New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Centre has already handed over as many as 95.54 lakh houses to beneficiaries under two schemes of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal has informed Parliament.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Virendra Kumar, informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that nearly 15 crore people in India belong to de-notified, nomadic, and semi-nomadic communities.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The production of heavy engineering equipment and various sub sectors of the capital goods sector increased from Rs 2,66,672 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 5,69,900 crore in 2024-25, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav launched a sharp attack on the ruling BJP during a discussion in the Lok Sabha, alleging misuse of administrative machinery and raising questions over electoral reforms.
Bengaluru, Dec 9 (IANS) Tollywood actress Kolla Hema released an emotional video on Tuesday after the Karnataka High Court cleared her of all charges in the 2024 rave party case. In the video, she said that her mother had died, unable to bear the distress caused by the case.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary party leaders that India has entered a full-fledged “Reform Express” phase, marked by rapid, intent-driven and citizen-focussed governance changes, sources said.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday saw heated exchanges during a debate on election reforms, with Congress MP Manish Tewari and BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal exchanging barbs over the credibility of electoral practices and the history of political manoeuvring in India. Jaiswal claimed that the earliest example of “vote-chori” occurred in 1947, when Jawaharlal Nehru was appointed Prime Minister despite most members of the Congress Working Committee supporting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for the position.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) As the discussion on electoral reforms is underway in Lok Sabha, BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that the Election Commission has also introduced reforms to ensure full voting rights for citizens and that there should be no opposition to such measures.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the operations of low-cost carrier IndiGo are stabilising and all other airlines continue to operate smoothly across the country, adding that no airline will be permitted to cause such hardship to passengers through planning failures, non-compliance or non-adherence to statutory provisions.
Lucknow, Dec 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday came down heavily on Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his recent "Rashtravivadi" remark against the ruling BJP, branding the SP a "Namazwadi" party aligned with what he termed "anti-India" forces.
