In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Mandaviya said the insurance claims worth Rs 808 crore have been paid under PMGKP scheme to kin of 1,616 health workers who died due to Covid.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that the prime minister was only making accusations against Congress and not on President's address in Parliament.
PM Modi continued his scathing attack on Congress in Parliament for the second day, this time in Rajya Sabha. His 90-minute speech also had references to poll-bound Punjab & Goa.
Home Minister Amit Shah gives statement in Rajya Sabha on 3 Feb gunshot attack on AIMIM chief, says his 'unwillingness to avail security' meant police efforts 'did not succeed'.
The highest number of communal riot cases were registered in Bihar, followed by Maharashtra and Haryana, Union MoS for Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha Wednesday.
In a written reply, Rai informed the Parliament Wednesday that 541 terrorism-related incidents have been registered while 98 civilians, 109 security personnel lost their lives.
Kharge is asymptomatic & is under home isolation, his secretary Ravindra Garimella informed. 5 staff members in the Congress leader's Delhi office had tested positive a few days ago.
By using Parliament as a political instrument, the Modi govt has yet again raised questions and fuelled discussions regarding the credibility of the legislature.
‘Don’t drop your mask’ is the news channels' verdict and it was business as usual in parliament. But Aishwarya's ED case & Jaya's meltdown went prime time.
Lok Sabha Speaker said the House lost 18 hours and 48 minutes to disruptions. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu lamented that the Upper House functioned much 'below its potential'.
The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
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’.
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.
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