Venkaiah Naidu blames Congress for Rajya Sabha paralysis
AMN / Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu today accused Congress of using its numbers in the Rajya Sabha to paralyze the functioning of the House. He backed the talks for…
Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
RS proceedings disrupted on Ayodhya and DDCA issues The Lok Sabha today adjourned sine die. When the House met for the day, Congress members continued to disrupt the proceedings over…
Parliament passes Juvenile Justice Bill
16 year olds to be tried as adults for heinous crimes Bisheshwar Mishra / AMN // After thought provoking debate, the Rajya Sabha today passed the Juvenile Justice Care and…
RS takes up Juvenile Justice bill for consideration & passing
Rajya Sabha has taken up Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) bill 2015 for consideration and passing. The House was earlier repeatedly adjourned till 2 pm on demand of…
Parliament passes Bill to prevent atrocities against SCs, STs
AMN / Parliament today passed a crucial bill that provides for stringent action against those involved in crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with the Rajya Sabha approving it…
Naidu urges opposition to allow Parliament to function
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu has urged the opposition parties to allow both the Houses to function for the passage of important Bills. Talking to reporters outside Parliament today, Mr.…
All party agree to pass 6 bills in Winter session; No consensus on GST
Our Correspondent / / The Rajya Sabha is likely to function smoothly from Monday as all parties have agreed for passage of six important pending legislations in the remaining period…
Parliament congratulates ISRO
Parliament today congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for successful launching of six Singapore Satellites and putting them into orbit through Polar Satellites Launch Vehicle PSLV-C29. Making a reference…
Govt rejects Congress demand for JPC probe into DDCA irregularities
Government today rejected Congress demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). Talking to reporters outside Parliament,…
Govt ready for discuss functioning of BSNL & MTNL: Prasad
AMN / Union Communication and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today assured the Rajya Sabha that BSNL is making operating profits for the last few months and will turn around.…