Jaitley meets Rahul ahead of Parliament session
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today met Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi. The meeting came ahead of the upcoming winter session of Parliament. When contacted, Congress sources said…
CPI(M) wants discussion on status of dalits and tribals
CPI(M) has demanded the Centre to hold discussion on status of Dalits and tribals during upcoming two-day special session of Parliament on 26th of this month. In a tweet, party…
Winter Session of Parliament commences from Nov 26th
The Winter Session of Parliament will commence from 26th of this month. Sources said, the session will continue till 23rd of December. The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee…
Former WB Speaker Hashim Abdul Halim passes away
Veteran CPI(M) leader and former Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly Hasim Abdul Halin died in Kolkata today morning following cardiac arrest. He was 80. Halim was the Speaker of…
Whips have major role in parliamentary mechanism: Venkaiah Naidu
AMN / Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that whips play a major role in making the parliamentary mechanism work to its potential either in the…
Independent Commission to decide salaries of MPs
Issue to be discussed at All India Whips’ Conference at Visakhapatnam Our Special Correspondent Government has proposed an independent Commission to decide on salaries of Members of Parliament MPs. The…
Judiciary cannot monitor the business of Parliament: SC
Supreme Court has said that Judiciary cannot monitor the business of Parliament, as doing so would be overstepping its boundary. Apex court said Speaker of the House knows how to…
Govt decides to prorogue Monsoon Session of Parliament
The Government has decided to prorogue Monsoon Session of Parliament. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters that the decision to prorogue the session was taken during the meeting of Cabinet…
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan opens two-day meet of PACs’ chairpersons
A two-day Conference of Chairpersons of Public Accounts Committee (PAC), PAC of Parliament and State Legislatures, was inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, today in New Delhi. Mrs. Mahajan…
India strongly rejects Pakistan’s call for plebiscite in J&K
India has strongly rejected Pakistan’s call for plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the state is an integral part of the country. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who attended…