Tag: Parliament
Sasikala Cannot Vote, EC Should Disqualify Her As AIADMK Leader: Ex-MP
Citing legal provisions that bars a convict from exercising the right to vote, former AIADMK Member of Parliament K.C. Palaniswamy on Monday urged the Election Commission to disqualify V.K. Sasikala as party General Secretary.....
Parliamentary Panel Questions Delhi Police Chief Over Ramjas, Gurmehar Issues
Delhi police commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Tuesday was questioned by non-BJP members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs to provide details of action taken over the clashes at Delhi's University's Ramjas College and threats to student Gurmehar Kaur. ....
Corruption Trial Begins Against Samsung Heir
The corruption trial against Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong in the "Rasputin" scandal case began on Thursday at a court here in the South Korean capital, media report said. ....
Pakistan Adopts Hindu Marriage Law
The Pakistani parliament has adopted the landmark Hindu Marriage Law to regulate the community's marriages in the country. ....
Malaysia To Deport N.Korean Workers With Expired Visas
Malaysia will deport some 50 North Koreans working here with overstayed visas, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced on Tuesday. ....
AIADMK Member Demands CBI Probe In Jayalalithaa's Death
AIADMK member P.R. Sundaram on Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into party chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's death. ....
UK Parliament Passes Brexit Bill
Theresa Mays Brexit bill has cleared all hurdles in the Houses of Parliament, opening the way for the Prime Minister to trigger Article 50 by this March-end.....
3 Indian MPs Participate In Parliamentary Conference In Pakistan
Representatives of 23 countries, including three MPs from India, are participating in a key session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) that began in the Pakistani capital on Tuesday. ....
JNU Dalit Student's Suicide Issue Raised In Lok Sabha
The issue of the alleged suicide by a Dalit student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), J. Muthukrishnan, was raised in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the government assured the House of necessary action.....
Rajya Sabha Repeatedly Disrupted Over Goa, Manipur
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed multiple adjournments amid chaos over the Congress' allegations that the BJP "murdered democracy" by not honouring the people's mandate in Goa and Manipur assembly elections. ....
