Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is among Rajya Sabha MPs who have requested permission from the Upper House to remain absent for part or all of the monsoon session. On Wednesday, Rajya Sabha President M Venkaiah Naidu said lawmakers had requested a leave of absence for health reasons. MPs who …
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Rajya Sabha, or the Upper House of the Indian Parliament, will hold the first structured debate on the Covid-19 pandemic on Wednesday, setting the stage for fierce criticism of the government from the United Opposition. After months of scathing remarks about the government’s handling of the Covid-19 situation, the Opposition …
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Gaurav Gogoi from Congress speaks outside Lok Sabha on Tuesday. (Twitter / ANI) Members of Congress left the Lok Sabha and held a sit-in at the Parliament House compound after they were not allowed to speak following a statement by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on the border clash with China. …
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Actor Jaya Bachchan, who is also a member of the Rajya Sabha (RS) of the Samajwadi Party (SP), said in Parliament on Tuesday that the government must back the entertainment industry at a time when it is being unfairly targeted due to the actions of some people. Raising the issue …
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Lakhs of migrant workers were left stranded, out of work when the shutdown began on March 25. New Delhi: There is no data on migrant deaths, so the “question does not arise” from compensation, the Union Labor Ministry said in parliament on Monday when asked whether the families of those …
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Fireworks are expected in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the second day of the monsoon session of Parliament, as the government wants to push through two controversial laws to replace the ordinances. Furthermore, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement on the “developments on our borders in Ladakh”, a …
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NEW DELHI: The opening day of the Parliament session, Congress opened a three-pronged attack against Modi’s government, accusing it of mishandling pandemic and to introduce three agricultural ordinances to weaken farmers and leave them at the mercy of business. He also demanded a discussion on Chinese aggression while seeking the …
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Migrant workers return to cities after the coronavirus lockdown was relaxed. (AP file) According to a report by the International Labor Organization and the Asian Development Bank, 41 lakh of jobs were lost in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. News18.com New Delhi Last update: September 14, 2020 6:03 …
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Four months of lockdown have prevented approximately 14-29 lakhs of cases and 37-78,000 deaths due to Covid-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said of Covid-19 management on the first day of the session monsoon of Parliament on Monday. “These four months were used to create additional health infrastructure, improve human …
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No data is available on the number of migrant workers who lost their lives during the nationwide 68-day lockdown restrictions that were enforced as of March 25 in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid -19), the Center informed Parliament on Monday. The response of the …
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