Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Monsoon session of Lok Sabha and discussed the recent developments in Bangladesh, according to Congress sources.
The salient features of the amendments proposed in the said Bill, introduced in the Upper House today, are delinking petroleum operations from mining operations; broadening the scope of the expression 'mineral oils'; introducing the concept of "petroleum lease"; and granting lease on stable
In an address to the Rajya Sabha, the Union Minister also highlighted the "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi" scheme of the Union government and said that due to this scheme, farmers have become self-reliant and empowered.
"Repeated attempts by the Supreme Court to go for advertisements are not yielding results in this particular SEBI-related three-company case," Sitharaman apprised the Parliament.
The Waqf Board amendment bill is likely to be introduced first in Rajya Sabha which could restrict the power of the Waqf Board said top government sources.
Amid the ongoing feud between Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis and NCP (SCP) leader Anil Deshmukh, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday attacked Devendra Fadanvis and demanded to reveal the Chandiwal Commission report to the public.
Congress MP Manish Tewari gave an adjournment notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the "border situation and the huge trade deficit with China" in the House on Monday.
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri is set to introduce the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 in Rajya Sabha on Monday to amend the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act,1948.
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh on Sunday slammed the Centre for jeopardizing the "future of millions of India's youths" and making the National Testing Agency "a mere revenue-raising exercise."
Reacting to West Bengal Minister Akhil Giri's resignation on Sunday over threatening a woman forest ranger, CPI (M) Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya said that Akhil Giri should have been sacked instead of giving him credit for his resignation.
SP leader Moeed Khan and his house help are accused of raping and blackmailing a 12-year-old girl who worked as a daily wage employee at Khan's home in Ayodhya.