Tag: Lok Sabha
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Heard about ‘earthquake’, but saw planes flying in House: PM Modi in final Lok Sabha speech
Earlier in the day, amid ruckus by the Opposition, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the 2015 Rafale jet deal was tabled in the Parliament.
February 13, 2019 -
Wiser counsel prevails in RS
Technically, non-passage of the motion of thanks in the Rajya Sabha does not affect the life of the government, which is probably why the BJP didn’t make any effort on the issue.
February 13, 2019 -
BSP leader’s meat factory sealed, he says politically motivated
MDA had issued a notice to the factory for allegedly altering the construction from the approved layout.
February 12, 2019 -
No specific link between ISIS-influenced ISJK and groups in Iraq, Syria: Minister
While seven local youths had been earlier reported to have joined ISJK through self-proclamation, only one of them is currently active in the Valley, Hansraj Ahir tells Lok Sabha
February 12, 2019 -
Social activist seeks unseating of Farooq Abdullah from Lok Sabha
Khajuria urged the speaker that since it was an urgent and important matter, it should be taken up on a priority basis and action initiated against Abdullah as the term of the 16th Lok Sabha was nearing completion.
February 10, 2019 -
Rumours being spread over Citizenship Bill, says PM Modi amid protests, inaugurates projects in Assam
PM Modi said the NDA government was ready to fully protect the culture, resources and the language of the Northeast states.
February 9, 2019 -
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill row: PM Modi shown black flags in Assam; 7 detained
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill seeks to provide Indian citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan after six years of residence in India.
February 9, 2019 -
‘Cong flogging a dead horse’: Political slugfest erupts over MoD ‘dissent note’ to PMO on Rafale
Opposition party members were heard saying 'Chowkidar chor hai' and were holding placards protesting against the defence deal in the Lok Sabha.
February 8, 2019 -
Nude protest staged in Guwahati against Citizenship Bill
Protests against the Bill have enveloped virtually the entire north-eastern region since the Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on January 8.
February 1, 2019 -
The right age to vote
In Mickey Mouse terms, the age of 18 is old enough for young adults to have a say in local governance.
January 31, 2019 -
Will SP-BSP alliance send ‘head clerk’ to Lok Sabha? Asks BJP minister
Elaborating the achievements of the Modi government Sinha said that the union government has launched 129 schemes and programmes in the past five years and built up infrastructure including railways, aviation, highways, and sanitation.
January 21, 2019 -
Kashmir-centric politicians churn out pro-militant formulas before elections
Top separatist, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, calls the slain terrorists "martyrs" and publicly offers tributes to them.
January 7, 2019 -
Suspension of 45 Lok Sabha MPs likely to be revoked
The suspension of 45 Lok Sabha members belonging to AIADMK and the TDP is likely to be revoked if they assure Speaker Sumitra Mahajan that they will not create pandemonium.
January 4, 2019 -
23 passports misplaced by High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi
All these passports have been declared ‘lost’ in the database, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj says in Lok Sabha
January 2, 2019 -
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
Raising apprehensions that the government may once again take the Money Bill route to make the amendments despite the warnings.
January 2, 2019 -
Himachal: Indian Railways to start four projects for expansion of rail network
Indian Railways has carried two surveys to connect famous Sikh religious place Paonta Sahib with the railway network.
January 1, 2019 -
Triple talaq bill not taken up in RS; Opposition insists on sending it to select committee
The stalemate saw heated arguments between the opposition and the government, forcing Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh to adjourn the house for the day.
December 31, 2018