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TopicIndian parliament

Topic: Indian parliament

Parliament Monsoon Session: Modi holds meeting with senior ministers

Modi held meeting at Parliament House with Union ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju, and Arjun Meghwal.

610 stolen antiques were recovered between 2020-24, highest from USA, Modi govt tells Parliament

New Delhi: In the last five years, 2020 to 2024, 610 antiquities have been retrieved from six different countries. Among them, 559 were from...

Keezhadi excavation report under review—Centre on ASI’s tussle with archeologist

New Delhi: Speaking for the first time in Parliament on the Keezhadi excavation report controversy, the Modi government Monday informed the house that there...

Op Sindoor uproar forces 3rd Lok Sabha adjournment; Rajnath Singh promises detailed debate soon

At 2 pm on the Monsoon session's first day, Chair Sandhya Ray urged the Opposition to allow the House to function, but adjourned proceedings till 4 pm amid relentless sloganeering.

Monsoon session of Parliament from 21 July to 12 August; Pahalgam, Op Sindoor to be in focus

Monsoon session of Parliament from 21 July to 12 August; Pahalgam, Op Sindoor to be in focus

‘Could’ve made one puncture wallah an MP’—Owaisi takes dig at Modi over ‘unconstitutional’ waqf law

New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that the Waqf (Amendment) Act is an attempt by the Modi government...

Close down Parliament if Supreme Court has to make laws, says BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

This comes at a time when the apex court’s recent decision to set a timeline for the President of India to take a decision on the bills sent to her has triggered a debate.

Govt’s new income tax bill will require you to share passwords with tax officials during searches

FM Nirmala Sitharaman said draft Bill—tabled in Lok Sabha & sent to Parliamentary Select Committee for review—incorporated “substantial changes” from original Act. Tax rates remain unchanged.

Oppn targets Modi govt over ‘inhuman’ treatment of deported Indians, questions PM’s ‘vishwaguru’ slogan

Some MPs asked why India didn't send its own aircraft to bring back Indians being deported. Proceedings of LS had to be adjourned as Opposition MPs demanded a discussion on the issue.

House panel urges covering medicine costs under Ayushman Bharat, especially for diseases like cancer

PM-JAY is world’s largest government-funded health insurance and assurance scheme; offers coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?