As the 250th Rajya Sabha session began, PM Modi said he hoped it would be a productive one, and added that the upper house has always made a strong contribution to nation.
Modi govt has set up parliamentary committees after being slammed in the budget session, which saw a record number of bills being passed, by bypassing these panels.
Rajya Sabha sources said that the sitting arrangement of Shiv Sena MPs has been changed and Shiv Sena MPs Sanjay Raut and Anil Desai will sit in the opposition benches.
Beyond leaders’ speeches, there’s not much of parliamentary history. For instance, what was the mood in Lok Sabha when Vajpayee lost confidence motion by one vote?
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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