03 Aug 2021
PoliticsFormer Congress president Rahul Gandhi today led a breakfast meeting of Opposition leaders to discuss a joint strategy against the central government in the Parliament.

02 Aug 2021
PoliticsCongress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to host members from 14 Opposition parties to discuss a collective strategy against the government over the Pegasus spyware controversy.

01 Aug 2021
PoliticsAs the Opposition's continued protests over the Pegasus snooping scandal have stalled the functioning of Parliament, reports said the impasse is causing massive loss to the public exchequer.

27 Jul 2021
PoliticsPrime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the Congress and other Opposition parties for not allowing the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament to function.