Tag: Bill

Centre to move Constitution (SC and ST) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 in RS today

The Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill, where it was introduced on March 28, 2022 and was passed in April.

December 12, 2022

Kerala Govt introduces Bill to remove governor as chancellor

Law Minister P Rajeeve defended the Bill citing recommendations of various expert panels, including the Punchhi Commission and other higher education committees.

December 8, 2022

Punjab Assembly passes State Vigilance Commission (Repeal) Bill, 2022

Mann said Punjab state Vigilance Commission Act 2020, which was supposed to be enacted on the lines of the Central Vigilance Commission Act 2003, suffers from serious deviations.

September 30, 2022

Ministry of Communications prepares draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022

In July 2022, a Consultation Paper on ‘Need for a new legal framework governing Telecommunication in India’ was published and comments were invited.

September 22, 2022

Kerala Lokayukta amendment bill: Governor unlikely to approve

The governor has earlier said every provision in the amendment will be scrutinized on the yardstick of the Constitution.

September 1, 2022

Kerala Assembly passes bill seeking to curtail powers of Lokayukta

Calling it a black day in the history of the Assembly, Opposition leader VD Satheesan said "We cannot be a witness to the "killing" of the anti-corruption body.

August 30, 2022

Bill to criminalise ‘mass conversion’ table in HP Assembly

With an amendment to the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act,2019 a provision has been inserted according to which if two or more persons are converted, it would be deemed as a mass conversion.

August 12, 2022

Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 an attack on constitutional rights of states : Mann

He said the Union government should not consider the states as puppets. Mann said states will not sit silently against this attempt of the Union government to dilute the federal spirit of our democracy.

August 8, 2022

Bill to regulate DNA technology under consideration: Govt.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, he said the Department of Biotechnology in the Ministry of Science and Technology has formulated ‘The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill’ to provide, regulation of the use and application of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) technology with the aim to establish the identity of certain categories of persons, including victims, offenders, suspects, undertrials, missing persons and unknown deceased persons.

April 7, 2022

Venkaiah Naidu praises RS MPs for showing patience during discussion on 2 bills

"I am so happy to see the patience shown by Deputy Chairman(Harivansh)and Members, cutting across the party lines. The Ministers who piloted the replies to the Bill were sharp but at the same time brief. I felt happy and also made a note to include it in my memoirs," Naidu said.

April 6, 2022

CrPC amendment bill is violative of Article 21: Congress

Congress MP Manish Tewari said: "The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022, which is a derogation of Article 20 sub article 3 and Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, highlighted that the bill is beyond the legislative competence of the House and against the fundamental rights of our citizens."

March 28, 2022

Introduction of Bill to be decided by House, not Chair: RS Deputy Chairman

The Bill was listed on the Rajya Sabha’s agenda for today also, but when the name of Alphons was called by the Deputy Chairman, he was not present.

February 4, 2022

Over 1000 activists urge Government for stronger action on animal welfare

The experts at the conference identified seven priority areas where they urged the government to act, for the welfare of animals, as well as because of the urgent need to counter the visible global impact of climate change.

February 3, 2022

Election Laws (Amendment) Bill passed in Rajya Sabha amid din

The Bill was passed through a voice vote when all the Opposition including Congress, DMK, TMC, AAP, Shiv Sena, Left, RJD, Samajwadi Party and BSP staged walkout accusing the Chair of not giving them the division.

December 21, 2021

Anti-conversion bill will be black mark on K’taka: Shivakumar

Speaking to reporters at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi, Shivakumar said that children of all top BJP leaders are studying in Christian institutes

December 21, 2021

Farm Laws Repeal Bill passed in Rajya Sabha too

The Bill was passed by a voice just as it was passed by the Lok Sabha two hours earlier.

November 29, 2021

Bill, Melinda Gates walk daughter down the aisle

According to Fox Business, Jennifer was also photographed posing with bridesmaids in her wedding gown on Saturday at her sprawling 124-acre horse farm in upstate New York.

October 18, 2021