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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicMonsoon Session

Topic: Monsoon Session

‘You are not India, you define corruption’: Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Responding to Gandhi's comments blaming Modi for silence on Manipur violence, Irani said the government is ready to debate on the issue.

‘Unruly behaviour’: Trinamool’s Derek O’Brien suspended from Rajya Sabha for rest of session

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar asked the Opposition MP to leave the House, having already accused him of ‘theatrics’ during a debate Monday.

Delhi services Bill clears Rajya Sabha, Centre keeps control of capital’s bureaucrats

The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha last Thursday through a voice vote.

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.

‘No overreach’ — in 1st speech after 3 yrs in RS, ex-CJI Gogoi supports Delhi services bill

Four women MPs walk out as former CJI, who has faced allegations of sexual harassment, speaks. He urges members to vote in accordance with their conscience.

14,763 schoolkids displaced in Manipur, 93.5% readmitted to ‘nearest feasible school’, govt tells RS

Of 12 districts in Manipur, four — Churachandpur (4,099) Kangpokpi (2,822), Bishnupur (2,063) and Imphal East (2,053) — had greatest number of displaced schoolchildren, says Union govt.

Women occupying permanent faculty positions in higher education institutions up by 61%, govt tells LS

Number of female PhD candidates has also increased to 95,088 in 2020-21 from 59,242 in 2016-17, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tells Lok Sabha, credits it to UGC initiatives.

‘Govt to discuss Manipur. Opposition trying to misuse liberty given to members’: Piyush Goyal

Goyal made the remarks amid protests by Opposition members over their demand for discussion under Rule 267 which also entails voting.

‘Our last weapon’: No numbers, but Oppn no-trust motion aimed to make Modi speak on Manipur

Opposition parties have held up Parliament business demanding a detailed discussion on the situation in the northeast state, and a statement by the PM himself on the issue.

Opposition demands immediate discussion over Manipur violence under Rule 267, RS adjourned again

The House has been witnessing adjournments since the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament on 20 July.

On Camera

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.