The NDA constituents remained curious onlookers in Parliament whenever BJP MPs got into heated exchanges with the INDIA bloc. While the INDIA bloc reacted in unison, the BJP remained isolated.
Rajya Sabha passes Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, by voice vote. Information & broadcasting minister Thakur also attacks Congress for 'red-tapism'.
Bill is likely to be tabled Tuesday in Lok Sabha. One of 3 changes is an addition to Section 45D which makes distinction in powers to form statutory bodies & appoint its members.
The Congress, which has been targeting Modi govt over the Pegasus 'hacking' controversy, has changed strategy given that farmers are now protesting at Jantar Mantar.
The Delhi CM tweeted, saying all three bills will allow big firms to exploit farmers and asked non-BJP parties to ensure their members' presence in the house.
The bill gives the Centre the power to designate certain commodities like food items, fertilisers and petroleum products as essential commmodities and regulate their production, supply, distribution, and trade.
As the House assembled for the first time since the pandemic started, Speaker Om Birla paid tributes to departed leaders and security personnel who have died since March.
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.
There never was a ‘fevicol bond’ and will never be. This applies to the allies of both the BJP and the Congress.