Six years after the death of Hemraj Meena, who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation during the Pulwama attack, there was an atmosphere of celebration in his courtyard for the first time on Friday as the family and relatives gathered for the wedding of his daughter Reena.
BJP leader Dr. Syed Zafar Islam has called out Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K. Ponmudi and the ruling DMK over alleged offensive remarks targeting Vaishnavites, Shaivites, and Hindi-speaking citizens.
Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijendra Gupta has called a meeting with the Public Accounts Committee and the Committee on Public Undertakings for further investigation on Friday over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports tabled during the recent Budget Session.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday appreciated the efforts of Uzbek scholars and students for their interest in Indian languages, including Hindi and Sanskrit, encouraging them to continue their efforts and seek assistance from the Indian Embassy in Uzbekistan when needed, a press relea
PDP MLA Waheed Para expressed disappointment over the lack of discussion on the Waqf Amendment Act in the J&K Assembly. Meanwhile, J&K Assembly LoP Sunil Sharma praised the Speaker for blocking the debate but criticized the ruling party for avoiding public issues.
Speaking to ANI, Sajad Lone said, "We demanded that the Speaker either goes back to his chambers temporarily and Mubarak Gul take over for the time being and our work will be done. We also brought in a no-confidence motion. If he persists, then I think the no-confidence motion should be succ
Following chaos that erupted in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over demands to discuss the Waqf Amendment Act, National Conference MLA Tanvir Sadiq said that the party wanted the Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to understand "sense of the house" and allow a discussion on the act.
Om Birla made these remarks during his interaction with Indian students in Samarkand Medical University during his four-day visit to Uzbekistan leading the Indian Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) for the 150th Assembly of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU).
The notice was submitted to the Secretary General, signed by Sajjad Lone, Khursheed, and other MLAs amidst the demand by certain Opposition (except BJP) to discuss the Waqf Amendment Act, which will reform the Waqf Board.
Earlier, multiple MLAs, including from the ruling National Conference had demanded a discussion on the recently passed reforms to the Waqf Board. PDP had also moved a resolution urging the Central government to repeal the act, however that resolution was not voted on earlier today.
"Speaker sir has the pleasure of NC, He is the speaker of the National Conference. He was chosen by the party, if the party feels that he is obstructing, then bring no confidence (motion) change him and bring a new speaker, otherwise it reeks of theatre. People will taking us intro confiden