The last four days of Budget session promise to be stormy with govt all set to push for passage of Waqf Amendment Bill on Wednesday, despite strong resistance signalled by rival parties. Opposition have vowed to staunchly oppose the bill when it is taken up for discussion and passage in both Houses of Parliament. Govt,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha (ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the Lok Sabha, praising Maha Kumbh 2025 as a milestone for country. Lauding its success, he credited the people of India, Uttar Pradesh, and Prayagraj for making the event possible. Here are the key quotes from PM Modi’s…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha member from Baramulla, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who is out on parole from Tihar jail to attend the budget session, on Tuesday demanded a “full investigation” into the recent death of two civilians in Jammu and Kashmir.Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, an Independent member from…
New Income Tax Bill: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet has cleared the New Income Tax Bill today, according to a PTI report. The Income Tax Bill being cleared by the Cabinet paves way for it to be tabled in the Parliament next week as part of the Budget session.The proposed New Income Tax Bill,…
NEW DELHI: BJP MPs on Monday submitted a notice for breach of parliamentary privilege, citing ethics and propriety concerns over Sonia Gandhi’s alleged use of “derogatory and slanderous words” against the President of India, accusing the Rajya Sabha MP of attempting to ‘undermine the dignity’ of the nation’s highest office.“We write this with great dismay…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (File photo) NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday voiced concern over the declining number of sittings of legislative bodies and urged presiding officers to make efforts to address the issue to strengthen democratic institutions.Birla’s remarks at the inaugural function of the 85th All India Presiding Officers Conference…
NEW DELHI: Demanding an apology from Meta for “tarnishing India’s image”, head of the parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology Nishikant Dubey said the social media giant would be summoned over its CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s comment that the incumbent govt in India had lost the last general election.In a post on X, BJP…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra counter-attacked Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday for his remark on the Wayanad MP carrying a ‘Palestine’ bag in Parliament. While speaking on the second day of the Winter Session of the state assembly, UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that a Congress leader was roaming in…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said that Trinamool Congress member of Parliament Kalyan Banerjee has submitted a written apology for his remarks against Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, besides apologising in the House.As soon as the House met, some members belonging to BJP-led NDA stood up to raise the issue of remarks…
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill, which aims to hold simultaneous elections across the country. Sources told TOI that the bill is likely to be tabled in Parliament next week.In September this year, the Cabinet had approved the ‘One Nation, One Election’ initiative, proposing simultaneous elections for…
