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Eight opposition MPs Rajya Sabha, who were suspended by the House on Monday, launched an indefinite sit-in inside Parliament, even as the 15 non-NDA parties asked President Ram Nath Kovind not to consent to the two agricultural bills. it happened in the Upper House on Sunday. Opposition leaders will march …

Dozens of Delhi congressional leaders and workers marching into Parliament on Monday to protest the new Bills farm were also detained by police. Led by the President of the Delhi Congress, Anil Kumar, the protesters were marching towards the Parliament building, but were stopped on RP Road and detained. Eight …

Opposition parties, which fiercely protested the passage of two land reform bills, are now preparing to oppose three upcoming labor reform laws. One of them, a provision in the Industrial Relations Code allows companies with up to 300 workers to fire people without approval from the appropriate state government, a …

The country is undergoing a deepening COVID-19 crisis triggered by the Union government’s inability to address it with robust public policy measures. This crisis has been preceded by a more persistent crisis manifested in the calculated denial of the NDA regime to scrutiny of legislative proposals in parliament. This process …

The Lok Sabha on Monday approved amendments to the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act 2010 that seek to make Aadhaar mandatory for NGOs to receive foreign funds. The amendments seek to simplify the provisions of the FCRA by strengthening the compliance mechanism, improving transparency and accountability in the receipt and use …

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday raised the minimum price to buy six rabi crops, including wheat, by as much as six percent as it sought to send a strong message to farmers about the continuation of the MSP-based procurement system. The MSP (Minimum support price) of wheat, the biggest …

The Lok Sabha on Monday approved amendments to the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act 2010 that seek to make Aadhaar mandatory for office holders of any NGO to receive foreign funds. The bill says that anyone applying for prior permission, registration or registration renewal must provide the Aadhaar number of their …

TMC member Derek O’Brien attempts to break the Rule Book during the rampage at Rajya Sabha on Sunday. (Screenshot) Dismissing objections and pleas from the opposition, the government passed two key agricultural bills in Rajya Sabha on Sunday amid unprecedented scenes of chaos, confusion and uproar. Agitated members of the …

One day after fierce protests broke out in Rajya Sabha against the government that swept through the opposition and passed two agricultural bills, opposition parties called a meeting to discuss their joint strategy for Monday, the leaders said. The meeting began at 8.40 am. The government, on the other hand, …

File photo of Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in Parliament. (PTI) No longer a reluctant MP, Rajnath Singh gained political weight for the way he handled the discussion on China in the Rajya Sabha, and for coming to Congress after Anurag Thakur’s controversial comments about the Nehru-Gandhi family in the …