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.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday supported Union Home Minister Amit Shah after he launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and other opposition parties in the Lok Sabha, accusing them of spreading lies about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), maligning India’s democratic processes, and asserting that the Narendra Modi government “will not allow infiltrators to get voting rights”.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed a charged debate over the national song Vande Mataram, with Leader of the House J.P. Nadda asserting that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for altering the song under pressure from communal elements.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Global capital is betting big on India as the world’s fastest major economy enters what investors describe as the country’s “second infrastructure wave.”
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) BJP's Rajya Sabha member Gulam Ali Khatana on Thursday criticised Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of carrying a “negative” mindset after the Congress leader’s sharp exchange with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the debate on election reforms.
New Delhi/Colombo, Dec 11 (IANS) The Indian Army contingent deployed in Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu has established and operationalised a fully functional field hospital in one of the region's worst-hit areas devastated by floods, providing urgent medical relief to thousands of affected citizens.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) A day after the debate on the election reforms in the Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, made startling claims that Home Minister Amit Shah was "very nervous", “used wrong language” and “his hands were trembling”.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) A swift multi-agency operation, which stretched across two countries, eventually led to the detention in Thailand of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, owners of Goa’s Birch By Romeo Lane nightclub. A total of 25 people died in the blaze at the nightclub, following which the Luthra brothers fled the country.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Returning slowly to normalcy, after days of disruption, IndiGo said it aims to operate more than 1,950 flights on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Thursday briefly descended into uproar after BJP MP Anurag Thakur alleged that a Trinamool Congress MP had been using an e-cigarette inside the House premises.
