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
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
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
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
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asserted that the INDIA bloc would pull farmers out of the debt trap by providing them with the “weapon” of legal guarantee for MSP. He made the remarks while congratulating farmers from Telangana on the launch of the second phase of the … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
