NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill which seeks to bring clarity on the age of retired judges to determine when they will get enhanced pension. The high court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 seeks to amend two laws for this purpose. Before the passage of […]
NEW DELHI: There is a need for tighter regulations to deal with cybercrimes, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. Replying to questions in Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw underlined the need to have “a lot of discussions and a broader consensus” on bringing “stricter norms” for over-the-top (OTT) platforms to check […]
New Delhi: The Congress will seek a full-fledged discussion in Parliament on the border situation and on the issue of ties with neighbours, party president Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday. Addressing a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party, she said that the government’s regret over the Nagaland incident was not enough and demanded that justice […]
NEW DELHI: Top opposition leaders on Wednesday sat on a dharna in Parliament complex and extended their support to the 12 suspended MPs of the Rajya Sabha. Among the leaders who participated in the protest along with the 12 suspended members were Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, K C […]
NEW DELHI: With not enough orders for Covishield from the Centre, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said the company is looking at slashing monthly production of vaccines by at least 50% %. SII has written to the government to seek clarity on its requirement, if any, for normal two doses for […]
KOLKATA: Former Madras High Court judge Krishnaswamy Chandru, the inspiration for Suriya-starrer ‘Jai Bhim’, on Monday voiced concern over the policies pursued by the Centre, as he cl that “Parliament will soon become a rubber stamp for the government” with bills getting passed without any debate. The retired judge, instrumental behind several landmark verdicts involving […]
NEW DELHI: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farm unions, on Tuesday said it has replied to the government’s proposal seeking an end to its protest demanding clarification on certain points, including on the precondition set for withdrawal of “fake” cases against farmers. Farmer leaders said they will hold another meeting […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emphasised on the attendance of party MPs in Parliament, saying if they don’t transform themselves, there could be changes with time, sources said. The prime minister made the remarks at the BJP parliamentary party meeting at the Ambedkar International Centre here, the sources told PTI. Sharing the […]
NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party in Parliament on Wednesday, party sources said. The meeting will be held in the Central Hall of Parliament at 9.30 am which will be attended by all party MPs from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, they said. Former […]
BALLIA: Uttar Pradesh minister Anand Swarup Shukla has said Muslims should hand over a mosque close to a temple at the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura to Hindus, referring to it as a “safed bhavan” (white structure). In provocative remarks on Monday, he said while the court had resolved the Ayodhya issue, the “white structures” […]