Tag: Lok Sabha

Watch: Constitution Amendment Bill, part of delimitation package, defeated

April 17, 2026 admin

Major political and geopolitical developments lead today’s headlines. The Constitution Amendment Bill on women’s quota faces a setback in the Lok Sabha, while Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister resigns amid controversy. Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns over global shipping, even as remarks by Tejasvi Surya on Telangana trigger a political…

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Found in translation – The Hindu

February 14, 2026 admin

When Parliament is in session, nearly 100 people file into soundproof booths overlooking the chamber of the House. These people, ranging from young graduates to retired government employees, have quite the mandate: relaying the proceedings of both Houses into 23 different languages, spanning most of India’s official languages, as well as Sanskrit. Simultaneous interpretation is…

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Watch: Explained: What are Supplementary Demands for Grants?

December 19, 2025 admin

Every Budget is presented in February and lays out the plan for the government’s spending in the financial year that will start in April that year. This relies on a fair bit of estimation. Once about 8-9 months are past, the government is in a much better state to have an accurate idea of how…

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Watch: Explained: All about India’s new nuclear energy bill

December 16, 2025 admin

After 10 years of battling objections from foreign nuclear suppliers, the government has brought in a new bill – It’s called SHANTI for short – The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill. It repeals the previous Atomic Energy Act of 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill of…

Science

31-Member Panel Set Up To Examine Income Tax Bill, Will Be Headed By BJP MP

February 14, 2025 admin

The ongoing Budget Session will conclude on April 4 New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday constituted a 31-member Select Committee of the lower house to examine the Income Tax Bill. To be headed by BJP’s Baijayant Panda, the panel is mandated to submit its report by the first day of the next…

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India On Canada’s “Serious” Allegations

December 20, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Centre has informed the Parliament that Canada has presented “no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations” claiming that Indian citizens were involved in crimes committed in the country. Congress MP Manish Tewari today asked the government in the Lok Sabha, whether it has taken note of the development in the…

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INDIA Bloc MPs To Hold March At 10 AM Amid Ambedkar Row

December 20, 2024 admin

The Opposition stood with Ambedkar posters demanding Mr Amit Shah’s resignation. New Delhi: Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: The ongoing session will come to a close with the ruling and opposition sides clashing over Union Home minister Amit Shah’s remark over the mention of Dr BR Ambedkar in the House. Members of the INDIA bloc…

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Who Is Pratap Sarangi, BJP MP Who Accused Rahul Gandhi Of Injuring Him

December 19, 2024 admin

Pratap Sarangi was taken to a hospital. New Delhi: BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi today alleged that he was injured following an altercation involving Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The incident occurred amid heated protests between members of the INDIA bloc and BJP MPs inside Parliament premises. Mr Sarangi, who sustained a head injury, was subsequently…

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Congress Gives Notice To Discuss Amit Shah’s BR Ambedkar Remark

December 18, 2024 admin

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2pm. (File) Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Following the conclusion of the Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha yesterday, both Houses resumed. In Lok Sabha, Congress has given a notice to discuss Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark on BR Ambedkar during the Constitution debate yesterday. In Rajya…

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BJP To Send Notices To MPs Absent For “One Nation, One Election” Bill

December 17, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The BJP will send notices to MPs who were not present in the Lok Sabha today during the introduction of the government’s flagship “One Country One Election Bill”, sources have told NDTV. More than 20 BJP MPs were absent during the division of the house, sources said. The party had earlier sent a…

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