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It is important to note that the Bill was passed by the Lower House of the Parliament earlier this year but lapsed with the term of the previous Lok Sabha during the first term of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government in the Centre. (Photo: ANI)

Citizenship bill not even .001 per cent against minorities, says Amit Shah

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.

09 Dec 2019 12:41 PM

The bill, to be introduced in the afternoon by Shah, has evoked mixed reactions from the various sections of the society and the political parties. (Photo: File)

Amit Shah tables Citizenship Amendment bill in Lok Sabha

Meanwhile, BJP's former ally, Shiv Sena, is yet to clear its stand on the CAB.

09 Dec 2019 10:27 AM

Sources in the know pointed out that the BJP-led NDA government was looking to nominate a candidate from a friendly ally. (Photo: File)

A key Lok Sabha post in search of allies

Lok Sabha Deputy speaker post lies vacant as BJD refuses to bite bait.

08 Dec 2019 3:41 AM

Irani said it was unfortunate that incidents of rape and killing of women are being communalised and politicised. (Photo: ANI)

Cong leader's Sita remarks trigger uproar in LS, Irani says Oppn communalising issue

Chowdhury had said while on the one hand plans are afoot to build a Ram temple (in Ayodhya), on the other hand Sita is being burnt.

06 Dec 2019 2:37 PM

“Don’t eat onions, it gives bad breath. A queen had once said ‘if the public does not bread to eat then let them eat cake,” he added. (Photo: File)

‘Stop eating onions, garlic and meat, everything will be saved’: Azam Khan’s dig at Sitharaman

'Stop eating onions, what is the compulsion to eat it? Our Jain brothers do not eat them,' Khan said.

06 Dec 2019 10:59 AM

Gandhi said he was bringing pressure on the state and the Centre for compensation and rehabilitation of victims of the floods in the state. (Photo: File)

‘Nobody is asking whether you eat onions’: Rahul to Sitharaman

Sitharaman had told the Parliament: 'I belong to a family which does not eat onion and garlic.'

06 Dec 2019 8:43 AM

Lok Sabha (LS) MPs will now be able to bring only three private member legislations in the lower house during a session. Also, the number of amendments to the motion of thanks on the President’s address, and on cut motions to a “demand for grant” have been capped at 10, each. (Photo: File)

Motion of thanks amendments capped

Lok Sabha MPs will now be able to bring only 3 private member bills.

06 Dec 2019 5:43 AM

Minister of State for Parliamentary affairs Arjun Singh Meghwal along with Congress leader Adhir Choudhary and others arrives at the Parliament House during the winter session in New Delhi on Thrusday,December 05,2019. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Few attend farmer debate in Lok Sabha

BJP leader denies existence of onion crisis, accuses Opposition of ‘doing politics’.

06 Dec 2019 5:26 AM

'If members agree, we will implement a new system from today. After question hour, if I do not give permission on adjournment notices, then you raise your issues. Stop the practice of standing up soon after the question hour begins. Does the House give its permission? Yes, there is permission,' Birla said. (Photo: File | ANI)

LS Speaker takes sense of House, asks opposition to raise issues in zero hour

Speaker gave directions soon after the House met for the day and opposition members sought to raise their issues.

05 Dec 2019 4:52 PM

The Congress has threatened to go to the Supreme Court to challenge the proposed legislation. (Photo: ANI)

Congress will oppose Citizenship Amendment bill in Parliament, says Rahul

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has been slammed by several opposition parties as communal and divisive.

05 Dec 2019 2:36 PM

The bill, which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they faced religious persecution there, will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha after being dealt with by the Lower House of Parliament. (Photo: File)

Citizenship Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha on December 9

Its passage in the Lok Sabha is all but certain due to the massive majority the BJP and its allies have.

05 Dec 2019 2:29 PM

'Mr Amit Shah and Mr Narendra Modi live in their own imagination. They have no contact with the outside world. They live in their own world and they fantasise about things. That is why the country is in such trouble,' Rahul said. (Photo: File)

'Country in trouble as PM Modi, Shah live in imaginary world': Rahul Gandhi

The Cong leader was responding to a query on the government's claim that there was no financial crisis in the country.

05 Dec 2019 12:00 PM

Her remarks about personal eating habits came while responding to interruptions by some opposition members at a time when she was speaking on the onion issue. (Photo: ANI)

'I don't eat a lot of onion': Sitharaman in Lok Sabha amid debate over price rise

After making a brief admission about not consuming much of onion, Sitharaman elaborated on govt's policy for the benefit of onion farmers.

05 Dec 2019 9:04 AM

In his reply, the Defence Minister said that the government was developing infrastructure in areas bordering China to ensure India's sovereignty. (Photo: File)

Absence of ‘mutually agreed LAC’ led to Chinese incursion: Rajnath Singh

Singh said, 'Sometimes the Chinese Army enters here and sometimes our people go over there.'

04 Dec 2019 2:10 PM

The government would bring a bill to extend the reservation in this session, the sources said. (Representational Image)

Union Cabinet approves SC/ST reservation for another 10 years

The reservation for these categories in the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies was to expire on January 25, 2020.

04 Dec 2019 11:01 AM

Birla also directed Godse not to ask the same question by saying, 'I will give one more chance, but don't ask the same question'. (Photo: ANI)

'Pay Attention': LS speaker to Union Minister Raosaheb Danve sitting in last row

Earlier, Speaker ruled that those members who give names for supplementaries and remain absent wouldn't be given chance to ask questions.

03 Dec 2019 7:59 PM

Asking the member not to go by media reports, the home minister said, “koi maafi ki nahi gayi (no pardon has been given)”. (Photo: File)

No pardon given to convict in ex-Punjab CM assassination: Amit Shah

During the Question Hour, Congress member from Punjab Ravneet Singh Bittu sought a response from Shah on why Rajoana was pardoned.

03 Dec 2019 1:50 PM

"GDP numbers are irrelevant, personal tax will be cut, import duties will be increased. These are BJP's ideas of reforms. God save India's economy," Chidambaram, who is in jail in connection with cases of corruption and money laundering, said in a tweet. (Photo: File)

'God save India's economy': P Chidambaram after BJP leader's GDP remark

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said that GDP has no relevance and it should not be treated as 'Bible, Ramayan and Mahabharat'.

03 Dec 2019 11:30 AM

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday asked members to improve the quality of their questions, soon after a query was raised about renovation and construction of an approach road to a local temple in Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: File)

Speaker Om Birla urges LS memebers to improve quality of questions

During the Question Hour, BJP member Guman Singh Damor asked about restoration of old temples in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.

02 Dec 2019 1:42 PM

"Terrorist Pragya calls terrorist Godse, a patriot. A sad day, in the history of India's Parliament," Gandhi had said on Twitter. (Photo: File)

Stand by my statement terming Pragya Thakur 'terrorist', says Rahul

Rahul Gandhi also claimed that Thakur believed in violence, the way Nathuram Godse did.

29 Nov 2019 2:56 PM

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