India Unique Parliamentary Democracy Where No Questions Allowed, Says Chidambaram

India is a unique parliamentary democracy where no questions are asked and no debate takes place, Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Tuesday after the party...

Lok Sabha Clears Bill to Amend Essential Commodities Act, SAD Urges Centre to Address Farmers’ Concerns

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which seeks to deregulate food items, including cereals, pulses and onion, with opposition parties...

Punjab Cong & Akali Dal Oppose Centre’s Farm Ordinance, Passing of Essential Commodities Amendment Bill

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the state Congress will challenge the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020 in the court of law. He described...

Every Issue is Making an Appearance in Crucial MP Bypoll Campaign

Bypolls do take place in Madhya Pradesh much like other states from time to time. But this time the stakes are very high as these nearly...

KT Jaleel Has Committed No Wrong, Says Kerala CM Vijayan

Continuing to defend his cabinet colleague, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said Minister KT Jaleel, who had appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged...

Opposition Parties in Lok Sabha Demand Restoration of MPLADS Funds

Opposition parties, including the Congress, in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday demanded the restoration of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund, even as...

Congress Says PM ‘Misled’ Nation on Ladakh Standoff Issue, Accuses Govt of Shying Away from Discussion

The Congress on Tuesday accused the government of shying away from debating the Ladakh standoff issue in Lok Sabha and questioned the absence of Prime Minister...

RSS Slams Mamata for Giving Monthly Allowance to Brahmin Priests in Bengal

The RSS on Tuesday criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s announcement of monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,000 and free housing for over 8,000 Brahmin priests in...

JK, Ladakh Fully Integrated into Mainstream After Abrogation of Article 370: MoS Home Kishan Reddy

The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have been fully integrated into the mainstream of the nation after the abrogation of Article 370, the...

UP Creates Special Force with Power to Arrest Without Warrant, Congress Dubs it Rowlatt Act

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday notified the creation of a special force empowered to search any premises or arrest any person without any warrant or...

Congress MP Asks Centre to Seek Detailed Report on Covid-19 Patient Raped inside Ambulance in Kerala

Congress member Suresh Kodikunnil on Tuesday raised the issue of sexual assault on a COVID-19 patient in Kerala and urged the Centre to seek a detailed...

Drawing Attention of Waterlogging on Gorakhpur Roads, Congress Workers Resort to Fishing

In a bid to draw authorities’ attention towards the problem of waterlogging in Gorakhpur city, Congress workers on Tuesday resorted to ’fishing” on streets, armed with...

TN CM Hits Back at Critics

Under pressure from the opposition parties, including the DMK, on the NEET issue in the state,Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday sought to turn...

Venkaiah Naidu Allows Minister to Lay All Papers Together Due to Covid-19 Restrictions in Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday allowed the Parliamentary Affairs Minister to lay all the listed official papers and reports on behalf of other...

Smriti Irani Tables ‘Diet Chart for Pregnant Women’ in LS, Initiative Taken on Speaker’s Request

Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday presented to Lok Sabha a ‘diet chart for pregnant women’ and expressed the hope that members will...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Cut 30% Salaries of MPs to Meet Covid Exigencies

Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent “to meet the exigencies arising out...

Govt Declines Opp’s Demand for Discussion on India-China Standoff in Ladakh

The government on Tuesday declined the opposition’s demand for discussion on the standoff between Indian and Chinese forces at the LAC in Ladakh. Sources said during...

Priyanka Slams UP Govt Over Reports on Proposed 5-year Contract for State Employees

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government over reports that it is mulling a five-year contractual service for state...

Vardhan Congratulated PM on Covid-19 Fight, Not State Govts, Health Workers: TMC’s Derek O’Brien

TMC MP Derek O’Brien Tuesday hit out at Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for not congratulating the state governments and health workers on their fight against coronavirus...

Ex-Navy Man ‘Assaulted’ by Shiv Sena Workers Says He Associates ‘With BJP-RSS Now’

Former Navy man Madan Sharma, who was recently attacked by Shiv Sena workers, on Tuesday said he will associate with the BJP and RSS from now...