Replying to a query from Samajwadi Party MP Sanatan Pandey, Rai said the upcoming Census will use mobile applications to collect data. At the same time, respondents will also have the option to self-enumerate via a dedicated web portal.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit back at the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for questioning the committee that selects the Chief Election Commissioner, claiming that earlier the Prime Ministers had chosen the ECs directly under the UPA regime.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP of "vote chori", saying it is the biggest anti-national act, and alleged that the Election Commission is "colluding with those in power" to "shape elections".
He said that after the Cabinet Committee's 2018 approval, the Centre had been consistently urging the West Bengal government to allocate land for seven ICPs, including Ghojadanga, Fulbari, Hili and Mahadipur.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government of "capturing institutions including the Election Commission" during the debate on Electoral Reforms in Lok Sabha and said when a Congress-led government comes to power at the Centre, it will retrospectively change the
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that the number of Naxal-affected districts has been reduced from 126 to 90 in April-2018, 70 in July-2021, 38 in April 2024, 18 in April 2025 and only 11 in October 2025, with only
Samajwadi Party leader and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday raised concerns over the deaths of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, urging the Centre to extend financial and institutional support to
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on Tuesday, emphasised that the main agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term is 'Reform Express' after the NDA Parliamentary Party Meeting.
"The discussion initiated yesterday by PM Modi was marked by frustration and a very narrow-minded approach. Priyanka presented facts. This is the fundamental difference between the two speeches. We took only two stanzas of the national song. It's a national, not devotional, song, so we sh
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Tuesday in a striking attack criticised the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, stating that his actions do not reflect well on the spirit of the national song, citing that Uttar Pradesh is known for its 'Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb'.
"I would like to inform the House that the disruption caused by IndiGo's operational failures is now rapidly stabilising. IndiGo's daily flight count, which had fallen drastically to 706 on December 5, recovered to 1,800 yesterday and is expected to rise further today. All other airlines
"Today, Lok Sabha will discuss election reform. Opposition will speak. The government will also clear the delusion that has been created. The government will clarify the wrong narrative being set regarding people's trust and their participation in election processes," Rijiju told reporter