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Rolling back rights: Karnataka’s gender minority communities question Trans Bill 2026

March 27, 2026 admin

Christy Raj, a Bengaluru-based trans rights activist, says he was glued to the screen on the March 24 and 25. “I barely moved, as if an IPL match was on. Except that this time, it was the Parliament debates on the Trans Bill 2026 on the screen,” he says. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, which limits the definition of “transgender person” to socio-cultural identities and intersex variations at birth and deprives gender minorities of…

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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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New Income Tax Bill To Be Tabled In Parliament On Thursday: Sources

February 11, 2025 admin

New Delhi: A new Income Tax bill — promised by Union finance minister in her last year’s budget — will be tabled in parliament on Thursday, sources have told NDTV. The bill is meant to simplify the language of the tax laws and it would later be sent to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance. It…

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The Legend Of Prince Rama’ To Screen At Parliament

February 2, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Movie distribution company Geek Pictures on Sunday said it is set to organise a special screening of the 1993 Japanese-Indian anime film “Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama” at the Parliament on February 15. According to a press release, the screening will be attended by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with members…

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Parliament Panel On Waqf Circulates Draft Report. Opposition Says “Farce”

January 28, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The parliamentary panel reviewing the Waqf bill circulated a 655-page report today, incorporating all the changes suggested by its members. The Opposition, though, has alleged that none of its amendments have been incorporated. Amid fears that the existing Waqf properties will be subject to scrutiny after the amended law comes into force, the…

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It’s Time India’s Parliament Had A Calendar

January 20, 2025 admin

The dates for the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament have been announced. Once again, at very short notice. We did some research and here is what we found. Historically, the Indian Parliament provided ample time for preparation. The first two Lok Sabhas (1952–1962) averaged a commendable 47 days between the time the notice was given,…

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One Nation, One Election, Many Suspicions

December 24, 2024 admin

Even in a competitive democracy where political rivals joust fiercely and yet maintain a semblance of informed and civil discourse, it is a difficult task to push through legislation on contentious issues. When a competitive democracy becomes deeply polarised, to the extent that civil discourse is replaced by bitterness, abuse and mistrust, legislation of any…

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Winter Session Ends, Lok Sabha Sees 57% Productivity, Rajya Sabha At 40%

December 21, 2024 admin

The Lok Sabha’s productivity was nearly 58 per cent, according to its secretariat New Delhi: Parliament was adjourned sine die on Friday, capping off a tumultuous session that saw a robust debate on the country’s constitutional journey and the introduction of two landmark bills on simultaneous elections before plunging to a new low of political…

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Rahul Gandhi Faces Delhi Police Crime Branch Probe Over Parliament Tussle

December 20, 2024 admin

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. New Delhi: The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police will investigate the First Information Report (FIR) against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who has been accused of injuring two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs at the Parliament complex, an officer said on Friday. Besides, the crime branch will probe a counter-case filed…

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Speaker Bars Protests At Parliament Gates After MPs’ Injury Row: Sources

December 19, 2024 admin

Speaker Om Birla has issued instructions not to block or hold protests at entry gates to parliament New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued strict instructions to ensure no MP is allowed to hold protests at any of the gates in Parliament House, sources have said. The instructions came after chaos and ruckus…

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