New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Nearly 9 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in the past five years, continuing a trend of high numbers of expatriates opting for foreign nationalities, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) To curb misuse and improve fairness, Aadhaar-based OTP verification for online Tatkal ticket booking is now operational in 322 trains, and due to this, the confirmed Tatkal ticket availability time has increased by about 65 per cent in these trains, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, J.P. Nadda, on Thursday revisited the Constituent Assembly’s deliberations on the national anthem, drawing a sharp distinction between the treatment accorded to Jana Gana Mana and Vande Mataram.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) No significant lapses were observed during the DGCA’s recent surveillance audit at major airports, and all observations were categorised as Level II and communicated to the aerodrome operators concerned and subsequently closed after the completion of action by them, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) BJP MP Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi on Wednesday described India as the world’s only “vibrant living democracy” in the vast stretch from Eastern Europe to Japan.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Ahead of a scheduled discussion in the Rajya Sabha, Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan reminded members of the constitutional and procedural boundaries governing parliamentary debate, particularly when it touches upon institutions of high authority.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Congress MP Ajay Maken delivered a pointed speech in the Rajya Sabha, questioning whether India truly lives up to its claim of being the “mother of democracy”.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Amid rising cases of surge pricing by private online cab aggregators, a mobile-based application called 'Bharat Taxi App' is in the testing and trial phase, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told Parliament on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Leader of House in the Rajya Sabha, J.P. Nadda, on Thursday sharpened his attack on the Congress, accusing its leaders of repeatedly undermining Vande Mataram.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Thursday approved an extension for the parliamentary committee tasked with examining the Bills proposing simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies.
