Carney’s liberals secure majority as University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest by-elections conclude; Terrebonne tight race continuesMark Carney’s Liberals secured a House of Commons majority after byelection wins in University–Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest, while Te...
14 Apr, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
No jail for honking or smoking in metro: How Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 ends imprisonment for everyday violationsThe Jan Vishwas Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. This legislation aims to decriminalize minor offenses across many central laws. It r...
04 Apr, 2026, 02.41 PM IST
Pakistan, Bangladesh unlikely at Delhi Commonwealth Officers meetIndia hosts the Commonwealth Presiding Officers Conference next week. Pakistan and Bangladesh are not expected to attend. This is due to br...
09 Jan, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC challenging Waqf (Amendment) ActTMC MP Mahua Moitra has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, citing procedural lapses and violations o...
10 Apr, 2025, 03.01 PM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge refutes Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar’s charges, accepts inviteIn his reply to the Chairman’s letter, Kharge not only justified the Opposition demand for the Home Minister’s statement in the House on se...
23 Dec, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
Pralhad Joshi accuses Ramesh of twisting facts on constitutional provisions, parliamentary proceduresUnion minister Pralhad Joshi has accused senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh of distorting facts regarding constitutional provisions and p...
07 Sep, 2023, 12.53 PM IST
View: Without cast-iron guarantees, freedom of expression of MPs would be redundantFreedom of speech in Parliament extends even to making allegations and statements that at the time of making them, the member believes them...
20 Mar, 2023, 12.31 AM IST
Raghav Chadha, two other AAP leaders take oath as Rajya Sabha MPs from PunjabAll the three AAP leaders were elected unopposed from Punjab in March as no other political party had nominated any candidate the state for...
04 May, 2022, 07.56 PM IST
The men who shaped independent India’s parliamentary secretariatBefore Independence, Vithalbhai Patel, the first president of the Central Assembly, ensured the legislature’s secretariat was responsible t...
29 Aug, 2021, 10.42 AM IST
Hardeep Singh Puri among 10 newly elected, re-elected members administered Rajya Sabha oathThe 10 members who took oath were Narayana Koragappa from Karnataka, Brijlal, Geeta alias Chandraprabha, Ramji, Hardwar Dubey, Hardeep Sing...
30 Nov, 2020, 10.28 PM IST
Parliamentary dilemma: How can in camera be on camera?According to sources, some influential quarters in Parliament feel that the video meetings of the standing committee posed a problem as it ...
22 Apr, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
Monsoon session of parliament concluded with remarkable productivity; pending bills passedProductive time in Parliament is thus usually scarce; even when productive, Parliament is scarcely occupied in its primary activity of enac...
18 Aug, 2016, 01.50 PM IST
Government to introduce amendments to Benami Transactions BillThe amendments aim to strengthen the Bill in terms of legal and administrative procedure so as to overcome the practical difficulties which...
20 Jul, 2016, 11.01 PM IST
TMC does not believe coming session of Parliament should be dominated by boycotts: Derek O' BrienDerek O' Brien in Twitter said that his party would not support "shouting matches and boycott" in the winter session .
24 Nov, 2015, 08.11 PM IST
Coal Regulatory Bill may be introduced in winter sessionA panel of ministers had earlier approved the draft bill, which seeks to set up an independent regulatory authority for the coal sector to ...
26 Nov, 2013, 01.41 PM IST
- PAC may have to consult Speaker before accepting PM's offer
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) may have to consult Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar if it decides to accept Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
27 Dec, 2010, 07.38 PM IST
- Govt to set up expert body to select CCI members
Government will soon set up an expert group under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of India for selecting members of the Competition Commi...
29 Jan, 2008, 09.24 PM IST