Parliament: Rajya Sabha passes bill extending SC/ST reservation in legislatures

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

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· Dec 12, 2019 · 12:51 pm

Parliament: BJP calls for an apology to Smriti Irani, Lok Sabha adjourns for the day

Congress MPs had earlier staged walked out of the Lok Sabha in protest against the Unnao incident.

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· Dec 06, 2019 · 01:08 pm

Parliament: Sitharaman says cut in corporate tax rates not just good PR, but also good reform

The finance minister attacked Opposition in Rajya Sabha for calling the BJP government elitist.

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· Dec 05, 2019 · 11:28 am

Parliament: Pragya Thakur apologises for Godse remark, but insists she did not call him a patriot

Speaker Om Birla urged MPs not to debate on the matter anymore because Thakur’s original comments were not in the records.

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· Nov 29, 2019 · 11:49 am

Parliament: Centre responds to WhatsApp snooping row, denies any ‘unauthorised interception’

Meanwhile, BJP MP Pragya Thakur, under fire for praising Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse, accused the Opposition of creating a ‘storm of lies’.

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· Nov 28, 2019 · 11:42 am

Protests on electoral bonds, Delhi water quality, and JNU rock Parliament on Day 5 of Winter Session

The Rajya Sabha witnessed some chaotic scenes as BJP legislators hit out at AAP over poor water quality in Delhi.

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· Nov 22, 2019 · 10:01 am

Parliament: Centre refers Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill to a Rajya Sabha Select Committee

The Bill provides for a ban on commercial surrogacy, and was passed by the Lok Sabha in the monsoon session.

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· Nov 21, 2019 · 10:54 am

Parliament: Stop blame game over Delhi pollution, says Gautam Gambhir, BJP targets AAP government

The Upper House passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill.

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· Nov 19, 2019 · 12:28 pm

Parliament: Modi hails Rajya Sabha’s role as 250th session begins; uproar over J&K detentions in LS

The prime minister praised the NCP and BJD for never storming the Well of the House, yet putting across their opinions effectively.

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· Nov 18, 2019 · 07:34 pm

Let Farooq Abdullah attend Winter Session, Opposition tells Centre at all-party meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured political parties that the Centre would work with them on pending bills and policy matters.

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· Nov 17, 2019 · 03:33 pm

Winter session of Parliament to be held from November 18 to December 13: Reports

The 20-day session is the first after the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

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· Oct 21, 2019 · 12:46 pm

Parliament: Budget Session ends, Venkaiah Naidu calls it best session in 17 years for Rajya Sabha

The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Tuesday, with Speaker Om Birla describing it as a ‘golden session’.

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· Aug 07, 2019 · 03:31 pm