Tag: Parliament
Medical Commission Bill Sent To Parliamentary Panel
A Bill for setting up a National Medical Commission to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) was sent to a standing committee of Parliament on Tuesday after request from several opposition parties, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar informed the Lok Sabha. ....
Congress Doing Injustice To Muslim Women: Ananth Kumar
Parliamentary Affairs Ministers Ananth Kumar on Friday accused the Congress of doing injustice to the Muslim women by opposing the Triple Talaq Bill saying that they should learn from the past and let the legislation pass.....
Triple Talaq Bill Pushed To Budget Session, Ordinance Unlikely
With the Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die on Friday, the controversial triple talaq bill was pushed to the budget session that begins on January 29. ....
Not Eyeing Foreign Territories To Exploit Resources: Modi
In an apparent dig at China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday India was not eyeing foreign territories and exploiting anyone's resources.....
'Hope Triple Talaq Bill Will Be Passed In Budget Session'
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said that he was hopeful that the Triple Talaq Bill would be passed in the Budget Session of Parliament.....
Lok Sabha Adjourned, To Meet Again On March 5
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day shortly after 12 p.m., without transacting much business amid protest by members from Andhra Pradesh and the Congress, bringing to end the first half of Budget session in the Lower House. It will now convene on March 5, for the second half of the budget session. ....
India Against Maldives Emergency Extension
The Maldives Parliament on Tuesday extended the ongoing state of emergency by another month even as India said that it expected that the emergency in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation will not be extended.....
BJP Leaders Discuss Simultaneous Elections At Delhi Meet
Simultaneous elections from panchayat to Parliament were on Wednesday discussed at a meeting of BJP Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from 19 states, party leaders said.....
Rajya Sabha Adjourned For The Day Amid Ruckus
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday, minutes after it reassembled at 2 p.m., without transacting any business amid a ruckus by government ally TDP and the AIADMK members over various issues.....
Shock Defeat For BJP In UP, Bihar By-polls
In results that can set the tone for the 2019 general elections, the BJP on Wednesday received a severe drubbing in the Lok Sabha and assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar losing four of the five seats, including the prestigeous Gorakhpur and Phulpur parliamentary constituencies, after non-BJP parties teamed up in alliances against the saffron party in the two states.....
