Parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill to hold first meet on Aug 22

Parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill to hold first meet on Aug 22

New Delhi: Members in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: The first meeting of the Parliament’s joint committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be held next week. The committee, chaired by BJP member Jagdambika Pal, will meet representatives of the … Read more

Man scales wall, jumps inside Parliament Annexe building premises, nabbed

Man scales wall, jumps inside Parliament Annexe building premises, nabbed

New Delhi: In a major security breach, a man in his early 20s scaled the wall and jumped inside the Parliament Annexe building premises on Friday afternoon, official sources said. A purported video of the incident has also surfaced where the suspect, wearing a pair of shorts and a T-shirt, is seen being held by … Read more

Jaya Bachchan calls out Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar after spat in Parliament, demands apology: “We are not school children” : Bollywood News

Jaya Bachchan calls out Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar after spat in Parliament, demands apology: “We are not school children” : Bollywood News

Veteran actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has demanded an apology from Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar following a heated exchange during a parliamentary session on Friday, August 9. The dispute arose over Dhankhar’s tone and his comments referencing Amitabh Bachchan in Parliament. The incident has drawn significant attention, with Congress stalwart Sonia Gandhi … Read more

ED filed cases against 132 sitting, ex-legislators, in last 6 years: Centre

ED filed cases against 132 sitting, ex-legislators, in last 6 years: Centre

Enforcement Directorate New Delhi: A total of 132 money laundering cases have been registered against sitting and former MPs and MLAs apart from political leaders over the last six years, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. Minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary shared figures related to the Enforcement Directorate filing enforcement case information reports … Read more

Sonia Gandhi, Jaya break barrierswith smiles

Sonia Gandhi, Jaya break barrierswith smiles

New Delhi: A video on Wednesday captured a significant moment: Sonia Gandhi and Jaya Bachchan engaged in a jovial conversation in Parliament, sharing laughter and signalling a potential thaw in their relationship. As opposition party leaders exited the Rajya Sabha proceedings and gathered outside, Sonia Gandhi’s convoy reached there and she emerged from her vehicle. … Read more

Police file supplementary charge sheet

Police file supplementary charge sheet

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Monday filed a supplementary charge sheet before a court here in connection with the Parliament security breach last year on the anniversary of the 2001 terror attack. The police filed the charge sheet before Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur after obtaining requisite sanctions to prosecute all the accused under the … Read more

Parliament’s Union budget session from July 22

Parliament’s Union budget session from July 22

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget on July 23. New Delhi: Parliament’s Budget Session will be held between July 22 and August 12, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget on July 23. Rijiju said, “Hon’ble President of India, on the recommendation … Read more

LoP is strongest democratic tool for every Indian: Rahul Gandhi

LoP is strongest democratic tool for every Indian: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi addresses the media during ongoing Parliament session, in New Delhi, Friday, June 28, 2024. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) New Delhi: The Leader of Opposition is the strongest democratic tool for every Indian, Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday and asserted that he will raise the voice of the people of … Read more

Cong MP Tagore urges LS Speaker to lift Covid curbs on journalists covering Parliament

Cong MP Tagore urges LS Speaker to lift Covid curbs on journalists covering Parliament

Congress leader Manickam Tagore (Photo/ANI) New Delhi: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday said he has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to lift Covid restrictions on journalists covering Parliament. In a post on ‘X’, he shared a copy of his letter written to the Birla on June 27. Wrote to Hon … Read more