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"Takes out the heart": Cong MP Shashi Tharoor on renaming MGNREGA
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed strong disapproval over the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), saying the move "takes out the heart of the entire Mahatma Gandhi rural employment program."
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TMC MPs stage a 12-hour dharna against passing of VB-G RAM G Bill
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The dharna is taking place outside Samvidhan Sadan in the Parliament complex against the Bill. This bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on December 18, 2025, and subsequently cleared by the Rajya Sabha early on December 19, amid significant opposition.
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Kharge launches attack in Rajya Sabha over VB-GRAMG Bill, warns of nationw
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Describing the bill as an attempt to "dismantle the Right to Work," Kharge warned that the move would push the poorest sections of society back into hunger, unemployment, and distress, and asserted that the opposition would fight it both inside and outside Parliament.
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Jairam Ramesh accuses BJP government of U-turn, says SHANTI Bill provision
Updated : 3 months ago IST
He said Modi government was deft in coining acronyms, saying they appear to coin acronyms first and draft policies later.
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Parliament passes Viksit Bharat -G RAM G Bill, opposition stages walkout
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Parliament on Friday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB--G RAM G) Bill, with Rajya Sabha approving the legislation after it got the nod of the Lok Sabha.
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Rajya Sabha takes up discussion on bill to replace MGNREGA, Congress membe
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB--G RAM G) Bill for consideration and passing.
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India should look at comprehensive agreement with GCC: Former FS Shringla
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Former Foreign Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday hailed the newly signed India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) as a "very important deal", noting that the deal can open a broader comprehensive trade agreement with the entire Gulf Coopera
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Parliament passes SHANTI Bill, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to have stat
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to increase the share of nuclear energy in the total energy mix of India, facilitate innovation in nuclear science and technology and provides statutory status to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
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"Toll tax sometimes takes shape of legalised loot": Raghav Chadha demands
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday asked the government not to levy toll tax if a person has to wait for more than five minutes at the toll plaza, stating that the tax "sometimes takes the shape of a legalised loot."
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From Constable to DCP, 9,248 posts lying vacant in Delhi Police: Centre in
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) shared input with the Rajya Sabha, including the overall rank-wise sanctioned strength and vacancies in the Delhi Police, as of November 30, 2025.
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"Accusations were floating in air, but law remained firmly on ground": Con
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Addressing the media, Singhvi said the allegations were made on baseless grounds and that the pressure of political power influenced the recent decision in the matter.
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Winter Session: Congress MPs to meet in the CPP office in Parliament
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Congress MPs are all set to meet in the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office today in the Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House for the day. The meeting will be held at 10:30 am.
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