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NEW DELHI: Rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Thursday ‘VB-G Ram G’ bill improves substantially on MGNREGA, which was “riddled” by corruption and inefficiency, as Lok Sabha passed the draft law amid fierce protests from opposition. They demanded that bill be sent to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny and assailed govt for removing Mahatma…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill amid sustained opposition protests, leading to repeated disruptions and the adjournment of the House after a ruckus.The Bill, which replaces the 20-year-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, seeks to provide a statutory guarantee of…
NEW DELHI: : Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the nuclear energy bill that seeks to open the civil nuclear sector to private players, even as opposition members strongly opposed it in its present form over safety and liability concerns while seeking its further scrutiny. The govt, however, defended the proposed legislation, saying it retains “strong…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday gave its nod to the the nuclear energy bill called the “Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill (SHANTI), 2025”. The bill was passed as opposition staged a walkout, during the ongoing Winter Session.The amended bill was tabled in the lower house, with introduction…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday cited India’s strong growth and sovereign rating upgrades to counter claims that the country was a “dead economy”, telling the Lok Sabha that such upgrades would not have been possible if the economy were weak, PTI reported.Responding to Opposition members who sought the government’s reaction to US President Donald…
Rahul Gandhi has demanded a Lok Sabha debate on the severe air pollution plaguing Indian cities, urging the government to present a concrete plan. Meanwhile, Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’ and is predicted to turn ‘severe’ by Sunday, with light winds failing to disperse pollutants. Moderate fog is also expected. NEW DELHI: Leader of…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday called for an urgent, cross-party debate on the country’s worsening air pollution. The central government signaled its readiness to hold the discussion.“Most of our major cities are living under a blanket of poisonous air. Millions of children are getting lung disease. Their…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday chaired a review and strategy meeting of Congress MPs in Lok Sabha. Party’s Thiruvananthapuram MP, Shashi Tharoor, skipped the meeting chaired by Rahul Gandhi.News agency ANI reported Tharoor had informed the leadership in advance about his unavailability, while senior Congress leader and…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday repeated his claim that Union home minister Amit Shah appeared ‘nervous’ and used ‘foul language’ during his Lok Sabha speech the previous day.“He (Shah) used foul language. His hands were trembling. Mentally, he is under pressure, and it was seen in Parliament. Whatever I had asked, he…
NEW DELHI: The debate on the Special Investigation Report (SIR) in the Lok Sabha turned heated on Wednesday as leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi challenged home minister Amit Shah to an open debate, prompting a firm response from the minister: “I will decide.”As Shah countered the opposition’s allegations of ‘vote chori’ and referred to Rahul…
