Around 93 per cent polling was recorded in the vice presidential election on Saturday, with more than 50 MPs not exercising their franchise. Officials said of the total 780 MPs, as many as 725 MPs voted till 5 pm when the polling concluded. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan … Read more
Over 85 per cent votes were polled in the Vice Presidential election till 2 PM, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh casting their ballots early in the day, officials said. Of the 780 MPs in both Houses — another eight Rajya Sabha seats are vacant — around 670 … Read more
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday revoked the suspension of four Congress members, after party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said it was not the intention of the opposition to hurt the chair. The Congress members were suspended last Monday for the rest of the session for protesting and carrying placards inside … Read more
The Delhi High Court on Friday is scheduled to hear a case about the pendency of criminal cases against members of Parliament (MPs) and Legislative Assemblies (MLAs). The matter, which will be heard by a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Subramonium Prasad, was instituted in October 2020 by the … Read more
Congress MPs held a sit-in at Vijay Chowk here on Wednesday over the alleged misuse of investigative agencies and suspension of Opposition legislators, with senior leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury saying it seems that the government wants an “Opposition-mukt” Bharat. Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Chowdhury, the leader … Read more
UK trade minister Penny Mordaunt has launched a scathing attack on her rivals for the Conservative leadership, as Tory MPs prepare for Wednesday’s final round of voting to narrow the contest to a shortlist of two. Mordaunt’s campaign claimed that foreign secretary Liz Truss could not win a general election and that if she became … Read more
Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh, Misa Bharti, daughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, and BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Monday took oath alongwith nearly 25 other leaders as Rajya Sabha members. Others included A Rao Meena, Vijay Sai Reddy, Kheeru Mahto, Shambhala Saran Patel, Ranjeet Ranjan, Maharashtra Majhi, … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences after a Maharashtra Roadways bus travelling from Indore to Pune fell off the Khalghat Sanjay Setu in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. “The bus tragedy in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh is saddening. My thoughts are with those who have lost their … Read more
Ahead of the start of Parliament’s Monsoon Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged MPs to hold deep discussions and make the session as fruitful and productive as possible. Speaking with reporters, Modi said Parliament functions and takes best decisions with everyone’s ‘prayaas’ (efforts) and urged parliamentarians to … Read more
There is no clear evidence that the UK’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda are deterring people from making hazardous journeys to Britain in boats on the English Channel, according to a new report by MPs. The numbers coming across the Channel have increased significantly since home secretary Priti Patel in April announced a … Read more