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Rajya Sabha stand-off may endanger key Bills

Government floor managers are busy talking to Opposition members to resolve the stand-off over Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti's remarks, in the Rajya Sabha. Key Bills, including the insurance and......

PM Modi slams opposition for blocking OBC bill in Rajya Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused opposition parties of denying backward castes their rights by blocking the passage of a bill, which accords constitutional status to the OBC......

TMC's Derek O'Brien suspended from Rajya Sabha for remaining session

Trinamool Congress floor leader Derek O'Brien was suspended from the Upper House of Parliament on Tuesday for the remaining part of the Winter session for the 'grave misconduct' of hurling a Rajya......

Parliament passes Waqf bill after RS nod by 128-95 votes

Parliament early Friday approved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after the Rajya Sabha gave its nod to the contentious legislation following an over 13-hour debate. Photograph: Screen grab/Sansad......

17 parties write to RS chairman over passage of bills without any scrutiny in Parliament

Seventeen Opposition parties wrote to the Rajya Sabha Chairman on Friday raising concerns over the "hurried" passage of bills in Parliament without any scrutiny, and said that this was a departure......

Data protection bill referred to Parliament panel

The Personal Data Protection Bill was on Wednesday referred to a joint select committee of both Houses of Parliament. IMAGE: Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar......

Decks cleared for Insurance bill, if Parliament is not disrupted

Congress and BJP agree on raising foreign direct investment cap to 49% With the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on the same page in the Rajya Sabha’s select committee on changes in......

Chronology: GST's 17-year roller coaster ride

After 17 tumultuous years, a nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST) will rollout from midnight of June 30, overhauling India's convoluted indirect taxation system and unifying the $2 trillion......

Govt fine-tunes strategies for smooth passage of mines and coal Bills

If the Mines and Minerals Bill gets the green flag from the Upper House on Thursday, it can be taken up by the Lok Sabha on Friday With the two select committees, set up to study the Mines and......

Govt open to minor changes in Insurance Bill

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government was open to accommodating minor modifications to the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008, so that it could be passed in the current......

'How can we go back to FTII without our demands being met?'

I&B ministry refuses to respond to striking FTII students, who insist that Gajendra Chauhan has to go. Harishankar Nachimuthu, president, FTII students association, speaks to A Ganesh......

Parliament passes National Sports Bill after extensive discussion

IMAGE: India's medal winners at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Photograph: Indian Olympic Association/Instagram The National Sports Governance Bill was on Tuesday passed by the Parliament with......

Will New Sports Bill Be A Game Changer?

The most talked about feature of the Bill is the National Sports Board, that will have overriding powers to grant or suspend recognition of all National Sports Federations and even "collaborate"......