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Smaller parties eye Budget debate in Lok Sabha as last chance to raise key issues

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Opposition lawmakers in the Lok Sabha are set to participate in the General Budget debate next week, even as they washed out the discussions on President's speech and didn't a... Read More


Legal experts give in-principle nod to bill to unseat jailed ministers

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- Legal experts representing the Law Commission of India, National Law University, Delhi, and the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, on Wednesday in-principle approved the Constit... Read More


Regional languages take precedence in Lok Sabha addresses

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Aided by live translation in 22 languages, more lawmakers in the Lok Sabha are making speeches in their mother tongue, the Lower House secretariat's data has revealed. In the wi... Read More


Congress stalwart and former Union minister Shivraj Patil dies at 91

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- In March 1979, rumours that Jayaprakash Narayan was dead quickly spread across India. In Parliament, then Prime Minister Morarji Desai even expressed his condolences, triggering ... Read More


'Detect, delete, deport': Shah defends SIR in LS| Watch

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The Opposition's main agenda is to keep undocumented migrants in the voter list but the government will fulfil its constitutional duty to "detect, delete and deport" them, Union ... Read More


Vande Mataram debate linked to Bengal polls, alleges opposition

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Opposition MPs, spearheaded by Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Gaurav Gogoi, hit back at the NDA-led Centre on Monday over the "Vande Mataram" debate, calling it an att... Read More


SIR stir: Opp sceptical of govt debate overture

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- A short winter session of Parliament, with a new Chairman of the Upper House, began on a fractious note on Monday, with opposition parties demanding an immediate debate on elector... Read More


Opposition to take on Centre over SIR, 'vote theft' in Parliament

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- The Opposition is set to target the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and "vote chori" (vote theft) in the u... Read More


Rally, legal action: Congress plans to intensify fight against SIR

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- The Congress plans to organise a rally against vote chori (theft) at the Ramlila Maidan in December to expose the "politicisation" of the Election Commission (EC) and will fight ... Read More