As the Parliament convenes for the ongoing Budget Session on Friday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce new Bills including the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to amend the Reserve Bank of India Act, the Banking Regulation Act and the State Bank of India Act among o
Leader of Opposition of Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday extended greetings to all the members of the Indian Youth Congress on the occasion of IYC's Foundation Day.
"I hereby give notice of a question of privilege under Rule 187 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) against Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education for having misled the House," the Congress leader said in the notice.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave the adjournment motion notice regarding the statement of Mandivya in which the sports minister said that "Rs. 70.45575 lakhs has been spent on her as a deflection."
As the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Union government today, the Congress denounced the bill as "draconian" and an "attack on the Constitution," adding that "this is a draconian law and a fundamental attack on the Constitution."
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to "effectively address" issues related to the powers of the State Waqf Boards, registration and survey of waqf properties and removal of encroachments, was introduced in Lok Sabha.
Pulling a thread from where Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman left yesterday during her discussion on Finance Bill 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha, she said on Thursday fitment committee that looks after GST related proposals have members from all states, including from the Opposition ruled state
Amid the opposition outrage in the Parliament on Thursday after the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde defended the bill in the House and said that it will bring about transparency and accountability.
Leader of Opposition of Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the delegations from the Right to Food Campaign and fishermen from across India and said that it is their right to meet anyone.
Reacting to the Waqf Amendment Bill, which was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday, the National President of the Sufi Islamic Board, Mansoor Khan said that, given the misuse of the Waqf Board over the past 70 years, the Sufi Islamic Board had submitted suggestions to address these issues.