Latest News, Updates & Breaking Headlines
NEW DELHI: Govt is looking to introduce at least two bills – including constitutional amendments – in the current session of Parliament to roll out reservation for women of one-third seats in the next Lok Sabha poll and assembly elections to be held after it. The move promises to change the country’s political landscape and…
NEW DELHI: Talking in Parliament on Monday about the “unprecedented challenges” being faced by India because of the West Asia conflict, PM Modi underlined the country’s opposition to attacks on citizens and energy and transport infrastructure, and said strikes on commercial ships and obstacles to international trade are unacceptable.Modi said that as far as diplomacy…
The bill seeks to earmark a minimum 50% IG-level posts, 67% ADG-level posts and all DG and special DG-level posts in CAPFs for deputation (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Citing the need to retain deputation of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to the Central armed police forces (CAPFs) for operational efficiency through better Centre-state coordination, the…
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: A row over alleged vulgarity in the Hindi version of a song of an upcoming Kannada film ‘KD: The Devil’ spilled into Parliament on Wednesday, with Samajwadi Party MP Anand Bhadoria flagging what he described as the harmful impact of unchecked explicit content on OTT platforms and social media.In response, Union information and…
NEW DELHI: Over 200 retired armed forces officers, former civil servants, diplomats and lawyers Tuesday accused leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of violating parliamentary decorum during the opposition’s protest and demanded his apology.“Rahul Gandhi, along with several MPs, was seen sitting on the steps of Parliament having tea and biscuits in a…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he may have to miss the final two weeks of the current Parliament session to campaign for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, breaking what he described as his near-perfect attendance record.Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Tharoor said the election campaign would likely keep him away from…
NEW DELHI: With 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs having signed the notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Opposition is likely to submit it to the presiding officer through the secretariat of one of the two Houses of Parliament on Friday.It was not clear till late on…
NEW DELHI: Opposition’s resolution for the removal of Speaker Om Birla was defeated in Lok Sabha with a voice vote on Wednesday following a two-day discussion that concluded with home minister Amit Shah‘s fiery counterattack, which especially targeted Rahul Gandhi. Shah slammed the bid to put the chair’s “dignity” in the dock and asked opposition…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday launched a fiery counterattack on the Opposition, targeting Rahul Gandhi, as he ascribed the move to remove Speaker Om Birla to the Leader of Opposition’s pique over frequent electoral losses and a bid to cast doubt on various institutions due to Congress’s turn to a “completely negative…
NEW DELHI: The joint opposition stepped up its attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as it gathered signatures from MPs to submit a notice this week to the secretariats of both Houses of Parliament to seek a motion for his removal. This is the first time a notice — will be given seeking the…
