What set him apart was his polite, yet firm, manner; he was logical and persuasive; and he rarely raised his voice read more

Two senior BJP state leaders said the party was committed to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which promises citizenship to non-Muslim refugees, while a third said the party was looking at bringing in a new law or amending an existing one. read more

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are still technically in a minority in the RS, although the former has used defections and abstentions smartly to get its way in the House. read more

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is encouraging people to switch from vehicles fuelled by petrol and diesels to EVs as part of its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the global agreement on climate change, and to reduce... read more

The Congress bristled at the bill, which changes the tenure and salaries of key bureaucrats tasked with providing information, but the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) sailed through by managing to enlist the support of a few neutral regional... read more

In an interview with Hindustan Times, Tomar talked about working with states to address issues in the agrarian economy and was critical of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to implement the flagship scheme of the government. read more

The show cause notice has been issued to BJP MLC Sachidananda Rai, a vocal critic of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. read more

All four MPs are from Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP has two-thirds majority in the assembly and can win all bypolls to Rajya Sabha seats. The SP has 12 MPs and the BSP 4 in the current Rajya Sabha. read more

Replying to a debate on the budget in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said there had been an increase in the allocation for almost every welfare programme targeted at sections ranging from women to scheduled castes and tribes. read more

At the same time, the budget for fiscal 2019-2020 reduced the outlays for the flagship rural jobs guarantee programme and the rural housing scheme. read more

A day after Congress MP and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi criticized the Narendra Modi government for corporatising the rail coach factory in Rae Bareli, her parliamentary constituency, Goyal said the unit had not produced even a single engine until 2014,... read more

Parliament Live: The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will be taken up for consideration and passing in the Rajya Sabha today. Follow live updates here read more

The economic situation may not have changed dramatically in these five months, but priorities have shifted. read more

As Lok Sabha took up the Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, it came to light that the AYUSH clinic at the Rashtrapati Bhawan has private doctors on contractual basis. read more

That the Opposition is not willing to learn from its mistakes read more