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Congress appoints Gaurav Gogoi as deputy leader in Lok Sabha
Party appoints Gaurav Gogoi as deputy leader in Lok Sabha. Chief whip and two more whips also appointed ahead of the budget session.
Published on Jul 14, 2024 01:40 PM IST
Manmohan Singh, Architect of India Reforms, Bows Out of Politics
Manmohan Singh formally retired from politics Wednesday after three decades in Indian Parliament, during which he opened the economy to global competition and saw it go from the brink of default to become one of the largest in the world.
Published on Apr 03, 2024 12:33 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Parliament and its discontents
The House needs to have a robust procedure to determine lawmakers’ misconduct, violations of ethical norms
Published on Dec 11, 2023 06:22 PM IST
Women-led development and the Women’s Reservation Bill
Authored by - Kalpana Sharma, former additional secretary, Lok Sabha, Parliament of India & currently senior advisor to BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Published on Sep 21, 2023 10:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times
View from the Himalayas | Delhi and Kathmandu: So close yet so far
Reimagined in 2014, India’s Neighborhood First Policy has its doubters in Kathmandu. The lack of tangible progress in power exports is a case in point.
Published on Aug 16, 2023 05:57 PM IST
PM Modi urges MPs to make best use of monsoon session: Top quotes
PM Modi speaks to the media ahead of the first day of monsoon session in Parliament.
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 11:12 AM IST
Opposition wants PM Modi to speak on Manipur, govt says caveat ploy to disrupt
In an all-party meet, Congress, AAP, other constituents of INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) stuck to the demand for a debate on Manipur.
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 09:05 AM IST
Parliament's monsoon session to test newly stitched Opposition bloc’s unity
The monsoon session will provide the parties with an opportunity to plan, and strike a balance between the pet issues of constituent parties.
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 06:50 AM IST
Parliament monsoon session: Bill to amend IIM Act among 3 cleared by Cabinet
The first was a bill on amending the IIM Act to include the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) in Mumbai as the 21st IIM.
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 03:18 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
A greener road map for India’s Parliament
In a democratic system, it is imperative that our parliaments respond to the serious contemporary challenges our planet is facing today.
'HD Kumaraswamy should not forget': DKS reminder amid inauguration row
Kumaraswamy said on Friday morning, “We are not slaves of Congress and will take our own decision. Why do we need to follow Congress?”
Updated on May 26, 2023 03:53 PM IST
Watch: New parliament building surrounded by barricades, heavy security
The building, which is at the heart of Lutyens in Delhi, has been constructed as a part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project.
Published on May 25, 2023 02:40 PM IST
These political parties will attend inauguration of new parliament. Full list
Twenty opposition parties, including the Congress, AAP, TMC, issued a joint statement on Wednesday announcing to boycott the event
Updated on May 26, 2023 11:51 AM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a book on Hindi cinema in the 1980s, another on the life of the master of the nagasvaram and the genre of periya melam in south Indian classical music, and a history of censorship, hate speech, and majoritarianism in post-Partition South Asia
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 05:42 PM IST
HT Team
Modi likely to attend all-party meet ahead of Parliament's Winter Session
The Winter Session of Parliament will commence on November 29 and is expected to continue till December 23.
Published on Nov 22, 2021 02:52 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Avik Roy, New Delhi
‘Very important business’: BJP issues 3-line whip to Lok Sabha members
"All members of BJP in Lok Sabha are therefore, requested to be positively present in the House throughout the day from 10.00 a.m. onwards on Saturday, the 13th February 2021 and support the Government’s stand,” the whip said.
Updated on Feb 12, 2021 08:25 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Opposition parties may attend key debates to step up pressure
Parties have prepared to push an adjournment motion on the farm issue on February 2.
Updated on Feb 01, 2021 05:51 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
HIGHLIGHTS: We will have to take the pledge of ‘India First’, says PM Modi
The new Parliament building will cost Rs 971 crore and is estimated to be completed by 2022.
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 03:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Nilavro Ghosh
Parliament: From a circular building of Rs 83 lakh to a Rs 970-cr triangular edifice
The building of Indian Parliament, built originally to house Central Legislative Assembly and Council of State, has been privy to many historic events
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 01:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Saubhadra Chatterji
India’s healthcare effectively kept Covid-19 mortality at ‘minimum’, recovery at ‘maximum’: Vardhan
Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said, “More than 5 million patients have been infected with coronavirus but the healthcare system of India has shown great efficiency.”
Published on Sep 25, 2020 06:35 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Monsoon session set to be held from Sept 14 to Oct 1 with Covid guidelines
Officials added that the government and the two presiding officers will also decide whether the proceedings of the two Houses be in two shifts—Lok Sabha in the morning and Rajya Sabha in the afternoon, or vice versa —or spread across alternative days.
Updated on Aug 26, 2020 02:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
House schedule may change next session
A senior official familiar with the matter said that while one House could start in the morning at the scheduled time of 11 am, the other House could start its proceedings in the afternoon, to ensure minimum interaction between MPs of the two Houses and adequate space for lawmakers of both.
Updated on Jul 21, 2020 05:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Saubhadra Chatterji
Laptops, tablets in Lok Sabha? Speaker Birla considering digitisation plan
Lawmakers in the Lower House may be allowed to use tablets and laptops, and switch on their mobile phones, in the House, if a plan being considered by speaker Om Birla is rolled out.
Updated on Dec 20, 2019 03:14 PM IST
Dehradun | HT Correspondent
Rajya Sabha’s importance grows as polity becomes more diverse
The Upper House of Indian Parliament has been playing a pivotal role in India’s much cherished parliamentary democracy, keeping the bicameral structure alive, setting new records and creating history since its inception.
Updated on Nov 18, 2019 04:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Saubhadra Chatterji
Landmark moment for House of Elders, writes Pranab Mukherjee
Bulwark of Democracy: Since its inception in 1952, the Rajya Sabha not only guided the law-making process but also prevented hasty legislation. It continues to serve as a dignified House, working on the federal principles of Indian polity.
Updated on Nov 18, 2019 04:37 AM IST
Pranab Mukherjee
Watch: ‘EU MPs may be invited to Parliament...’: Chidambaram mocks Centre
Congress leader P. Chidambaram took a dig at the Central government over the visit to Jammu and Kashmir of a few Members of European Parliament (MEPs). The former Union Home and Finance Minister was being taken to Tihar jail when he was asked about the foreign delegation’s visit.
Updated on Jul 15, 2020 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times
EU group in Kashmir Valley today to assess situation on ground
This will be the first visit by any international delegation to the Valley after August 5, when Indian Parliament passed resolutions and laws to split Jammu & Kashmir into two Union territories, and scrap special status to the state and special privileges to its residents.
Updated on Oct 29, 2019 08:33 AM IST
New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
HT Tourism Conclave 2019: Eminent personalities to look forward at the event
At the HT Tourism Conclave, visionaries from the tourism industry will discuss strategies that will change the way we think tourism.
Updated on Sep 20, 2019 04:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘US closely following legislation on territorial status of J-K’: Official
The developments came after the Indian Parliament on Tuesday approved a resolution abrogating special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution and a bill for splitting the state into two Union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 07:12 AM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India
US calls previous arrests of Hafiz Saeed ‘window dressing’, says it made no difference
Hafiz Saeed, a UN-designated terrorist was arrested on Wednesday -- the seventh times since December 2001, when he was nabbed in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament.
Updated on Jun 03, 2020 04:19 AM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India
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