House to meet on weekends, make up for lost time: Speaker

House to meet on weekends, make up for lost time: Speaker

Wednesday, 04 December 2024 | PTI

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday warned the members that if the business of the House is disrupted further due to adjournments, then he will have to convene the proceedings over the weekends to make up for the loss of time. “The House will convene on Saturday, December 14 at...

Tragic end to a promising life

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | PNS | Hassan (Karnataka)

A young Indian Police Service (IPS) officer died in an accident while he was on his way to take up his first posting in Hassan district, police said on Monday. Harsh Bardhan, (26), was a 2023-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre and hailed from Madhya Pradesh, they said. The accident...

SC fumes after V Senthil Balaji returns to TN Cabinet

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over reinstatement of DMK leader V Senthil Balaji as a Cabinet minister in Tamil Nadu, just days after it granted bail in the money laundering case related to the cash-for-job scam, and agreed to examine a plea raising apprehensions on independence of witnesses...

All is well in Maharashtra: BJP

All is well in Maharashtra: BJP

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

After days of uncertainty, in the wake of it leading the MahaYuti to a spectacular victory in the Maharashtra Assembly polls, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finally began to get its act together on Monday as it called its legislature party meeting on December 4 to elect its leader...

NCR in Grap IV grip till Dec 5

NCR in Grap IV grip till Dec 5

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

The ban on driving BS-3 petrol or a BS-4 diesel cars in Delhi will continue till Thursday, as the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday refused to relax restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) amid high levels of air quality index levels. The SC observed that despite the alarming...

Opposition, Treasury benches agree to discuss Constitution

Opposition, Treasury benches agree to discuss Constitution

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | Deepak Kumar Jha | New Delhi

After a week of acrimony with no business or discussions held ever since the Winter Session of Parliament started last week, the Opposition and Treasury benches on Monday are believed to have resolved to break the deadlock, and “work for smooth functioning,” until a fresh provocation is bulldozed from either...

Waqf asked to provide property details

Waqf asked to provide property details

Monday, 02 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Parliamentary Committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has sought details from various State governments about the veracity and updated details of Waqf properties which, according to the Sachar committee, they had occupied in an unauthorised manner, sources said. The Parliamentary Committee, whose tenure has been extended by Lok Sabha...

Chinmoy Krishna Das’ bail hearing on December 3

Monday, 02 December 2024 | PTI | Dhaka

A court in Bangladesh has set December 3 as the date for the bail hearing of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das arrested last week on sedition charges, according to a media report. Tuesday’s hearing will be conducted by Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Saiful Islam, according to Additional Deputy Commissioner Mofizur...

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