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 …
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The Jammu and Kashmir Youth Congress unit on Monday organized a protest against the agricultural bills passed in Parliament on Sunday, claiming the bills were against the country’s farmers. Dozens of Youth Congress leaders and activists gathered at the Jammu Press Club while holding anti-BJP posters and raising slogans against …
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NEW DELHI: Opposition parties attacked the government on Monday for the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha deputies and they are holding an “indefinite” protest in Parliament premises against moving. The eight members, distributed among Congress, the CPM, the Trinamool Congress and the AAP, were suspended earlier in the day for …
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Pakistan has been targeting Indian professionals working in Afghanistan in various ways, and several Indians working on development projects have been attacked and kidnapped in the past 12 years, the government informed Parliament on Monday. Since September last year, Pakistan has also tried to designate four Indian nationals, who had …
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Eight opposition MPs, including Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien and AAP’s Sanjay Singh, were suspended from Rajya Sabha for a week under Rule 256 (2) on Monday for their “rebellious behavior” during the fierce protests over Sunday’s farm bills. . The government presented a motion for its suspension for “bringing …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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NEW DELHI: With Prime Minister Modi leading the government counteroffensive from the front lines and dismissing the opposition’s accusation that soon-to-be enacted agricultural sector laws will lead to the dismantling of the MSP regime, the Center will announce a higher MSP for the rabbi (winter sown) crops next week. The …
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The former prime minister delivered his inaugural address as a newly elected member of Rajya Sabha on Sunday. Former Prime Minister of India HD Deve Gowda was sworn in on Sunday as a member of Rajya Sabha. This, after he lost the 2019 Lok Sabha elections of the Tumakuru constituency …
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