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Protesters claim to have found 17.85 mn rupees in Rajapaksa's house

Protesters claim to have found 17.85 mn rupees in Rajapaksa's house

Rediff.com10 Jul 2022

A video is being shared on social media showing the protesters counting the currency notes that were unearthed. The recovered money was said to be handed over to the security units, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported.

BSP suspends MP Danish Ali for 'anti-party' activities

BSP suspends MP Danish Ali for 'anti-party' activities

Rediff.com9 Dec 2023

In a brief statement, the party's Uttar Pradesh unit said, Ali, MP from Amroha, has been suspended for anti-party activities.

'Muzzled' opposition boycotts Parliament

'Muzzled' opposition boycotts Parliament

Rediff.com6 Feb 2018

Oppn stayed away from the House when the proceedings resumed at 3 pm after two adjournments during the day.

Pak Parliament condemns India's counter-terror op as 'aggression'

Pak Parliament condemns India's counter-terror op as 'aggression'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2019

The House rejected India's claims of having destroyed terrorist facility and causing heavy casualties as 'self-serving' and 'fictitious'.

After being warned, Anurag Thakur apologises for mobile use in Parliament

After being warned, Anurag Thakur apologises for mobile use in Parliament

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday sent out a stern warning to members against using mobile phones inside the House.

Masks, face-shields, sanitisers, tea bags: Parl gets Covid-ready

Masks, face-shields, sanitisers, tea bags: Parl gets Covid-ready

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

Frequent sanitisation of the entire parliament complex will also be carried out, while arrangements have been made to sanitise various parliamentary papers as well as footwear and cars of MPs, officials said.

Monsoon Session: Fuel hike, Covid, farmers' issues set to rock Parl

Monsoon Session: Fuel hike, Covid, farmers' issues set to rock Parl

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

The government has readied a big legislative agenda for the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning Monday even as the Opposition is raring to corner the ruling dispensation over a host of issues, including handling of the second wave of COVID-19, rise in fuel prices and farmers' stir.

Coal-gate: BJP slams PM for statement in Parliament

Coal-gate: BJP slams PM for statement in Parliament

Rediff.com27 Aug 2012

Criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for making a statement on the CAG report on coal block allocation in Lok Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said it will continue to demand his resignation and boycott the "corrupt" government in Parliament.

Women MPs outraged over rape convict's interview in Parliament

Women MPs outraged over rape convict's interview in Parliament

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

Women MPs from opposition parties on Wednesday stormed into the well of RS and forced a brief adjournment

Demands for frisking of Members of Parliament fizzle out

Demands for frisking of Members of Parliament fizzle out

Rediff.com17 Feb 2014

The demands for frisking of MPs while entering Parliament, triggered after the 'pepper spray' attack by one of them last week, fizzled out on Monday with a Parliamentary Committee deciding against making such a recommendation.

'For the first time we are seeing a prime minister so indifferent'

'For the first time we are seeing a prime minister so indifferent'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

'It's unfortunate that the prime minister prioritises his own image over the humanitarian situation that is unfolding in Manipur, prioritising his ego over the atrocities that women and tribals have had to suffer in Manipur.'

If India Becomes Bharat...

If India Becomes Bharat...

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

By changing the nation's name from India to Bharat, would this landmass overnight lose the emotional and cultural linkage that had been built over generations, centuries and millennia, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Oppn urges Prez not to sign 'unconstitutionally' passed farm bills

Oppn urges Prez not to sign 'unconstitutionally' passed farm bills

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

In a meeting with the President on behalf of these 18 non-National Democratic Alliance parties, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said he has requested the President to return the bills, and only give his assent after they have been passed after following proper rules and procedures.

21 days and Parliament hasn't functioned at all

21 days and Parliament hasn't functioned at all

Rediff.com5 Apr 2018

Thursday was the penultimate day of the Budget Session of Parliament. The second half of the session which began on March 5 has been a washout with no legislative business being transacted due to stalling of proceedings by the opposition.

Modi govt doesn't allow any idea of opposition: Rahul

Modi govt doesn't allow any idea of opposition: Rahul

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

'On the other side, we have an ideology of hatred and violence, a disrespectful ideology that attacks people because of their ideas. And you must have noticed one thing that this is in the nature of BJP and the RSS'

Batla House: Why Inspector Sharma didn't wear a bulletproof jacket

Batla House: Why Inspector Sharma didn't wear a bulletproof jacket

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

'The operation was planned in a manner so as not to alert the terrorists.' 'Every precaution was taken to keep it low-key so as not to alert the terrorists and surprise them and arrest them.'

Dhyan Chand to be honoured in British Parliament

Dhyan Chand to be honoured in British Parliament

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand will be conferred with the 'Bharat Gaurav' Lifetime Achivement Award by NRI orgainsation Sanskriti Yuva Sangstha at the House of Commons inside the British Parliament of July 25.

Parliament work washed out for 5th day over demonetisation

Parliament work washed out for 5th day over demonetisation

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

Opposition members kept on shouting 'Pradhan Mantri sadan me aao'.

PM seeks Jayalalithaa's support on FDI

PM seeks Jayalalithaa's support on FDI

Rediff.com3 Dec 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday reached out to Jayalalithaa-led All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to seek its support on the issue of foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail.

BJP MP to move privilege motion against Rahul in Lok Sabha

BJP MP to move privilege motion against Rahul in Lok Sabha

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker to move a breach of privilege motion notice against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a day after his speech in Lok Sabha where he made certain allegations about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his association with industrialist Gautam Adani.

PM practising 'politics of revenge', says Rahul in Parliament

PM practising 'politics of revenge', says Rahul in Parliament

Rediff.com7 May 2015

The Congress leader also slammed the government's decision to cancel a food park in his constituency Amethi.

After black umbrellas, TMC brings black shawls to Parliament

After black umbrellas, TMC brings black shawls to Parliament

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

After black umbrellas, it was black shawls that Trinamool Congress members used in Lok Sabha on Thursday to rake up the issue of black money.

Do lawmakers merit immunity if criminality is attached to their acts, asks SC

Do lawmakers merit immunity if criminality is attached to their acts, asks SC

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will examine whether the immunity granted to lawmakers from prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or vote in Parliament and state legislatures extends to them even if criminality is attached to their actions, as it began reconsideration of its 1998 judgement in the JMM bribery scandal that rocked the country 25 years ago.

Speak in parliament if you have proof, BJP tells Rahul on allegations

Speak in parliament if you have proof, BJP tells Rahul on allegations

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi, Government on Wednesday dared him to give proof in Parliament on his allegations against the government and PMO on National Herald issue.

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any reform taken place or allowed to prevail, asserts Mohammad Sajjad.

Car crashes into gates of British PM's residence, 1 arrested

Car crashes into gates of British PM's residence, 1 arrested

Rediff.com26 May 2023

'At around 16:20hrs [local time] a car collided with the gates of Downing Street on Whitehall,' the Met Police said in a statement.

Action will be taken against Rahul Gandhi this time: Minister

Action will be taken against Rahul Gandhi this time: Minister

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

Joshi said, "(BJP leader) Nishikant Dubey issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi for making baseless allegations (against the PM). What they say has to be supported with evidence but they haven't produced any. We all are answerable to the people of this country. This time action will be taken on this notice."

5 killed, 40 injured in 'sick and depraved' UK Parliament attack

5 killed, 40 injured in 'sick and depraved' UK Parliament attack

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

An attacker drove a car along a pavement in Westminster, stabbed a policeman and was shot dead by police in the grounds of Parliament.

After porngate, K'taka may ban private channels in House

After porngate, K'taka may ban private channels in House

Rediff.com1 Mar 2012

Embarrassed over the porngate scandal in the Assembly, the Karnataka government on Thursday did not rule out banning private television cameras inside the House saying the presiding officers want to emulate Parliament's media policy.

The 8 minutes that mocked Parliament, shamed democracy

The 8 minutes that mocked Parliament, shamed democracy

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

Rediff.com rewinds the clock as it struck Noon to unravel how things went awfully wrong in Parliament on Thursday

Rahul's disqualification: Cong leaders detained during march near Red Fort

Rahul's disqualification: Cong leaders detained during march near Red Fort

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

Congress leaders accused the government of "murdering democracy" after police stopped them from reaching the Red Fort to start their 'Loktantra Bachao Mashal Shanti March' at 7 pm.

A Tale Of Two Poorams

A Tale Of Two Poorams

Rediff.com8 May 2024

If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon.

File 25 more cases, you can't...: Rahul dares Himanta

File 25 more cases, you can't...: Rahul dares Himanta

Rediff.com24 Jan 2024

Rahul claimed that the Assam CM has taken land in Kaziranga National Park.

Is Modi's Authoritarianism Good For India?

Is Modi's Authoritarianism Good For India?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

We need not spend much time going over what this government has done and is doing to the Opposition, by misusing the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI. There is a daily update on that, notes Aakar Patel.

'Vice Presidential Election Was Not Fair!'

'Vice Presidential Election Was Not Fair!'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

'Parties which supported me were all threatened. This could hardly have been called a fair election.' 'This is Modi's India.'

This year too, FM brings tablet wrapped in 'bahi khata'

This year too, FM brings tablet wrapped in 'bahi khata'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

She posed for the traditional 'briefcase' picture outside her office along with her team of officials before heading to meet the President. She, however, was holding a tablet instead of a briefcase to present the Budget in a digital format.

Winter session of Parliament appears headed for washout

Winter session of Parliament appears headed for washout

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

Both Houses adjourned till Wednesday amid din.

Heated exchanges in Pak parliament; protesters agree to talks

Heated exchanges in Pak parliament; protesters agree to talks

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Pakistan's parliament on Wednesday became the new battleground in the ongoing political turmoil with pro-government leaders and lawmakers of Imran Khan's party accusing each other of undermining democracy, even as protesters returned to the negotiating table.

'PM have some shame' protests washout Parliament proceedings

'PM have some shame' protests washout Parliament proceedings

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

Noisy protests by the members of the Congress and other opposition parties seeking an apology from the prime minister continued unabated throughout the day since the proceedings began.

Govt may reconvene Parliament to push through reforms

Govt may reconvene Parliament to push through reforms

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

The government on Tuesday said it may reconvene Parliament's Monsoon Session to get key legislations, including the pending GST bill, passed, maintaining it has an "open mind" on amendments to reform measures even as it began consultations with leaders of opposition parties.