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20 bills passed by both houses; most productive for LS since 2000

20 bills passed by both houses; most productive for LS since 2000

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the session has been "more productive and satisfactory" than the previous Budget Session and last year's monsoon session.

Munda quit to 'avoid embarrassment'

Munda quit to 'avoid embarrassment'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2006

Meanwhile, in the Congress camp, efforts to form an alternative government began in right earnest.

GST to keep its tryst with destiny at midnight of June 30

GST to keep its tryst with destiny at midnight of June 30

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

"There will be some challenges" in the switchover to GST in the short term, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has warned.

Rajya Sabha proceedings disrupted for 3rd day

Rajya Sabha proceedings disrupted for 3rd day

Rediff.com6 Feb 2019

The proceedings were washed out over various issues including the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and roster system for reservation in educational institutions.

TDP, YSR create ruckus in LS over special status for Andhra

TDP, YSR create ruckus in LS over special status for Andhra

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

The TDP and the YSR Congress forced brief adjournments of Lok Sabha proceedings demanding special category status for Andhra Pradesh.

LS Speaker accepts no-trust motion against Modi govt, debate on Friday

LS Speaker accepts no-trust motion against Modi govt, debate on Friday

Rediff.com18 Jul 2018

TDP's Kesineni Srinivas would move his motion as his party was the first to raise it

Privilege motion moved against Naidu over Dec 25 circular row

Privilege motion moved against Naidu over Dec 25 circular row

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

Congress has moved a notice for privilege motion against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu, alleging that he misled Lok Sabha over HRD ministry's circulars on celebrating Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday on Christmas as 'Good Governance Day'.

Mahajan writes to MPs, tells them to end 'cycle of interruptions' in House

Mahajan writes to MPs, tells them to end 'cycle of interruptions' in House

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

The Speaker of Lok Sabha in a two-page letter said that people had great expectations from MPs and had reposed their faith in them.

SIT set up to probe Delhi church fire

SIT set up to probe Delhi church fire

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

A Special Investigation Team has been constituted to probe the incident of fire which gutted an east Delhi church, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

J&K: Ultras kill 3 of family

J&K: Ultras kill 3 of family

Rediff.com11 Aug 2006

When Modi, Rahul shook hands!

When Modi, Rahul shook hands!

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

Setting aside their bitterness, both within and outside Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi shook hands at a function to felicitate NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, who turned 75 on Thursday.

Lok Sabha: After a washout week, 2 bills introduced amidst Oppn protests

Lok Sabha: After a washout week, 2 bills introduced amidst Oppn protests

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

After a week-long washout, Lok Sabha transacted some business on Monday as two bills were introduced and another taken up for consideration even as Congress and some other parties continued their vociferous protests, along with display of placards.

PHOTOS: Metro services resume in several cities with curbs

PHOTOS: Metro services resume in several cities with curbs

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

With the Centre issuing guidelines for their resumption under Unlock 4, the rapid transit networks started operations in a graded manner in Delhi-NCR, Lucknow, Kochi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, but were still closed in Mumbai, Nagpur, Kolkata and Jaipur.

45 Lok Sabha MPs suspended in 2 days for disruptions

45 Lok Sabha MPs suspended in 2 days for disruptions

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

As soon as the Zero Hour commenced at noon, AIADMK and TDP members trooped in the Well, raising slogans and carrying banners demanding stalling of a dam on river Cauvery and special state status to Andhra Pradesh respectively.

Indore may house three more SEZs

Indore may house three more SEZs

Rediff.com27 Apr 2006

Stalemate in Parliament continues for 15th day

Stalemate in Parliament continues for 15th day

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

It's been 15 straight days that opposition parties have created a ruckus, forcing adjournment of proceedings.

Parliament adjourns as mark of respect to Karunanidhi

Parliament adjourns as mark of respect to Karunanidhi

Rediff.com8 Aug 2018

Glowing tributes were paid to the departed leader in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, before the Houses were adjourned for the day.

A strategy mistake you MUST avoid

A strategy mistake you MUST avoid

Rediff.com1 Jun 2006

Meet the MP who stopped massages on trains

Meet the MP who stopped massages on trains

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

'How can you have massages on trains in the presence of other lady passengers?'

Congress seriously compromising country's security: Jaitley on Rafale deal

Congress seriously compromising country's security: Jaitley on Rafale deal

Rediff.com8 Feb 2018

He also advised Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to "learn" from former defence minister Pranab Mukherjee "lessons on national security."

Lok Sabha adjourns on Godhra issue

Lok Sabha adjourns on Godhra issue

Rediff.com6 Mar 2006

Demanding that the Banerjee Committee report be placed on the table of the House, Mr Madhusoodhan Mistry (Congress) said, "Mr Modi should not be allowed to continue even for a single day as chief minister as he has failed to do his duty."

Is the largest biometric database in the world also its leakiest?

Is the largest biometric database in the world also its leakiest?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

The need of the hour, as the Supreme Court readies to rule on the constitutionality of Aadhaar, is for the UIDAI to fix the bugs, says Geetanjali Krishna, in the second and final part of her series.

Kolkata on high alert after terror threat

Kolkata on high alert after terror threat

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

Kolkata and its port area may face a terror attack, according to a warning issued by central intelligence agencies amid which the Navy has withdrawn its two warships that were docked at the port.

Yogi, Bhajji, Nitish... Biggies cast their vote!

Yogi, Bhajji, Nitish... Biggies cast their vote!

Rediff.com19 May 2019

Take a look at the famous faces who exercised their democratic right.

BJP launches 'Atal Sandesh Yatra'

BJP launches 'Atal Sandesh Yatra'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2004

It was on the occasion of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary.

Check out the 59 seats going to polls in Phase 7

Check out the 59 seats going to polls in Phase 7

Rediff.com16 May 2019

Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the 59 seats spread across seven states and one Union territory going to polls in the last and final phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on May 19, 2019.

Lok Sabha adopts Kashmir resolution; 'will restore confidence of youth'

Lok Sabha adopts Kashmir resolution; 'will restore confidence of youth'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

The resolution asserted that the House "is of the firm and considered view that there cannot be any compromise on unity, integrity and national security.

'My Muslim-ness did not matter, my professional competence did'

'My Muslim-ness did not matter, my professional competence did'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

At an online book release event, former vice president Hamid Ansari lays to rest the controversies surrounding his tenure.

India refuses to join declaration against Myanmar over Rohingya issue

India refuses to join declaration against Myanmar over Rohingya issue

Rediff.com8 Sep 2017

An Indian parliamentary delegation, led by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, dissociated itself from the 'Bali Declaration'.

Subscribers owe Rs 2,500 cr to BSNL

Subscribers owe Rs 2,500 cr to BSNL

Rediff.com5 Mar 2003

Arrears owed by subscribers to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd stand at Rs 2655 crore (Rs 26.55 billion), including Rs 306 crore (Rs 3.06 billion), against government departments, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

JP's aide in Orissa dies at 88

JP's aide in Orissa dies at 88

Rediff.com11 Jun 2003

Speaker orders officers to note names of protesting Congress MPs

Speaker orders officers to note names of protesting Congress MPs

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

Exasperated by continued protests, a peeved Lok Sabha speaker on Friday directed her officials to note down the names of Congress members crowding the well.

PM Modi likely to attend Rajya Sabha tomorrow

PM Modi likely to attend Rajya Sabha tomorrow

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

In a bid to break the logjam in Parliament over demonetisation, the government on Wednesday reached out to the opposition with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar holding talks with Congress and TMC leaders.

Shell has no license to sell petro-fuels

Shell has no license to sell petro-fuels

Rediff.com4 Dec 2003

Shell India Pvt Ltd (SIPL) had not been granted licence to sell petrol and diesel in the country, the government said on Thursday.

Parliament condemns terror attack on Pak school

Parliament condemns terror attack on Pak school

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Parliament on Wednesday stood as one in condemning the killing of 141 persons, including 132 children, by terrorists in a school in Peshawar in Pakistan.

Cong protests in LS seeking apology from V K Singh

Cong protests in LS seeking apology from V K Singh

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

As soon as the House met for the day, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, without specifying the subjects, said she has disallowed all notices of adjournment of question hour.

Sena MP reveals 'real reason' behind altercation with Air India staffer

Sena MP reveals 'real reason' behind altercation with Air India staffer

Rediff.com27 Mar 2017

The MP said that while travelling in the flight, he noticed "carelessness and substandard" service of Air India and requested for a complaint book, but despite his frequent requests he was not provided the complaint book, instead the staffer misbehaved with him.

India says no to onland gas pipeline

India says no to onland gas pipeline

Rediff.com29 Jul 2003

India on Tuesday ruled out importing natural gas from Iran through an onland pipeline.