In a major push to strengthen rail connectivity in Chhattisgarh, the Government of India has accelerated multiple new railway line projects in the Ambikapur region. This information was provided by the Minister of Railways, Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Minister of Electr
Raising the demand in the ongoing winter session of Parliament, Gogoi, MP from Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency and Deputy Leader of Opposition Lok Sabha, stated that Zubeen Garg was a great artist, an environmentalist and wildlife enthusiast, a profound scholar, and a humanitarian.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday slammed the Centre for allegedly having no framework or discussion in Parliament regarding the caste census, saying that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has betrayed the Bahujans.
As a furore erupted over Centre's decision to mandate pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on all mobile phones, Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday urged everyone not to go on rumours.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday demanded that the government's directives on the use of the Sanchar Saathi app be withdrawn in their entirety, or else the statements made by the Union Minister will hold no significance.
Taking part in the Question Hour in Lok Sabha today, the Minister responded to a member's concerns regarding data privacy and noted that the DPDP Act protects citizens' data, and that there was no previous mechanism by which personal data could have been protected.
Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Wednesday reiterated that the Sanchar Saathi application can be deleted from mobile phones and will not be operational until the user registers on it.
"They want the discussion to happen for 10 hours on the 8th and 9th, on SIR or electoral reforms. We are welcoming it, but it would have been better if they had done the same in the monsoon session. So much business would have happened in the parliament by now," the Congress MP told ANI.<
INDIA bloc floor leaders held a meeting on Wednesday ahead of the third day of the Winter Session of the Parliament, to chalk out the strategy after the Centre accepted the Opposition's demand to hold a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll.