Tag: Parliament
Lok Sabha passes GST Bill, Finance Bill returned from Rajya Sabha with five amendments
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed all the four bills under the Goods and Service Tax (GST). The bill was moved by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for consideration in Lok Sabha. The GST is all set to roll from July 1. The government faced a major embarrassment in the Rajya Sabha[Read More…]
73 thefts at house of MPs, MLAs in Delhi in three years
Flying ban on Sena MP, Speaker proposes talks
Mental health bill decriminalising suicide passed by Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha on Monday passed Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, which decriminalises suicide and provides for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness. “Notwithstanding anything contained in section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, any person who attempts to commit suicide shall be presumed, unless proved otherwise, to have[Read More…]
Airlines banning Gaikwad show ‘dadagiri’, says SP
Govt may table GST Bills in Parliament on Monday
The government is likely to table supplementary goods and services tax legislations in Parliament on Monday. “C-GST, I-GST, UT-GST and the compensation law are likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday and could be taken up for discussion as early as March 28,” PTI reported, quoting sources.[Read More…]
London terror attack: Killer identified as Khalid Masood
The man who executed the terror attack on the UK on Thursday has been identified as Khalid Masood, who was once linked to violent extremism. Khalid has been believed to have been inspired by Islamist ideologies, said Theresa May while revealing the attackers’ identity. May vowed that Britain’s freedoms and[Read More…]
GST Bills to be introduced in Parl next week: FM
UK Parliament attack: ISIS claims responsibility
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Westminster attack that left three victims dead, including a police officer, outside of London’s Parliament building on Wednesday. “The perpetrator of the attacks yesterday in front of the British Parliament in London is an Islamic State soldier and he carried out the operation in[Read More…]
BJP does not discriminate on caste: Rajnath Singh
Bill passed for worker compensation in industrial accident
A bill has been passed in the parliament on Wednesday to ensure a compensation up to Rs 1 lakh in case of injury in an industrial accident. Any employer to violate this provision will be charged with a big penalty. The Employees Compensation (Amendment) Act 2016, that amends the Employee’s Compensation[Read More…]
UK parliament ‘terrorist’ attack: Five dead, around 40 injured
UK’s Houses of Parliament came under attack on Wednesday from a knife-wielding assailant who plunged a vehicle through a crowd of people on Westminster Bridge and then he brutally stabs an officer to death. This is one of the deadliest attacks in Britain after the attack of 2005 which killed[Read More…]
PM Modi pulls up BJP MPs for absence in Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pulled up BJP MPs for skipping Parliament proceedings following incidents of lack of quorum. Modi’s tough talk to his party MPs at the weekly BJP Parliamentary Party meeting came following frequent delay in start of work in the two Houses due to lack of[Read More…]
77 cases of sedition registered in 2014-15: Govt
Jat agitation in Delhi postponed
The Jat community who had planned a protest in Delhi on Monday have postponed it for 15 days. The Jat protesters wanted a Delhi siege and they intended to protest outside the Parliament demanding reservation for their community in jobs and educational institutions. Anticipating the riot, the security measures were[Read More…]
Sushma Swaraj takes up Tamil fisherman killing issue
In a follow-up to the case of the Tamil fisherman who was allegedly killed by soldiers of the Sri Lankan Navy, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told Parliament Thursday the issue has been tossed at the highest level in the Sri Lanka government. The fisherman was killed on March 6[Read More…]
India ranks 148 in number of women parliamentarians
India ranked 148 in the list of total number of women parliamentarians, according to the data released by Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women. The data showed that women made up 11.8% of the Lok Sabha where 64 were elected to the 543-member house and 11 per cent of the[Read More…]
Mallikarjun Kharge to be next PAC chairman
Air India sold 5 Boeing planes at significantly low cost: CAG
CAG report tabled in Parliament on Friday revealed that Air India sold its five Boeing planes to Etihad Airways at a significantly lower cost than the indicative market price of the aircraft. The government-owned Air India sold these five Boeing 777-200 LR planes to the Gulf carrier Etihad for $336.5[Read More…]
Maternity Bill passed in Parliament; leave increased to 26 weeks
Women working in the organised sector will now be entitled to paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks, as Parliament on Thursday passed a bill in this regard that will benefit about 1.8 million women. The new law will apply to all establishments employing 10 or more[Read More…]
Budget session of Parliament resumes
PM to inaugurate National Women’s Parliament
Parliament passes bill for wage payment via cheques, e-mode
Budget reflects intent for electoral reforms: Rijiju
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that the Budget 2017 reflects India’s intent for electoral reforms and transparency in governance. “Transparency is the hallmark of any governance and it has to start from the conduct of any political party. For the last 70 years there has been talk of[Read More…]