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Indore firm linked to cough syrup deaths in Cameroon told to halt manufacture, govt tells Parliament

Naturcold, cough syrup supplied by Riemann Labs, was linked to deaths of 12 kids in Cameroon in March. This is 1st admission by govt of action taken in matter which was flagged by WHO.

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.

Push for Kohinoor return, dedicated squads — House panel’s ideas to recover India’s lost antiquities

The report, tabled in both houses of Parliament Monday, highlights challenges in documentation, identification, safeguarding and repatriation of antiquities & lost cultural wealth.

8,330 Indian prisoners in foreign jails, more than 4,000 in Gulf, MEA tells Parliament

Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State in the MEA, V Muraleedharan revealed a total of 8330 Indians are currently in foreign jails.

Kharge says ‘insulted’ when mike switched off in RS, Dhankhar maintains ‘can’t allow transgression’

Kharge says 'self-respect challenged' when mike switched off mid-speech. VP Dhankhar maintains LoP was given floor at a time when there was legislative business to be conducted.

Lok Sabha Speaker admits no-confidence motion against Modi govt moved by INDIA, BRS

Govt says people taught Oppn 'lesson' when no-confidence motion was moved against Modi govt ahead of 2019 LS polls. INDIA is demanding PM address Parliament on Manipur situation.

Parliamentary panel suggests recipient consent to discourage return of awards for ‘political reasons’

The panel said that awards like the Sahitya Akademi are 'apolitical organisations' and returning them is a 'disgrace to the country'.

Modi doesn’t care about Parliament. He spent only 4 hours there in 2021 – Derek O’ Brien

In ‘Who Cares About Parliament: Speaking Up to Protect India’s Great Institution’, MP Derek O’Brien explains how Parliament has been undermined in the last decade.

‘What about sexual crime in Rajasthan?’ BJP strategy to counter Oppn on Manipur in & outside Parliament

After PM Modi finally broke his silence on Manipur conflict outside Parliament, the ruling party asserted that the Union home minister will come out with a statement.

Parliamentary panel turns down opposition MPs’ demand to hold discussions on Manipur unrest

Digvijaya Singh of Congress & TMC’s Derek O’Brien had written to chairman of parliamentary panel on Home Affairs demanding discussion to assess ‘extent of violence’.

On Camera

‘Until Scheduled Castes get pen and stick in their hands, they will continue to be killed’

On 4 April 1968, Bansgaon MP Molhu Prasad delivered a speech in the Lok Sabha on the atrocities against the Scheduled Castes and their negligible representation despite reservation.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.