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Mining Amendment law does not impinge upon States’ rights: Minister

August 13, 2026 admin

Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy in Hyderabad. File. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed in Parliament on Thursday (August 13, 2026), does not seek to impinge upon the rights of States over their resources, Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy said on…

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Parliament Monsoon Session Day 19 LIVE: PM Modi, Amit Shah present as Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

August 13, 2026 admin

Matter will be investigated: Nadda in Rajya Sabha over ‘shuddhikaran’ of venue after Kharge’s rally in Haldwani Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge brought up the incident of alleged ‘shuddhikaran’ (purification) ceremony held at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground after the Congress president addressed a rally there on August 8, 2026. “Register a case…

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Parliament Monsoon Session Day 15 LIVE updates: Lok Sabha to take up MSME Development (Amendment) Bill

August 7, 2026 admin

K.C. Venugopal moves Adjournment Motion in LS over alleged Ram Mandir donation theft case Congress MP K.C. Venugopal moved an Adjournment Motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss what he described as “shocking revelations” of massive financial fraud and embezzlement of public donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. In his notice, Mr. Venugopal…

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Parliament Monsoon Session Day 14 LIVE: The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 passed in Lok Sabha

August 6, 2026 admin

When asked about Rajya Sabha proceedings, CPI MP P Sandosh, said, “That was in fact a big achievement for the opposition, we were continuously demanding that the HM should come and make a statement, it was a very earnest, sincere, simple, genuine demand, which the government was not ready to concede, many reasons, but finally…

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Indian economy to hit $5-trillion mark in FY29 as per IMF: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

August 4, 2026 admin

Indian economy to hit -trillion mark in FY29 as per IMF: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Indian economy is set to cross $5-trillion mark in FY29 as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government has adopted a broad-based growth strategy to achieve the milestone, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday (August 4, 2026). As per the World Economic Outlook database (April 2026) published by…

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Opposition protests police action against students, Ram temple donations

July 30, 2026 admin

MPs kept a donation box with them and they were seen putting money inside it to symbolise the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple. | Photo Credit: ANI Stepping up its attack on the Narendra Modi government over alleged police excesses against students protesting the NEET paper leak and alleged chadhawa chori (donation theft) at the Ram…

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Parliament Monsoon Session Day 7 LIVE: Both Houses adjourned till 2 p.m.; Lok Sabha likely to take up Public Examinations Amendment Bill discussion

July 28, 2026 admin

The Congress party has lined up top leaders, including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, K.C. Venugopal, and Gaurav Gogoi, to address the Lok Sabha during the discussion on ‘The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026’, according to INDIA bloc sources. The Lok Sabha is likely to begin the debate…

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Parliament stalled again as Opposition continues to seek Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation

July 23, 2026 admin

Opposition members protest in the well amid proceedings in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament in New Delhi on July 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via PTI The Opposition’s demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation continued to stall proceedings of the Monsoon Session of Parliament for the fourth day…

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Monsoon Session off to a stormy start amid Opposition protests

July 20, 2026 admin

Lok Sabha proceedings underway on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday (July 20, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI Lok Sabha proceedings were disrupted on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Monday (July 20, 2026) as Opposition parties raised various issues, primarily the alleged…

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Nine newly-elected members take oath in Rajya Sabha

July 20, 2026 admin

Newly elected Congress Rajya Sabha member Pawan Khera greets Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan during the oath-taking as a Rajya Sabha member on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, on July 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Screenshot from Sansad TV via ANI Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday (July 20,…

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