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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicWinter Session

Topic: Winter Session

Cabinet approves exchange traded fund for bonds in bid to raise funds for PSUs

Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund would be the first corporate bond ETF in the country.

Rajnath raises issue of absentee MPs in Parliament as govt prepares to table citizenship bill

Defence Minister Singh said Prime Minister Modi was dissatisfied with MPs being absent, and instructed they be present when Amit Shah tables the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

Siddha treatment getting popular, Tamil Nadu institute saw 2,000 patients per day in 2018-19

Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Naik, told Lok Sabha that Tamil Nadu’s National Institute of Siddha treated over 7.8 lakh patients in its OPD in 2018-19.

As SPG Bill comes up for debate, BJP MP gets lesson in ‘nationalism’ from Speaker Om Birla

Snippets from beyond the headlines on Day 8 of Parliament’s winter session.

In pictures: When Parliament turned yellow this winter session

The day's business in Parliament included discussions on electoral bonds, air pollution and the surrogacy bill.

Only 4 out of 82 secretaries working in Modi govt are from SC/ST communities

Minister of State for the Department of Personnel and Training Jitendra Singh gave the information in the Rajya Sabha Thursday.

‘Unscientific & regressive’ — why transgenders bill tabled in Rajya Sabha is contentious

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 was tabled in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, three months after the Lok Sabha cleared it.

No SPG cover, Sonia Gandhi now enters Parliament just like any other MP

Snippets from beyond the headlines on Day 2 of Parliament’s winter session.

Venkaiah Naidu to revisit order as ‘military’ uniform of Rajya Sabha marshals triggers row

The new attire’s resemblance to military uniform has drawn criticism from many, including Congress MP Jairam Ramesh and former Army chief VP Malik.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

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.