News for 'monsoon session'

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

Opposition parties are likely to continue their disruptions over the Pegasus snooping and farmers' protest issues.

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

The monsoon session has seen frequent disruptions over the opposition's demand for a discussion on the Pegasus issue.

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com30 Jul 2021

Opposition parties are likely to continue their disruptions over the Pegasus snooping and farmers' protest issues.

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com9 Aug 2021

The monsoon session has seen frequent disruptions over the opposition's demand for a discussion on the Pegasus issue.

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

Opposition parties are likely to continue their disruptions over the Pegasus snooping and farmers' protest issues.

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Opposition parties are likely to continue their disruptions over the Pegasus snooping and farmers' protest issues.

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

Opposition parties are likely to continue their disruptions over the Pegasus snooping and farmers' protest issues.

Oppn MPs say waqf panel's tour meetings lack quorum

Oppn MPs say waqf panel's tour meetings lack quorum

Rediff.com10 Nov 2024

The Pal-led committee is currently on a tour of five states to speak to various stakeholders though opposition members have boycotted it.

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Opposition parties are likely to continue their disruptions over the Pegasus snooping and farmers' protest issues.

Monsoon failure in Parliament

Monsoon failure in Parliament

Rediff.com24 Aug 2013

With barely a week left, the session has been able to accomplish next to no legislative business, says Aditi Phadnis

RS chairman's all-party meet fails to break Parliament logjam

RS chairman's all-party meet fails to break Parliament logjam

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

The Rajya Sabha has been witnessing repeated disruptions ever since it met for the Monsoon session on July 20.

Sambhaji Bhide in soup for remarks on Mahatma Gandhi

Sambhaji Bhide in soup for remarks on Mahatma Gandhi

Rediff.com29 Jul 2023

In the past too, Bhide has drawn flak for his controversial comments.

BJP MPs corner Oppn in LS for silence on minorities in Bangladesh

BJP MPs corner Oppn in LS for silence on minorities in Bangladesh

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

During the Zero Hour of the Lok Sabha, BJP MP Anurag Thakur tried to corner the Leader of Opposition and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, by alleging that he has not spoken about ensuring the safety of minorities in Bangladesh.

After stormy Parliament session, PM to meet editors on Monday

After stormy Parliament session, PM to meet editors on Monday

Rediff.com5 Sep 2010

The meeting of Dr Singh with the media, in the wake of the completion of the Parliament's monsoon session, is significant.

It's party, not...: UP dy CM's fresh remark amid BJP rift buzz

It's party, not...: UP dy CM's fresh remark amid BJP rift buzz

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

Maurya's remarks assume significance as they came barely a couple of weeks after his statement that the party organisation will always be bigger than the government caused a flutter.

Atiq Ahmed killing: UP judicial panel rules out 'pre-planned conspiracy'

Atiq Ahmed killing: UP judicial panel rules out 'pre-planned conspiracy'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

Considering that the three assailants who shot Atiq Ahmed and his brother posed as journalists, the commission suggested the media "observe certain restraints while covering such incidents".

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die

Rediff.com25 Jul 2025

The story of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars and bomb blasts to speculators, reformers and wealth creators.

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

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Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

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Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Watch Live! All the action in Parliament

Rediff.com21 Sep 2020

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PM hopes for 'Growing Stronger Together' spirit of GST in Parliament

PM hopes for 'Growing Stronger Together' spirit of GST in Parliament

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

PM Narendra Modi hopes the successful "rains" of GST will fill the Monsoon session with pleasant smell like that emanating from dry soil after showers.

Channapatna bypoll: Despite health issues, Gowda campaigns for grandson

Channapatna bypoll: Despite health issues, Gowda campaigns for grandson

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

Assisted by his personal staff and gunmen, Gowda, with a cannula on his right hand, attended multiple election meetings on Tuesday and addressed people sitting in his chair as he cited knee pain.

MVA fields 3rd candidate for council polls, Uddhav 'confident' of winning

MVA fields 3rd candidate for council polls, Uddhav 'confident' of winning

Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

The Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Tuesday fielded Milind Narvekar, a close aide of party chief Uddhav Thackeray, in the biennial elections to 11 seats from the legislative council, taking the number of candidates in the fray to 12.

'RS secy-general's table not meant for dancing': Ministers flay Oppn leaders

'RS secy-general's table not meant for dancing': Ministers flay Oppn leaders

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

Putting the blame on the Opposition for the unruly scenes witnessed during the monsoon session of Parliament, a group of Union ministers on Thursday said the Rajya Sabha chairman must take the strongest possible action against those who broke the rules.

Uttam's Take: No Question Hour: What is Modi afraid of?

Uttam's Take: No Question Hour: What is Modi afraid of?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the strange decision to not allow Question Hour in Parliament at a time when the government has forced lakhs of students to answer questions in the JEE and NEET exams, citing no danger from the coronavirus.

CBI to probe Manipur sexual abuse video case

CBI to probe Manipur sexual abuse video case

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it has transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe into a case related to two women being paraded naked in strife-torn Manipur, saying the approach of the government was of zero tolerance towards any crimes against women.

Sidda cabinet to take up job quota bill in next meet

Sidda cabinet to take up job quota bill in next meet

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

He said the bill will be taken up for discussion in the next cabinet meeting to clear the doubts.

Democracy killed: Oppn slams 'No Question Hour' plan

Democracy killed: Oppn slams 'No Question Hour' plan

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

There will be no Question Hour and private members' bills will not be taken up in the Monsoon session, while the Zero Hour will be restricted.

Tejashwi condemns DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran's remark on Bihar, UP workers

Tejashwi condemns DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran's remark on Bihar, UP workers

Rediff.com24 Dec 2023

Yadav said like his Rashtriya Janata Dal, the DMK headed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin was a party that believed in social justice.

CPI MP submits privilege motion notice against Vaishnaw over Pegasus

CPI MP submits privilege motion notice against Vaishnaw over Pegasus

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Communist Party of India's member of Parliament Binoy Viswam on Monday submitted a notice to move a privilege motion against Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for his statement in Parliament last year on the Pegasus spyware issue.

Reshuffle soon? PM to chair ministers' meet on July 3

Reshuffle soon? PM to chair ministers' meet on July 3

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on July 3, officials said on Thursday.

Modi chairs 'fruitful' meeting of Council of Ministers amid reshuffle buzz

Modi chairs 'fruitful' meeting of Council of Ministers amid reshuffle buzz

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

The meeting was held at the newly built convention centre at Pragati Maidan, which will host the G20 summit in September.

MUDA 'scam' threatening Sidda govt goes back 3 decades

MUDA 'scam' threatening Sidda govt goes back 3 decades

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case over which the Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot accorded sanction for investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has its origins more than three decades ago.

Manipur women paraded naked: CBI files chargesheet against juvenile among 7

Manipur women paraded naked: CBI files chargesheet against juvenile among 7

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

The agency filed the charge sheet against six people and a report against one child in conflict with the law before a special CBI court in Guwahati, nearly three months Manipur Police made arrests in the case.

MP ministers to pay their income tax ending 52-year-old rule

MP ministers to pay their income tax ending 52-year-old rule

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

The cabinet also gave its nod to a proposal to amend the Madhya Pradesh Minister (Salary and Allowance) Amendment Bill, 2024, and make a provision for state ministers to deposit their income tax instead of the government bearing such burden.

Record 19 Oppn MPs suspended from RS for week after ruckus over price rise

Record 19 Oppn MPs suspended from RS for week after ruckus over price rise

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

While seven of the suspended MPs belonged to the TMC, six were from the DMK, three from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, two from the Communist Party of India-Marxist and one from the Communist Party of India.

Modi chairs 1st in-person Cabinet meet in over a year

Modi chairs 1st in-person Cabinet meet in over a year

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

The Union Cabinet held its first physical meeting in over a year on Wednesday. Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the first meeting with the Council of Ministers virtually after the Union Cabinet reshuffle on July 7.

'Indian Markets Could Outperform'

'Indian Markets Could Outperform'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2025

'If the US stagnates and falls into a recession, the dollar will weaken, oil prices will also dip. This augurs well for India.'

Cong to move privilege motion against agri minister Chouhan for misleading RS

Cong to move privilege motion against agri minister Chouhan for misleading RS

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

In their letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Congress leaders said during a discussion on the functioning of the ministry of agriculture and farmers' welfare on August 2, "misleading and incorrect assertions" were made by the minister.

RS okays bill allowing interception, opening of postal items

RS okays bill allowing interception, opening of postal items

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

According to the proposed legislation, 'the central government may, by notification, empower any officer to intercept, open or detain any item in the interest of the security of the state, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, emergency or public safety, or upon the occurrence of any contravention of any of the provisions of any law for the time being in force'.