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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicLok Sabha

Topic: Lok Sabha

‘Result for all to see,’ Modi on Oppn claim that Delhi services Bill would be ‘semi final’

Ahead of the no-confidence debate in Lok Sabha over Manipur, Modi also told his partymen that ‘people who speak of social justice harmed it the most with dynastic and corrupt politics’.

Nishikant Dubey to lead BJP in no-confidence motion debate in Lok Sabha

The debate on the no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government is likely to take place on 8 and 9 August in Lok Sabha and PM Modi is expected to give a reply on 10 August.

BJP conducts parliamentary party meeting ahead of no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha

The Modi-led NDA govt is set to face a no-confidence motion in Parliament, initiated by the opposition parties of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc and accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Rahul Gandhi likely to open no-confidence debate from opposition side

Sources in the Congress said Gandhi will open the discussion while other leaders such as Gaurav Gogoi, who moved the motion, will follow later.

Six years in the making, data protection bill gets through Lok Sabha in less than an hour

Of the members who participated, 2 were from BJP and 1 from ally Shiv Sena. The rest were from YSR Congress, BJD, TDP, AIMIM and BSP.

Data protection bill, which sparked privacy concerns, passes in Lok Sabha

The bill proposes, among other things, to ease cross-border data flows and introduces penalties of up to Rs 250 crore on entities misusing or failing to protect digital data.

Rahul Gandhi reinstated as MP, can now participate in no-confidence motion against Modi-led NDA

After SC Friday stayed Rahul's conviction in 'Modi surname' defamation case, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury approached LS secretariat requesting to take back his disqualification.

Bill diluting IIMs’ autonomy passed in Lok Sabha, Pradhan says institutes ‘not private property’

IIM (Amendment) Bill 2023 will amend 2017 act & appoint the President 'Visitor' of each IIM, giving govt final say in appointing chairperson of board of governors & director.

House panel cautions Modi govt on proposed common voter list — ‘avoid stepping into states’ domain’

Parliamentary committee led by BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Modi observed in its report that implementing common electoral roll currently outside scope of Article 325 of Constitution. 

House panel flags surge in technocrats recruited for civil services, fewer candidates from humanities

Panel noted that above 70% of recruits in civil services nowadays are from technical streams and ‘allurement to become a civil servant’ is adversely affecting other fields.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.