Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday called the passage of the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Parliament a "historic milestone."
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that former Supreme Court Judge B Sudershan Reddy's nomination for the Vice Presidential elections stands as the opposition's firm commitment to restoring fairness, impartiality, and dignity to the functioning of the Rajya Sabha.
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, aiming to promote e-sports and online social games, while outlawing online money gaming.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has identified two districts in Jharkhand - Latehar and West Singhbhum as Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected, according to a written answer in the Rajya Sabha today by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai.
The remarks of the BJP came as the Lok Sabha witnessed a ruckus during its proceedings as opposition members tore copies of the bill and threw them towards Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
It was referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses consisting of 21 Members of this House to be nominated by the Speaker Loksabha and 10 Members of Rajya Sabha to be nominated by Deputy Chairman.
The Online Gaming Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, where it was noted that esports will be recognised as a legitimate form of competitive sport in India.
In the just-introduced Bill to regulate online gaming in India, there will be no punishment for those playing online games; it is only the service providers, advertisers, promoters, and those who financially support such games will face the consequences.
Shah introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, to further amend the Constitution of India and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, apart from the bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
Earlier today, Opposition leaders reacted sharply to the government's move to bring several bills in the Lok Sabha today, saying that it is a "desperate attempt" to distract attention from the 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' of LoP Rahul Gandhi.