While addressing the United Nations Security Council session on Syria's political-humanitarian situation, India's permanent representative Ruchira Kamboj said, "India has offered Lines of Credit worth USD 280 million to Syria for building a power plant and a steel plant."
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress, saying the 'sensitive' India-China border issue on the floor of the Parliament is not good.
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed with a voice vote after a brief debate. Opposition members said the government should have come with a comprehensive legislation.
The Maritime Anti-Piracy Bill, 2022 was passed with voice vote after a discussion in which members posed their queries and gave suggestions. Lok Sabha passed the bill on Monday
Prisoners convicted for heinous offences against women and children are not eligible to be granted special remission as part of the celebrations for 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', said Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday returned the Appropriation (No 5) Bill, 2022 and the Appropriation (No 4) Bill, 2022, authorising payment of certain sums from the Consolidated Fund of India for the current financial year.
"The Ministry of External Affairs held several rounds of extensive inter-ministerial consultations with the concerned departments of the Government of India to incorporate all the recommendations of the standing committee in the bill. The amendments were drafted and finalized with the concur
Opposition leaders including Sonia Gandhi protested in front of the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament premises, demanding a discussion on the India-China faceoff at Tawang.
Earlier on Monday, the Lok Sabha passed the bill that seeks to provide an effective legal instrument to combat piracy not only in territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) but also on the high seas.
During the hearing on Tuesday, the court of additional session Judge Prachi Patel held 40 persons guilty under section 307 of the IPC and sentenced all of them for seven years of imprisonment.