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The government said on Thursday that Parliament will be adjourned and reconvened before the end of this round of assembly elections. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha that Parliament will be adjourned and reconvened to discuss a "very important" bill, without giving the details of the bill or the dates for the extended budget session. Rijiju said, "We have certain important issues, we have shared this with the Opposition also. We are going to have a very important bi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress and some opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha opposed the government's proposal to bring amendments to the women's reservation law in the next sitting of Parliament from April 16, alleging that the move was aimed at drawing political mileage in the upcoming assembly elections. Leader of the House J P Nadda, however, rejected the criticism, saying that the govt has a right to decide on the timing when a legislation has to be brought in.The issue led to a war of words between ...Read More >
BJP MLA calls for deferring business of departments absent in House Jammu, Apr 01: Cutting across party lines, MLAs on Wednesday expressed concern over the absence of bureaucrats in the Legislative Assembly during Question Hour. As Question Hour was nearing its end, NC MLA Nazi Gurezi alleged that bureaucrats were taking the House lightly. Pointing to the officers' gallery, the legislator said, "You look towards the gallery. This House is being taken lightly. I have been a member of this Hous ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) A bill to amend the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) is unlikely to come up before the Lok Sabha in the ongoing Budget session for consideration amid opposition's concerns over some of its provisions, sources said on Wednesday. In the Lok Sabha, the FCRA (Amendment) Bill was listed for consideration and passage. But as soon as the Question Hour began at 11 am, opposition members, mainly from Kerala, started raising slogans against the provisions of the Bill. Pa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed sharp exchanges between Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, who accused the opposition of indulging in politics at a time when the country should be united in the face of the West Asia conflict. Tempers flared up as Kharge questioned why the government was not holding a discussion on the West Asia crisis in Parliament and attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not being present ...Read More >
Jammu: The MLAs of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday took strong exception to the alleged absence of senior bureaucrats from the officers' gallery, especially during the Question Hour. The legislators across the party line stood from their seats after National Conference (NC) MLA Nazir Ahmed Khan raised the issue in the House. "The past precedence shows that the chief secretary and other commissioner secretaries would be present during the Question Hour. However, now they are sending ...Read More >
Banks use locker scarcity to pressure customers into investments. A customer at a private bank walked in to request a locker, a fairly routine banking need. He was ready to meet the formal requirements, including maintaining a fixed deposit linked to the locker. But instead of a simple application process, he was given a choice. Buy a ULIP worth around Rs 1 lakh. Or take a term insurance policy of about Rs 40,000. Only then, he was told, could his locker request be considered. The customer ( ...Read More >
New Delhi: Banks in India cannot see, record or inspect the valuables customers store in bank lockers, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha during Question Hour on 30 March 2026. She said this would violate banking regulations and customer privacy, and ruled out the possibility of differential insurance coverage based on the contents of lockers. Under the current framework, standard insurance compensation for locker loss is capped at 100 times the annual locker rent, and ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Mar 30 (PTI) Proceedings of the Odisha assembly were severely disrupted on Monday, with the House being adjourned multiple times as opposition members demonstrated, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital. This was the ninth consecutive day that members of the BJD, Congress and CPI(M) created a ruckus in the House, pressing for Mahaling's resignation over the incident at the SCB Medical College and ...Read More >
RAIPUR: The last day of Chhattisgarh's winter session opened in chaos on Wednesday, with Congress MLAs entering the House wearing "Satyamev Jayate" posters and launching into slogans over alleged misuse of central and state probe agencies, during the Question Hour -- "Assembly's most crucial segment" -- collapsed entirely after three adjournments. As the House assembled, BJP MLAs objected to Congress members wearing posters inside the chamber. The Speaker ruled that posters, placards and banners ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Congress MPs are all set to meet in the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office today in the Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House for the day. The meeting will be held at 10:30 am.Meanwhile, both the Houses will meet at 11 am and begin with the Question Hour. The session will start with Question Hour, followed by the laying of papers by various ministers, including Dr. Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Jitin Prasada, amo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Wednesday will move The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha, seeking the House's consideration and passage of the proposed legislation aimed at promoting the development and safe use of nuclear energy across key sectors.The union minister will also move that the Bill be taken into consideration and ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 17: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will introduce the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. The proposed legislation seeks to establish a rural development framework aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047 by providing a statutory guarantee of one hundred and twenty-five days of wage employment in every financial year to every rural hou ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 17: Lok Sabha will take up a packed legislative and oversight agenda on Wednesday, with two major Bills slated for consideration and passage, alongside the laying of papers, presentation of committee reports, and statements by ministers, as per the revised List of Business. The House will meet at 11 am and begin with the Question Hour. The session will start with Question Hour, followed by the laying of papers by various ministers, including Dr. Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Megh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will introduce the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. The proposed legislation seeks to establish a rural development framework aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047 by providing a statutory guarantee of one hundred and twenty-five days of wage employment in every financial year to ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice on Monday due to protests, disrupting work in the first half. As the House commenced with Question Hour, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju raised the reported offensive slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Congress' Delhi rally on Sunday and sought an apology from the Congress leaders. "We are members of this House, representing various parties. We are opponents, not enemies. In 2014, a BJP member had stated something wrong ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 28 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took to the social media platform X on Sunday to share the figures released from the state Health Department. CM Mann stated that the government has established health camps in 1,072 villages to address various health issues. ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਚ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਹੈ। ਸਿਹਤ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਜਾਰੀ ਕੀਤੇ ਅੱਜ ਦੇ ਅੰਕੜੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਾਂ। ---- पंजाब सरकार लगातार लोगों की सेवा में हाज़िर है। स्वास्थ्य विभाग द् ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 28 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took to the social media platform X on Sunday to share the figures released from the state's Health Department.CM Mann stated that the government has established health camps in 1,072 villages to address various health issues. Approximately 12,612 outpatient departments (OPDs) have been established in health camps. In these camps, 1,317 cases of fever were treated, 314 cases of diarrhoea were treated, 1,581 cas ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 26 (ANI): Punjab Legislative Assembly on Friday paid tributes to 59 citizens who lost their lives in the recent devastating floods across the state. At the outset of the special session of Legislative Assembly, Speaker S Kultar Singh Sandhwan along with all members of the House also observed solemn remembrance for other departed souls, which included Punjab Ex-Minister Harmail Singh Tohra, former MLA Raghubir Singh, Lieutenant Colonel Shaheed Bhanu Pratap ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu has once again emerged as the country's leader in industrial employment, with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin attributing the achievement to the policies of the Dravidian model government. Citing the Union government's Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24, CM Stalin said the recognition from New Delhi is itself the strongest rebuttal to critics, who have been "targeting" the state government on the industrial and economic fronts. In a post on 'X', the Chie ...Read More >
Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday (August 28, 2025) passed a resolution to send a proposal to the Centre recommending Bharat Ratna for veteran tribal leader and former chief minister Shibu Soren. The resolution, moved by Transport Minister Dipak Birua, was passed by voice vote. JMM founder Shibu Soren died on August 4 while undergoing treatment at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. He was 81. The former Rajya Sabha MP, who played a key role in Jharkhand's creation, has left behind a legacy that re ...Read More >
Jaipur, Aug 28 (PTI) The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday cancelled the contentious police sub-inspector recruitment exam-2021 owing to paper leak. Justice Sameer Jain in a detailed judgment cancelled the exam 2021 which was the bone of contention for both BJP and Congress governments in the state. "Illegality and fraud on the system was so conspicuous. It is strange that the state government did not take action any decision on the subject. The court's decision hopefully will act as a deterren ...Read More >
Ranchi, Aug 28 (PTI) Question Hour proceedings were disrupted on Thursday in Jharkhand Assembly, with Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato adjourning the House amidst protests by BJP members over the state university Bill and other issues. The House convened at 11 am but was adjourned till noon by the Speaker after just 10 minutes of functioning, as both opposition and ruling members trooped the Well, raising protests over their respective concerns. After reassembling around noon, proceedings, includi ...Read More >
Ranchi, Aug 25 (UNI) The second day of Jharkhand Assembly's supplementary monsoon session turned stormy as repeated disruptions and walkouts overshadowed proceedings. The session, convened after being cut short earlier this month following the death of veteran leader Shibu Soren, was expected to debate the first supplementary budget of the financial year worth Rs 4,296.62 crore. Instead, clashes between treasury and opposition benches dominated the day, forcing multiple adjournments. The House ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) The Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned until 12 noon following a noisy protest by Opposition members, who accused the government of voter fraud and demanded the withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Bihar. The disruption began as soon as Speaker Om Birla commenced the Question Hour at 11 am. Opposition members raised slogans, alleging voter fraud and calling for the withdrawal of the SIR process. Many were seen holding placards with anti-SIR slo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Monday following persistent uproar by Opposition members demanding an immediate debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The disruption marked yet another stalled sitting in the Monsoon Session, which has been repeatedly derailed by protests over the contentious voter list update. The session began with Speaker Om Birla initiating Question Hour, calling upon Samajwadi Party MP Ruchi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Monday due to noisy protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission in Bihar and other issues. When the House met at 11 am, opposition MPs, including Congress, were on their feet, raising slogans and holding up placards. The opposition is demanding a discussion on the SIR exercise initiated by the Election Commission in Bihar ahead of Ass ...Read More >
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged urban local bodies (ULBs) to emulate parliamentary procedures, incorporating Question Hour and Zero Hour for citizen issue resolution. He expressed concern over disruptions and emphasized the importance of debate and discussion.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said urban local bodies (ULBs) should function on the lines of Parliament with regular Question Hour and Zero Hour to raise issues concerning citizens. He was addressing the first National Level Conf ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 4 (PTI) A total of 479 farmer suicides were reported in Maharashtra in March and April this year, state relief and rehabilitation minister Makrand Patil said in the assembly on Friday. In a written reply during Question Hour, he said 250 farmer suicides were reported in March in Marathwada and Vidarbha, while 229 suicides were reported statewide in April. Of the 250 cases in March, 102 were found to be eligible for financial aid as per government rules, with amounts being disbursed ...Read More >
Gurugram, Jul 3 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said urban local bodies (ULBs) should function on the lines of Parliament with regular Question Hour and Zero Hour to raise issues concerning citizens. He was addressing the first National Level Conference of Urban Local Bodies in States and Union Territories. "I am pained to hear about meetings of ULBs getting adjourned amid pandemonium and key agenda such as budget getting approved without any discussion," Birla said. ULBs should ...Read More >
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