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Government likely to introduce three new bills, keen on passage of nine
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The government is expected to introduce three new bills in the Parliament including the bill to increase strength of Supreme Court judges from 31 to 34 while seeking to get nine "priority" bills passed in the remaining three days of extended first session o
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Smriti Irani urges MPs to adopt, encourage `tithi bhojan'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday urged MPs to adopt and encourage the concept of "tithi bhojan" in which children taking mid-day meals in government schools and anganwadis are provided special meals to coincide with special occasi
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Parliament takes up discussion on dam safety bill
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Friday took up discussion on Dam Safety Bill, 2019 which seeks to provide uniform safety procedures for specified dams in the country with Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stating that the Centre had no intention to take rights
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Lok Sabha takes up discussion on POCSO Amendment Bill
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up discussion on a bill that makes punishment more stringent for sexual crimes against children and provides for death penalty in cases of aggravated sexual assault.
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Next parliament session should be paperless: Speaker Om Birla
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said he was keen on the next session of Parliament made paperless, and said the members should prepare themselves for the same.
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Ghulam Nabi Azad terms Triple Talaq Bill as 'politically motivated'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday strongly opposed the Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha and termed it "politically motivated".
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Centre to move Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Central government is likely to move the Triple Talaq Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, sources said.
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Speaker assures decision on Azam Khan after MPs seek exemplary action
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI) Cutting across party lines, members in the Lok Sabha on Friday condemned the sexist remarks made by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan against a woman BJP member with several from the BJP demanding "exemplary" action against him as Speaker Om Birla on Friday as
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Govt shouldn't interfere in internal matter of any religion: SP lawmaker o
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader ST Hasan on Thursday said he is against the Triple Talaq Bill and believes that the central government should not interfere in the internal matter of any religion.
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LS passes Bill to amend Motor Vehicles Act
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Motor Vehicles amendment Bill that seeks to address issues relating to road safety and strengthen public transport, automation and computerisation.
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Centre disempowering every citizen: Sonia Gandhi on RTI Act amendment
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government is "hell-bent on completely subverting" the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. She added that Centre may "achieve its aims" through majority, but
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Lok Sabha takes up discussion on Finance bill
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 18 (ANI) Lok Sabha on Thursday took up discussion on Finance Bill, 2019 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved it for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha.
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