Bengal asks districts to build ‘holding centres’ for illegal foreigners as anti-infiltration drive gathers paceWest Bengal is setting up holding centers for suspected illegal foreigners and foreign prisoners. This move institutionalizes the state's '...
24 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Starmer faces leadership challenge as health secretary Streeting readies to quit cabinetHealth Secretary Wes Streeting is reportedly preparing to resign from the UK government. His allies suggest he will challenge Prime Ministe...
14 May, 2026, 01.02 AM IST
BJP, Opposition in war of words after Constitution Amendment Bill defeatA Constitution Amendment Bill for women's reservation in legislatures from 2029 and Lok Sabha seat increase was defeated. The BJP accused t...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
BJP-led govt’s constitutional amendment bill for women quota in Parliament fails Lok Sabha testParliament rejected a bill to implement 33% women's reservation by 2029, requiring an expansion of Lok Sabha seats. The government blamed o...
18 Apr, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Parliament set for stormy debates on women's quota, delimitationParliament is set to debate crucial bills on women's reservation and constituency delimitation. While women's reservation has broad backing...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
Parliament nod to 8 Bills after Kiren Rijiju's ultimatum to Opposition to join debateParliament passed eight Bills amidst opposition disruptions, prompting Union Minister Kiren Rijiju to criticize their behavior and hint at ...
11 Aug, 2025, 06.35 PM IST
Parliament likely to see stormy session over Waqf Bill, delimitation & US tariffThe budget session of Parliament, resuming Monday, is expected to be contentious as the government aims to push through the budget process ...
10 Mar, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
Centre plans a two-week winter session post Bihar assembly electionsSources indicated that the dates proposed by the parliamentary affairs ministry are tentative. The government would review the legislative ...
03 Nov, 2020, 12.06 AM IST
Government lines up over 20 bills for monsoon session of Parliament starting Sept 14According to sources, the government’s top priorities include discussions on border dispute with China and India’s response to Covid-19 pan...
27 Aug, 2020, 11.41 PM IST
Budget Session of Parliament resumes todayApart from Finance Bill 2020, Aircraft (Amendment) Bill and The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Bill were among the legislation introduced in t...
02 Mar, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
NDA to launch counter offensive, push legislative agenda in ParliamentParliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar demanded Congress apology for meeting between its leaders and Pakistani officials without infor...
15 Dec, 2017, 09.12 PM IST
Development suffers due to destructive agenda in Parliament: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviUnion Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said "destructive" agenda sometimes dominates legislative business in Parliament and development suffers...
05 Mar, 2016, 07.14 PM IST
Heavy legislative agenda in Parliament next weekThe third week of Budget session begins days after JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar booked in a sedition case came out on bail.
05 Mar, 2016, 03.13 PM IST
Government preparing legislative agenda for monsoon session of ParliamentAs Congress steps up attack, parliamentary affairs ministry asks other ministries that bills proposed to be introduced in monsoon session b...
20 Jun, 2015, 05.50 AM IST
Parliament’s not a fish market: Its functioning has improved but it still leaves much to be desiredSome of the numbers, compiled by PRS Legislative Research, speak for themselves. In the just-concluded winter session, Lok Sabha functioned...
26 Dec, 2014, 12.39 PM IST
Government lines up heavy legislative agenda in Parliament this weekThese include a bill seeking to replace the coal ordinance, which was brought in the wake of cancellation of 214 coal blocks in September.
07 Dec, 2014, 03.16 PM IST
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar to push through pending legislations in ParliamentOn the issue of corruption, Kumar said the commitment of the UPA Govt to push forward the agenda to tackle and eliminate corruption will re...
29 Oct, 2012, 04.04 PM IST