Parliament Session
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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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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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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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Trending
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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How did the Hyderabad Police race against time to recover stolen artefacts from the Nizam’s Museum?
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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India’s cough syrup testing regime has a deadly blind spot
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Adani bonds hit distressed levels after group calls off share sale
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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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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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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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Video
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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Caught on CCTV: Man steals gorilla statue kept outside a shop
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Watch: Tiger walks freely in tea garden, unbothered when car comes up close
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Watch: Students climb gate to enter exam centre because they were late
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Watch: Bystander, police officer rescue driver moments before crashed car bursts into flames
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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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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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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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The Reel
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Bowing out in style: Soumitra Chatterjee’s late-career gems ‘Bela Seshe’ and ‘Mayurakshi’
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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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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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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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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The Field
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Cricket: Andrew Strauss – ‘IPL will become world's biggest domestic sporting event’
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Watch: U19 champions Shafali Verma and Co take a lap of honour in Ahmedabad during IND vs NZ match
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IND vs NZ: Hardik Pandya – ‘Shubman Gill is technically so sound that batting is very easy for him’
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Watch: Despite fractured forearm, Hanuma Vihari bats left-handed in Ranji Trophy quarterfinal
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La Liga: Barcelona secure win over Real Betis to extend lead at the top to eight points