Tag: parliament
3 Indian MPs Participate In Parliamentary Conference In Pakistan
Representatives of 23 countries, including three MPs from India, are participating in a key session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) that began in the Pakistani capital on Tuesday. ....
JNU Dalit Student's Suicide Issue Raised In Lok Sabha
The issue of the alleged suicide by a Dalit student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), J. Muthukrishnan, was raised in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the government assured the House of necessary action.....
Rajya Sabha Repeatedly Disrupted Over Goa, Manipur
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed multiple adjournments amid chaos over the Congress' allegations that the BJP "murdered democracy" by not honouring the people's mandate in Goa and Manipur assembly elections. ....
New Zealand River Granted Legal Status As 'a Person'
New Zealand's Whanganui River has gained its own identity with all the corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a legal person, after a 170-year battle, the media reported on Thursday.....
New Policy To Prioritise Health Investments, Says Nadda
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday said the new Health Policy 2017 prioritises investments and financing of health services. ....
Rs 8,040 Cr Loan Given To Mallya In 2004, Declared NPA In 2009
Loans totaling over Rs 8,000 crore were given to absconding industrialist Vijay Mallya during the tenure of the previous UPA government at the Centre, Parliament was informed on Friday.....
Congress Raps NDA Government For Its Economic Policies
The Congress on Tuesday criticised the BJP-led NDA government for its economic policies, saying that disparity between the poor and the rich was widening because of its "wrong taxation and economic policies".....
Pranab, Modi Condoles Terror Attack In London
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday strongly condemned the deadly attack in the heart of London in which five people have been killed and 40 others injured.....
Rajya Sabha Criticises Media For 'selective Reporting'
Role of the media once again came under scrutiny in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with members from across parties criticising it for not reporting positive aspect of parliamentary proceedings.....
No Plans To Print Rs 5,000, Rs 10,000 Notes: Government
The government is not planning to print Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 currency notes, Parliament was informed on Friday.....
