Only a quarter of MPs, Congress’s Manish Tewari and BJP’s Nishikant Dubey among them, registered over 90% attendance, data collected by non-profit PRS Legislative Research shows.
The PM said the 17th Lok Sabha has been about 'perform, reform and transform', adding that his govt has made 'game-changing decisions' from women's quota bill to Article 370 abrogation.
Gurdaspur MP Sunny Deol, with 18% attendance in Lok Sabha, downplays his absence, saying he was dismayed by the ‘behaviour’ of MPs cutting across party lines.
Analysis by PRS Legislative Research highlights that debates and parliamentary sittings have been continuously decreasing over the decades, and there is lesser scrutiny of Bills.
Speaker Birla, who completes 3 years in office, wants political parties to make a code of conduct for MPs. He Speaks to ThePrint about his tenure in LS and his political legacy.
The bill to amend Delhi Special Police Establishment Act was tabled in Lok Sabha Friday by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and is likely to be taken up for debate next week.
In a letter to Venkaiah Naidu, the parties cited the "hurried" passage of bills and sought his intervention to ensure that the voice of the Opposition is not smothered.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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