Trinamool Congress member Kalyan Banerjee was on Tuesday under fire from Bharatiya Janata Party and Left in Lok Sabha for his alleged objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leading to uproar and threat of censure motion being moved against him if he did not apologise.
The finance ministry on Friday asked state governments to accord priority to employees of banks and insurance companies for Covid-19 vaccination, saying they are exposed to high risks during these difficult times.
The states can enact their own laws according to their own requirements, Dasmunsi said.\n\n
George Fernandes in an interview had accused Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh of betraying the country by signing the 123 Agreement.
"(Our) inability to effectively tackle wildlife crimes has led to the rapid depletion of our wildlife species such as tigers, leopards and the Tibetan antelope Chiru," Pachauri said.
On the other hand, another minister, Rajendra Singh Gudha, once again endorsed senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot's name for the chief minister's post.
Bedlam erupted in the House for a few minutes and continued till all BJP members staged a walkout in protest.
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the session has been "more productive and satisfactory" than the previous Budget Session and last year's monsoon session.
While the ruling party and its ministers wanted Azad to withdraw his controversial remarks and apologise, the Congress leader denied drawing any parallel between the two.
Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi has written to Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha who is likely to consult the parliamentary affairs ministry before framing his response on the government's plans to advance the budget presentation to February 1, sources said.
The Maharashtra government on Friday introduced a Bill aimed at ensuring sale of flats on the basis of carpet area. The Bill, introduced in the Legislative Council by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harshwardhan Patil, aims at regulating promotion of construction, sale, management and transfer of flats on ownership basis.
In yet another jolt for the Trinamool Congress dispensation, West Bengal forest minister Rajib Banerjee quit the Mamata Banerjee cabinet, joining the growing list of dissenters who have put the ruling camp in a tight spot ahead of the assembly elections.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday grilled arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his alleged associate Arpita Mukherjee who were arrested in connection with the school jobs scam, sources said.
"The matter is being taken up through diplomatic channels," Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Pachouri told the House during Zero Hour. He was responding to the concerns of members who took strong exception to a senior Malaysian minister asking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to 'lay off' from the happenings in that country.
Serial bomb blasts in Uttar Pradesh rocked the Rajya Sabha on Monday leading to adjournment of the House till noon.
Two years after a devastating fire in the state secretariat claimed five lives, panic revisited the Maharashtra administrative headquarters on Monday when fire broke out on the first floor of the annex building in Mumbai but there were no casualties.
A 23-year-old doctor was stabbed to death on Wednesday at a taluk hospital in Kottarakkara area of Kollam district in Kerala allegedly by a man, a school teacher under suspension, who was brought there by police after being involved in a fight with his family members.
The Senate also allowed introduction of another bill drafted by the Leader of Opposition to provide for the ratification by the Upper House of all treaties, contracts and trade protocols signed by Islamabad with other governments.
The monsoon session of Parliament is likely to be convened around the second week of September, at the time when the India-United States nuclear agreement is expected to go through all the processes including the final voting by the American Congress.The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs is expected to take a decision on the matter next week, amid indications from the government as also the Congress that there is no hurry to convene the session.
The Railway Budget will be presented on February 25 while the Union Budget will be presented on February 29.
Stepping up their attack on Rahul Gandhi for his 'democracy under brutal attack' remark in the United Kingdom, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Union ministers, on Thursday demanded an apology from the Congress leader insisting that he was 'not above Parliament'.
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi slammed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for suggesting that Republic day celebrations should be cancelled. The minister termed Tharoor's remark "utterly irresponsible".
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met top officials of the finance and corporate affairs ministries to review the implementation of various announcements of the Union Budget FY24. "The finance minister underlined the importance of continuous assessment of progress to ensure that various announcements are implemented in a time-bound manner," the finance ministry said in a tweet. Sitharaman also discussed in detail various issues on the digital competition laws with Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the minister of state for entrepreneurship, skill development, electronics and technology.
Due to Opposition anger over the non-availability of the finance minister during discussion on the Finance Bill in the Parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will retain DoPT, Atomic Energy as well as all important policy issues and portfolios not allocated.
Sale and consumption of alcohol was completely banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government in April, 2016.
"Proper procedure of law is followed in Maharashtra. Police can take action against anyone if they have evidence. The state government hasn't acted out of revenge," Raut told reporters when asked about Goswami's arrest.
'A time will come when the white structure in Mathura that hurts every Hindu will be removed with the help of the court'
A number of members sought to raise different matters simultaneously soon after Question Hour.
Ashok Gehlot has proved that a strong state leader can challenge the Congress high command.
'The Congress government is on its way out in Himachal Pradesh.'
A no-holds-barred fight for the control of the most popular television news channel in the North-East has broken out between the husband-wife duo of Matang Sinh and Manoranjana Sinh. Each has charged the other with financial impropriety and mismanagement.
With Parliament virtually paralysed due to disruption by the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday attacked it saying it was using the National Herald case to "harm" national interest and holding the country's development "hostage" to its "selfish" political goal.
The PM has decided not to introduce the Bill in this session of Parliament.
In the third reshuffle since coming to power, Prime Minister Modi raised the strength of his Council of Ministers from 73 to 76.
'Somebody was using somebody to make statements that will stir the stock market and lead to a surge.' 'A sudden surge and a sudden crash is always an ideal situation for people to make illicit gains and then siphoning off the money.'
While NDA and UNPA are demanding the debate under Rule 184, which entails voting, the Left wants the discussion without voting under Rule 193.
It is in circumstances like this that the Constitution becomes extremely important. It reminds us that we have a commitment towards higher human values to fulfil, a path to get back to, suggests Shyam G Menon.Else, we risk being rudderless in an ocean of money and majoritarianism, suggests Shyam G Menon.
