Winter Session
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Medical negligence will be decriminalised in draft criminal law, says Amit Shah
Presently, Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code deals with medical negligence causing death and is punished by imprisonment, fine or both.
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78 more Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament for demanding discussion on security breach
Since December 14, a total of 92 legislators have been suspended from both the Houses.
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Two Jammu and Kashmir bills on reservations in Assembly, education and jobs passed in Lok Sabha
The Opposition walked out of the House after Home Minister Amit Shah allged that the erstwhile state suffered due to former PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s blunders.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Centre to introduce seven bills during Winter Session of Parliament
Among the bills expected to be introduced during the session is one that seeks to reserve seats for women in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
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Winter Session of Parliament to be held from December 4 to December 22
The report of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on the cash-for-query charges against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra could be tabled during the sittings.
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Winter Session ends before schedule, RS chairman asks MPs to introspect about what went wrong
There were 18 sittings. Important draft laws, including the Bill to repeal the farm laws, and the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill were passed.
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Video
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Inaction of judiciary always favours those in power, says Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
In the Lok Sabha, Tharoor said that the first problem was the government’s influence in appointments and transfers of judges.
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Opposition protests after BJP MP seeks to introduce Bill to amend Preamble to the Constitution
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021, seeks to replace the word ‘socialist’ with ‘equitable’, among other changes.
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Central Vista project: Rs 1,289 crore spent, Parliament building 35% complete, Centre tells LS
The government also said that the Parliament building would likely be constructed by October next year.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Parliament: Growth may have slowed but there will never be a recession, claims Nirmala Sitharaman
The finance minister claimed that India’s real GDP growth was better during the first term of the Modi government than in the previous Congress-led regime.
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Parliament: Rajya Sabha passes Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill
The Opposition boycotted the joint session to protest against the political developments in Maharashtra.
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Parliament Winter session: Both Houses adjourned till Tuesday due to uproar over Maharashtra
Congress President Sonia Gandhi joined party members to protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament over the Maharashtra government formation.
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The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants