After weeks of speculation, the government last week announced an agenda that included bills to be taken up for consideration and a discussion on "Parliamentary journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha - achievements, experiences, memories and learnings".
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha questioned the Centre’s decision to call for a special Parliamentary session and said that there is nothing special about it as normal Bills are being brought in that could have waited till the Winter Session.
As the protests over inflated electricity bills in Pakistan continue, the Karachi chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, called for a citywide shutdown on Tuesday to protest against rising inflation and power tariff, ARY News reported.
Ahead of the special session of the Parliament which is set to commence on Monday, an all-party meeting was held in Delhi with various political parties demanding the passage of women's reservation bill in the upcoming session.
"This is the beginning of a new era in the new parliament building and in this era the participation of women must increase. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also for many years had been requesting to the Central government to table the long-pending Women Reservation Bill," said Misra.
NCP leader (Ajit Pawar faction) Praful Patel on Sunday said that the Women's Reservation bill should be passed in Parliament adding that this step by the government will receive support from every political party.
Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, said that the UAE's strong fiscal performance and diversified government revenues reflect efficient fiscal policy, with overall fiscal balance surplus recorded in 2022, a
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of PoK, united in their condemnation of what they perceive as highly inflated electricity bills that are putting undue financial strain on their households.
A day ahead of the week-long special session of Parliament, the Congress party has yet again raised their demand for a greater reservation for women in legislative roles.
California is suing oil companies BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and ConocoPhillips and their trade group, the American Petroleum Institute for deceiving the public over the risks associated with fossil fuels and causing billions of dollars in damage to communities and the environment, accor
Amid protests raging across the country over inflated electricity bills, the residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Battagram on Saturday blocked a stretch of the Karakoram Highway near the Khatm-i-Nabuwat Chowk even as authorities cracked down on power theft, Dawn reported.
Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday encouraged the Indian spices industry members to aim for USD 10 billion worth of exports by the end of this decade.