Topic: Lok Sabha
India, Bangladesh have agreed on repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar, says Union Minister
Union Minister of State for Home said that govt has issued instructions of capturing biometric particulars of the migrants and to initiate the deportation proceedings.
Lok Sabha passes bill to include more tribes in ST category in Karnataka
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said that the government will take cognisance of their demands and bring the deprived sections of society into the mainstream.
Mahua Moitra, Manish Tewari included in parliamentary panel on data protection bill
TMC's Mahua Moitra will replace party member Saugata Roy and Congress' Manish Tewari will replace party MP Jothi Mani in the joint committee.
Nirmala Sitharaman says green shoots visible in Indian economy, RBI measures will help too
In a reply in Lok Sabha, FM Sitharaman elaborates steps taken so far by Modi govt to promote investment, consumption, exports and job creation.
We analysed BJP voters who voted AAP in Delhi but Modi in Lok Sabha. This is what we found
BJP is hoping its high-pitched campaign in Delhi can change its fortunes. And AAP is hoping Kejriwal can repeat 2015 victory.
Lok Sabha Speaker refers IBC amendment bill to standing committee chaired by Jayant Sinha
The IBC amendment bill seeks to protect bidders of insolvent companies from any risk of criminal proceedings for offences committed by previous promoters.
600 writers, activists, ex-judges ask Modi govt to withdraw ‘divisive’ citizenship bill
In an open letter, they asked the govt not to betray the Constitution. The signatories included Romila Thapar, Yogendra Yadav, Nandita Das, Aparna Sen.
Data protection bill exempts govt agencies from law, set to be tabled in Lok Sabha tomorrow
Some clauses in data protection bill are expected to be controversial, so Modi govt could agree to refer it to a select panel of both Houses of Parliament.
Citizenship bill a dangerous turn: US panel for religious freedoms targets Amit Shah, govt
Read the full text of the USCIRF's statement on the citizenship bill, which claimed the Indian govt is creating a religious test to screen citizens.
After 7-hr debate, Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
The bill, which seeks to provide citizenship to all non-Muslim refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan & Afghanistan was passed with 311 members favouring it and 80 voting against it.
China, Pakistan and Islamic terror — major takeaways from Donald Trump’s speech in India
In Episode 398 of his daily news capsule #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta decoded the US President’s Namaste Trump speech. Here’s a short round-up.
Who is to blame for CAA violence: Delhi Police or politics of Modi government?
9 people have been killed & 100 injured in northeast Delhi as violence gripped Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Babarpur & Gokulpuri Sunday after anti & pro-CAA groups clashed.
Defence
Trump says US-India to sign $3 billion in defence deals
The US State Department last week approved a potential sale of arms to India, including air-defence radars and missiles, rifles and other equipment.
How one big India-US deal gave us six big gains to cheer — including decimation of Left
To think the India-US nuclear deal was about a bilateral relationship or energy is to miss the point. It had much larger implications.