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New Delhi: The historic bill providing 33 per cent reservation to women in parliament and state assemblies was passed in the Lok Sabha today after hours of fierce debate. This is the first time the bill was introduced and passed in the lower house. Here are the Top 10 points in this big story: The…
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Members of Parliament gather for a joint photo session. New Delhi: Members of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha gathered at the inner courtyard of the old Parliament House on Tuesday for a group photograph, hours before legislative proceedings shift to the new Parliament building. According to a Lok Sabha bulletin, first, a joint…
Opposition called the special session of parliament a “diversionary tactic” of the BJP New Delhi: The five-day “Amrit Kaal” session of parliament begins today. The agenda includes discussions on the evolution of India’s parliamentary democracy. Eight bills are listed, including a controversial one on the Chief Election Commissioner pick. Here are the Top 10 points…
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Parliament’s special session will be held from September 18 to September 22 (File). The government will hold an all-party meeting Monday evening – hours before the start of a five-day special session of Parliament that was called for by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi earlier this month. Mr Joshi posted on X (formerly Twitter), writing: “Ahead…
The special session of Parliament is likely to be held in the old building. New Delhi: The government has called for a “special session of Parliament” to be held from September 18 to 22, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi posted on X (formerly Twitter), adding, that there will be five sittings. “Amid Amrit Kaal, looking forward…
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The Union Budget presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday allocated ₹5.94 lakh crore for the Defence Ministry, a 13% increase year-on-year from last year’s budget estimates. The non-salary revenue outlay has gone up by 44% from ₹62,431 crore the previous year to ₹90,000 crore in the Budget Estimates of 2023-24. The hike is particularly significant given the huge increase in operational…
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