Bill to amend welfare of Senior Citizens Act introduced in Lok Sabha
AMN / NEW DELHI The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. It was introduced by Minister for Social…
Lok Sabha passes bill to extend SC-ST quota for 10 years
AMN/ NEW DELHI The Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019 with bipartisan support. All 355 members in the House voted in favour of…
Parliament passes Arms (Amendment) Bill
The Parliament passed the Arms (Amendment) Bill 2019 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today. The Bill seeks to amend the Arms Act, 1959. It intends to decrease the number…
Citizenship Amendment Bill, CAB introduced in Lok Sabha amid Opp protest
Staff Reporter / New Delhi The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha, despite objection from several opposition parties. The Bill was introduced after the division…
Citizenship Amendment Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha today
STAFF REPORTER / NEW DELHI The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is scheduled to be introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The Bill has been listed in the business of the…
Din in Lok Sabha over violence against women
AGENCIES / NEW DELHI Growing violence against women across the country and particularly in places like Unnao and Hyderabad echoed in the Lok Sabha today with members urging stringent provisions…
Rajya Sabha condemns incident of setting on fire rape survivor in UP
AGENCIES / NEW DELHI Rajya Sabha today condemned the incident of setting on fire the rape survivor in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh and called for stringent actions against the culprits. In…
Parliamentary delegation from Cameroon meets VP Naidu
Staff Reporter / New Delhi A Parliamentary delegation from Cameroon headed by Njingum Musa Mbutoh, Leader of the Delegation today called on the Vice-President and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, M. Venkaiah…
14,500 NGOs banned by govt from receiving foreign funds
AMN / NEW DELHI The government Wednesday informed that 14,500 NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) were banned in the last five years from receiving funds from…
Parliament passes SPG (Amendment) Bill
Approves bill for merger of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu Staff Reporter / New Delhi The Parliament today passed the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The proposed…