Budget Session of Parliament to be held from January 31 to April 6

The Union Budget for the financial year 2023-’24 will be presented on February 1.

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· Jan 13, 2023 · 05:16 pm

On average, 115 daily wagers died by suicide every day in 2021, Centre tells Parliament

A total of 1,64,033 suicides were reported in India in 2021, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau.

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· Dec 21, 2022 · 10:50 am

Undertrials comprised 77.1% of prisoners at end of 2021, Centre tells Parliament

MoS Home Ashish Mishra gave the figures in response to a question by Bahujan Samaj Party leader Shyam Singh Yadav in the Lok Sabha.

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· Dec 13, 2022 · 04:30 pm

UCC to Election Commission: Parliament’s winter session has seen a rush of private member bills

Only 14 private members’ bills have been passed by Parliament so far – and none since 1970.

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· Dec 13, 2022 · 06:30 am

Winter Session of Parliament to be held from December 7 to 29

The session will comprise 17 sittings spread over 23 days, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said.

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· Nov 19, 2022 · 11:27 am

BJP-led Centre has spent over Rs 900 crore on ads since 2019

The data was provided by Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur in the Rajya Sabha.

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· Jul 23, 2022 · 11:03 am

Parliament Budget Session: President addresses joint sitting, FM tables Economic Survey

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed hope that all political parties will put forward their views with an “open mind” during the session.

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· Jan 31, 2022 · 10:26 am

Budget Session of Parliament to begin from January 31, conclude on April 8

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on February 1.

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· Jan 14, 2022 · 02:02 pm

Watch: ‘Your bad days are coming,’ Jaya Bachchan tells leaders on Rajya Sabha’s treasury benches

She accused the Chair of not protecting the leaders of Opposition in the House.

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· Dec 21, 2021 · 09:10 am

Five Opposition parties skip meeting with Centre to discuss suspension of 12 MPs

Communist Party of India leader Binoy Viswam said that the parties refused to attend the meeting as they saw it as a ‘ploy to divide the Opposition’.

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· Dec 20, 2021 · 08:21 am

Centre says it spent Rs 1,698.89 crore on advertisements in last three years

The amount was spent on advertisements in the print and electronic media between 2018 and 2021.

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· Dec 08, 2021 · 03:42 pm

Government is responsible for disruptions in Rajya Sabha, says Mallikarjun Kharge

The Congress MP said that the Opposition will continue its protests in the House till the suspension of 12 MPs is revoked.

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· Dec 07, 2021 · 05:32 pm