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Tagore's advice, 1937 resolution: The history behind Congress opting to sing 1st two stanzas of Vande Mataram

India, Aug. 21 -- Congress has reopened an 89-year-old compromise. After Parliament cleared amendments to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 - giving Vande Mataram the same legal s... Read More


9 bills go through without discussion, another cleared in 2 minutes: Monsoon Session of Parliament, in numbers

India, Aug. 13 -- Nine bills passed without discussion, one cleared in just two minutes and only two of 380 questions listed for oral answers were responded to - these are the key findings in a think-... Read More


9 bills go through without discussion, one cleared in 2 minutes: Monsoon Session of Parliament, in numbers

India, Aug. 13 -- Nine bills passed without discussion, one cleared in just two minutes and only two of 380 questions listed for oral answers were responded to - these are the key findings in a think-... Read More


Din, disruptions and a dozen bills: Monsoon Session comes to a close

India, Aug. 13 -- Parliament's 25-day monsoon session ended in acrimony on Thursday, with both Houses adjourned sine die after a stretch that saw proceedings disrupted almost daily, with Lok Sabha goi... Read More


The World War 2 link that decided August 15 as India's independence date - and the astrologer who tried to stop it

India, Aug. 11 -- Britain had set June 1948 as its exit deadline from India. Instead, the Union Jack came down 10 months earlier, on August 15, 1947 - a date the last viceroy, Lord Louis Mountbatten, ... Read More


Case involving bank records? What counts as proof just changed as Parliament rewrites a 135-year-old law

India, Aug. 10 -- The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026, replacing a 135-year-old British-era statute with a legal framework that treats electronic, digital, virtual ... Read More


Is Centre planning to mix ethanol in Aviation Turbine Fuel? What Union Minister said

India, Aug. 6 -- The Centre on Thursday dismissed reports that it plans to blend ethanol with Aviation Turbine Fuel as "completely false and irresponsible". The clarification came hours after Aam Aad... Read More


"We are in India, a fly is on my table": Bombay HC judge as FDA suspends licence of top Mumbai hotel

India, July 30 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must take "realistic" action against canteens and food establishments over proper violations of safety standards and not merely over the presen... Read More


'We are in India, a fly is on my table': Bombay HC judge as FDA suspends licence of top Mumbai hotel

India, July 30 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must take "realistic" action against canteens and food establishments over proper violations of safety standards and not merely over the presen... Read More


'Amit Shah can't keep hiding': Cong vs BJP showdown over Jantar Mantar police action escalates

India, July 30 -- The Congress on Thursday stepped up its attack in Parliament on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over Delhi Police's crackdown on protesters in Jantar Mantar last week, saying he "canno... Read More