New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): A day after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharama and Congress president Rahul Gandhi exchanged barbs on Twitter over the issue of procurement orders worth Rs. 1 lakh crore given to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL, the Parliament might expect to witness another session of a showdown on Monday.
Call to BJP to pass women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Women lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha cutting across party lines have urged the BJP to use its strength in the Lok Sabha to pass the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lower House of Parliament.
Citizenship Bill will be passed in Parliament soon: PM Modi in Assam
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS): While massive protests are going on in Assam by several organizations against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his confidence that, the bill will be passed in the Parliament soon.
Bofors was a scam which brought Congress down: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): The Rafale and Bofors issues emerged as major topics of debates in the Parliament on Friday as the opposition Congress and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exchanged barbs and countered each other on the floors here.
Seems our PM fled parliament: Rahul Gandhi takes dig at Modi over Rafale
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): A day after throwing open challenge to Narendra Modi to debate on Rafale, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Prime Minister seems to have fled the parliament.
Modi faces open book Rafale deal exam in Parl tomorrow: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Attacking Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Prime Minister will face an open book exam on Rafale deal in the Parliament on Thursday.
Triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha today in govt's latest attempt to pass it
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Narendra Modi government at the Centre will make another attempt to steer the triple talaq bill through the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, two days after the Opposition parties- looking at the minority votes ahead of the general elections this year- foiled its previous attempt.
BJP trying to divide Muslim families with Triple Talaq bill: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, Dec 31 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday criticised the Triple Talaq Bill and hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party by saying that it is attempting to divide Muslim families.
Triple talaq bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha today
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IBNS): The government will table the triple talaq bill, which will end the prevalent practice of divorcing women by their husbands in Muslim community, in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament, on Monday, media reports said.
Congress to oppose triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha tomorrow
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Congress will do everything in its power to stop the triple talaq bill in its present form from being passed by the Rajya Sabha when it is tabled in the Upper House on Monday.
Triple talaq bill not against any community: Law minister
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said it was essential that the Parliament saw the triple talaq bill as one for the rights of women and not against any community.
Revised triple talaq bill likely in Lok Sabha today
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The government is likely to table the revised triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.
Parliament adjourned after face-off between government, Opposition
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): The parliament session on Tuesday began on a fiery note with a major face-off between the government and Opposition over the Rafale issue and 1984 anti-Sikh riot leading to adjournment of both the Houses, media reports said.
Winter session of parliament begins, PM hopes for debate
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he hopes the Opposition will engage themselves in debates in the course of the parliament's winter session beginning on Tuesday.
PM appeals to Opposition for smooth function of Parliament
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told Opposition leaders to facilitate proper functioning of Parliament ahead of its winter session, the last full session before the general elections of 2019.