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New Delhi: Even as the Lok Sabha passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 -- a bill that aims to end the decades-long state monopoly on nuclear power and enables the sector's privatization -- the Opposition Member of Parliaments (MPs) have not just staged a walkout from the lower house but also raised serious concerns about 'loopholes'. 'Nuclear bill or unclear bill?' "The SHANTI Bill is a milestone Mr. minister but for the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Opposition INDIA bloc has mounted a strong pushback as the government moves to push through two controversial Bills in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the SHANTI Bill, aimed at opening the nuclear sector to private players, and the VB-G RAM G Bill to replace the MGNREGA law governing the rural employment scheme. With both Bills listed for passage in the Lok Sabha's List of Business on Wednesday, the INDIA bloc's floor leaders are set to meet ahead of the session at the office of the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union government on Tuesday introduced a bill that seeks to guarantee 125 wage days of rural work a year and replace the two-decade old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the Lok Sabha amid strong objections by the opposition to the removal of the father of the nation's name from the scheme. The House witnessed an uproar soon after Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Missi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16: As the Lok Sabha reconvened on Tuesday, the opposition mounted a strong protest against the introduction of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), 2025, which seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The Opposition MPs raised objections over the renaming of the flagship rural employment scheme and demanded that the proposed legislation be referred to a parliamentary panel for detailed sc ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday (December 16) tabled the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM-G) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing winter session of Parliament amid strong protests by the Opposition. The Bill seeks to replace the existing rural employment law, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Opposition leaders objected to the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) The Congress on Monday said the Opposition wants three bills, including the one that seeks to open the atomic energy sector to private players, to be sent to the standing committees for deeper study. In a post on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh termed the three bills far-reaching and in want of scrutiny. "The entire Opposition is demanding that the following three far-reaching Bills be referred to the Standing Committees concerned. We are hopeful that in keeping with t ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi met with 40 foreign delegates from 12 countries, who called on him at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday as part of the 37th Parliamentary Internship Programme. Organised by the Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE) under the Parliament Secretariat in New Delhi, the programme provided a platform for discussions with the Chief Minister on various aspects of governance and development. Welcoming the de ...Read More >
Panaji: Valanka Alemao has found a place in FIFA's women's football development committee, a first for a woman from India.The first woman to be elected as member of the All India Football Federation's executive committee in 2022, Valanka is also the first woman CEO of a top-tier club in the country, having been appointed to the post at Churchill Brothers FC in 2012. She is also the chairperson of the AIFF women's committee.The FIFA women's football development committee for 2025-29 has 25 member ...Read More >
New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has said India should look at the US coming out unilaterally from WTO obligations and resorting to tariffs to protect its domestic industry as an opportunity to negotiate favourable clauses under the plurilateral Information Technology Agreement (ITA) or even explore an exit, sources said. The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has, in a report, blamed the agreement India signed in 1997 for a host of ills plaguing the IT and elec ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The city is set to host a two-day national conference of chairpersons of SC/ST welfare committees of Parliament and state legislatures on Aug 29 and 30. The event will be inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the Convention Centre, Lok Seva Bhavan, marking the first time the conference is being held in Odisha.Assembly speaker Surama Padhi announced the event on Thursday. She said the conference will focus on strengthening parliamentary traditions and welfare initiatives, with ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Prioritising rural, urban infrastructure and investing in people, a parliamentary panel on Tuesday called for raising the investment rate of gross domestic product (GDP) to 35 per cent to achieve the ambitious growth target of 8 per cent in the country. It also urged the government to maintain sustainable, growth-oriented energy policies that prioritise affordability and efficiency while balancing climate commitments with economic and social objectives. "The investment rate must incr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Easing inflation and favourable monsoon boosted rural demand in India in the April-June period this year, outpacing urban consumption once again, according to a new report. According to the report by global research firm NielsenIQ, rural markets and small manufacturers propelled the packaged consumer goods sector in Q2 2025. Rural markets grew twice as fast as cities, as urban areas showed signs of recovery, particularly in smaller towns. According to the re ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has flagged its concerns over the authenticity of data being fed into the Jal Jeevan Mission's (JJM's) Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), noting that the quality of uploaded information is essential to fill the visible gaps in the ambitious scheme of providing functional tap water connection to every rural household in the country.The panel -- standing committee on water resources headed by BJP Lok Sabha MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy -- in its report tabled ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) A report of the parliamentary committee set up to scrutinise the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, which would replace the six-decade old Income Tax Act, is scheduled to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The 31-member Select Committee, chaired by BJP leader Baijayant Panda, was appointed by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to scrutinise The new Income Tax Bill, 2025, which was introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 13 in the Lok Sabha. The Committee has ma ...Read More >
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi's public health department recently wrote to the veterinary department, requesting an examination of the issue of controlling the pigeon population in Delhi.In correspondence dated July 8, additional municipal health officer informed the veterinary department about concerns raised during the June 27 standing committee meeting regarding pigeon overpopulation and potential health risks from their droppings."It is pertinent to mention that there is no data ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Former Union minister and senior advocate E M S Natchiappan has told a parliamentary committee that amending the Constitution is not required for holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls and that changes in the Representation of People Act can legally suffice for its implementation, sources said. Natchiappan, a former Congress MP who headed the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice which had favoured simultaneous polls, also told th ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) have struggled with delays and cost escalations in their infrastructure projects over the past decade. Construction of flyovers, railway overbridges, and underpasses has been marred by design changes that have increased project costs and timelines. An analysis of 10 major infrastructure projects reveals a pattern of poor planning, lack of coordination between agencies and mid-project design chan ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that it will make public its preliminary report on the Ahmedabad plane crash in a couple of days, sources said. AAIB Director General G V G Yugandhar told the panel that it will upload the report within 30 days of one of the worst aviation disasters in recent decades and the first crash involving a Boeing Dreamliner. Concerns over aviation safety dominated the proceedings of the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Police detained Students' Federation of India (SFI) activists protesting against Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the premises of Kerala University on Tuesday. The students entered the premises of Kerala University as they protested against Governor Rajendra Arlekar, alleging the 'saffronisation' of universities. The police tried to bring the situation under control as the students entered the university premises. The visuals sho ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Police detained Students' Federation of India (SFI) activists protesting against Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the premises of Kerala University on Tuesday. The students entered the premises of Kerala University as they protested against Governor Rajendra Arlekar, alleging the 'saffronisation' of universities. Also Read | Parliamentary Panel Meets Civil Aviation Ministry, Airline Officials; Ask About Air India Plane Crash, Air ...Read More >
Some in the House panel have questioned the likely priorities of a government elected for a short period. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Former chief justices endorse constitutionality of simultaneous polls conceptDY Chandrachud warns EC power could alter state assembly tenure without limitsShort tenures after midterm polls may hinder government project implementation Did our AI summary help? Let us know. New Delhi: Former chief justices of India, who have conve ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former Chief Justices of India have reportedly endorsed the constitutionality of the 'one nation, one election' (ONOE) concept, while conveying their views to a parliamentary committee on the Bill proposing simultaneous polls. They have also raised concerns over its various aspects, including the power given to the Election Commission, and offered suggestions. Former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, in his opinion submitted to the joint committee of Parliament, dismissed the Opposition's critic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said that frequent disruptions--once a recurring feature--have now significantly reduced in Parliament of India, resulting in enhanced productivity and meaningful debate, said Lok Sabha Secretariat in a statement. Inaugurating the first-ever National Conference of Chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of States and Union Territories in Manesar, Gurugram, he mentioned that the Lok Sabha has increasingly witnessed late-n ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing Marathi-non-Marathi row, a group of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly stormed a man's residence in the Vanaz area of the city on Thursday and threatened to assault him over an objectionable social media post targeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray. The man, identified as Kedar Soman, had reportedly posted a comment on Facebook that MNS workers found offensive and disrespectful to their leader. Enraged by the post, a group o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said that frequent disruptions--once a recurring feature--have now significantly reduced in Parliament of India, resulting in enhanced productivity and meaningful debate, said Lok Sabha Secretariat in a statement. Inaugurating the first-ever National Conference of Chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of States and Union Territories in Manesar, Gurugram, he mentioned that the Lok Sabha has increasingly witnessed late-n ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has constituted House Standing Committees related to various departments of the government, including health, education, transport, and finance. BJP MLAs will head all these committees, while AAP legislators have also been included as members. The standing committees are responsible for a range of functions, such as examining and recommending reforms aligned with policies approved by the House, reviewing the Demands for Grants of the respective depart ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has ordered the suspension of seven engineers, including two Chief Engineers, in connection with the faulty design of the railway over-bridge (ROB) at Aishbagh, Bhopal. In a social media post, he confirmed that eight engineers from the Public Works Department (PWD) have been held accountable for serious negligence in the bridge's design and construction. Check out the post below : "Taking note of the issue, I had ordered an in ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) The Delhi government plans to honour the legacy of Guru Tegh Bahadur with series of cultural and educational initiatives, which will include a daily light and sound show and the renovation of his memorial near the Singhu Border here. The announcement was made following a consultative meeting chaired by Art and Culture Minister Kapil Mishra and Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa with prominent community leaders and members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Com ...Read More >
New Delhi: References to jihad, terrorism, self-determination in Kashmir and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Delhi University's revised MA political science syllabus have drawn objections from members of the university's Standing Committee on Courses. The syllabus, for implemented from the 2025-26 academic year, has already been approved by DU's Academic Council and Executive Council but awaits a final nod from the standing committee, where it was recently reviewed and sent back for rev ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Nominations for the posts of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) were filed on Friday at the office of the municipal secretary, with the elections for the posts slated for June 12. From the BJP, Satya Sharma filed her nomination for chairperson, and Sunder Singh filed for deputy chairperson. AAP's Praveen Kumar filed his nomination for chairperson and Mohini Jeenwal for deputy chairperson. "In the absence of the St ...Read More >
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