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Triple Talaq bill cleared by Cabinet

New Delhi: A bill on Triple Talaq was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, ahead of it being taken up in the Winter Session of Parliament. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, is popularly known as a bill on ‘Triple Talaq’, a form of oral divorce among the Muslims. According […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Parliament's winter session: LS adjourned till Monday, RS adjourned till 2.30 p.m

New Delhi: The winter session of parliament began on Friday after obituary references the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day till Monday. Soon after the house met, newly elected member Sunil Jakhar took the oath of office. Jakhar is the son of former Speaker Balram Jakhar. He won the by-poll from the Gurdaspur Lok […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Sharad Yadav, Ali Anwar disqualified from Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the Rajya Sabha Chairman, disqualified rebel Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar on Monday as members of the upper house of Parliament, party leader R.C.P. Singh informed. In a Facebook post, Singh said: “Today (Monday) the Chairman Rajya Sabha M. Venkaiah Naidu decided […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Winter session of Parliament likely from Dec 15

New Delhi: The government is considering calling the winter session of Parliament from December 15 after completion of polling in Gujarat in the Assembly elections and the dates would be out once the Presidential nod is secured for an ordinance on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, chaired by Union […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Rouhani sworn in as Iran's President for 2nd term

Tehran: Hassan Rouhani was sworn in as Iran’s President for a second term in a ceremony at the country’s Parliament on Saturday. The 68-year-old cleric kissed the Quran and took the oath of office before lawmakers, foreign dignitaries and senior Iranian politicians, IRNA news agency reported. The inauguration ceremony was aired live on Iranian state […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Voting to elect 14th Vice President begins; PM casts vote

New Delhi: Polling to elect the 14th Vice President of India began in Parliament today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi casting his vote. The voting started at 10 a.m. and will continue till 5 p.m. The counting of votes will be done in the evening. The results would be announced later on Saturday. NDA’s candidate M. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
IIT-Delhi gets 50 proposals to study cow milk benefits: Centre

New Delhi: The Indian Insititute of Technology, Delhi, has received about 50 proposals for research on benefits of cow milk and urine, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday. The government however said that it had not set up any panel to carry out research on cow derivatives. The proposals from different academic and research institutions […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
33 lakh taxpayers added to tax net post demonetisation

New Delhi: As many as 33 lakh new taxpayers have been added to the tax net post demonetisation, parliament was informed on Tuesday. However the number of taxpayers added is less than the number of taxpayers added between the financial years 2014-15 and 2015-16, when 40 lakh extra returns were filed, the government data showed. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Emotional, President goes down memory lane in farewell speech

New Delhi: Two days before he demits office, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday went down memory lane as he delivered his farewell speech here, recalling his first day as member of Parliament as well as his past associations. “With a sense of gratitude and a prayer in my heart, I take leave of you. I […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
CPI-M wants women's reservation bill in Parliament

New Delhi: The CPI-M on Sunday said it will be near impossible to have discussion in Parliament on 16 bills proposed by the government and asked it instead to come with three new bills including one on women’s reservation. “The government has suggested 16 bills in this session beginning Monday. It is impossible to pass […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Monsoon session of Parliament likely to be stormy

New Delhi: The monsoon session of Parliament beginning from Monday is expected to be stormy with the Opposition parties all set to corner the government over a range of issues concerning national security, foreign policy and other domestic matters while the ruling alliance is gearing up to counter the onslaught on it. Eighteen Opposition parties, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Rajnath, Sushma to brief opposition parties on China, Kashmir

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will on Friday brief opposition parties on the India-China standoff in Doklam and the situation in Kashmir ahead of Parliament’s monsoon session that begins on Monday. The all-party meeting to take the opposition leaders into confidence on the two issues would be held at […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Iranian Parliament, Khomeini shrine attacked

Tehran: Armed men have opened fire at the Iranian Parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini here on Wednesday, the Iranian media reported. At least one gunman fired shots inside Parliament, wounding a guard, the reports said. There were also reports of a shooting at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the modern state, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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N.Korea starts annual parliamentary session

Pyongyang: North Korea on Tuesday started its annual parliamentary session amid growing tensions provoked by the deployment of a US nuclear aircraft carrier and the possibility of new weapons tests by Pyongyang. The fifth session of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly coincided with the fifth anniversary of leader Kim Jong-un’s rise to power, according to […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Parliament passes Finance Bill, Rajya Sabha amendments rejected

New Delhi: The Finance Bill 2017 was passed by Parliament on Thursday with the Lok Sabha rejecting the amendments proposed by the Rajya Sabha. The Bill, being a Money Bill, will now go to the President for approval before becoming law. Since the Lok Sabha did not accept any of the recommendations of the Rajya […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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