December 20, 2024 2:00 PM

Lok Sabha registers 54% productivity, Rajya Sabha at 40% during winter session

The Lok Sabha has registered over 54 per cent productivity while the Rajya Sabha has 40 per cent during the Winter Session of Parliament. Briefing media after the conclusion of the session in New Delhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, said the productivity of the two Houses was low and...

December 20, 2024 1:32 PM

President Murmu, PM Modi express grief over gas tanker fire tragedy in Jaipur

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed distress to families who have lost lives in a gas tanker fire incident in Jaipur, Rajasthan. In her condolence message, the President said that this news is very painful. President Murmu prayed for departed souls and injured pe...

December 20, 2024 1:24 PM

UPI has become global revolution in digital payment: Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav has said that India's UPI payment system has become a global revolution in digital payment. He added that in the last month, UPI transactions worth 21.55 lakh crore rupees were processed. Mr Jadhav made these remarks while intera...

December 20, 2024 1:11 PM

First-ever World Meditation Day to be observed on Dec 21

First-ever World Meditation Day is set to be observed tomorrow, marking a global initiative to promote well-being, peace and mindfulness across nations. Earlier this month, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution, co-sponsored by India, to designate the 21st of December...

December 20, 2024 1:48 PM

HM Amit Shah praises SSB’s dedication to Nepal-Bhutan border security on 61st Raising Day

Union Home Minister Amit Shah joined the Sashastra Seema Bal SSB 61st Raising Day programme today, as Chief Guest, at Ranidanga of Siliguri in West Bengal. He paid his tribute to the martyrs and then took the salute. The Director General of the SSB Amrit Mohan Prasad was also present in the program....

December 20, 2024 2:01 PM

Winter session of Parliament comes to an end as Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

Both the Houses of Parliament were today adjourned sine die. When the Lok Sabha met this morning, opposition members started sloganeering over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on Dr B R Ambedkar. Amid the ruckus, Speaker Om Birla urged the MPs to strictly follow the rules and desist from p...

December 20, 2024 1:42 PM

Lower House refers two bills on One Nation, One Election to Joint Committee of Parliament

The two bills related to the One Nation One Election have been referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament. The committee has 27 Members from Lok Sabha and 12 Members from the Rajya Sabha. When the house met this morning amid din Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved a motion to send the Constitut...

December 20, 2024 1:27 PM

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan condemns attack on BJP MPs

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today condemned yesterday’s incident where two BJP MPs were injured in the Parliament House complex. After meeting the injured MPs Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput today in the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, the Minister said, this incident i...

December 20, 2024 12:03 PM

Condition of BJP MPs allegedly pushed by Rahul Gandhi is stable: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the condition of the two BJP MPs who were allegedly pushed by Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is stable. Talking to the media in Parliament House, Mr Rjiju said, MPs should uphold Parliamentary decorum and not resort to physical force....

December 20, 2024 1:16 PM

NDA MPs protest in Parliament over incident injuring 2 BJP leaders

NDA MPs today held a protest in Parliament House Complex over yesterday's incident in which two BJP leaders were injured. The MPs alleged that the Congress party has disrespected Dr B R Ambedkar. BJP leaders Anurag Singh Thakur, Radhamohan Singh, Anil Baluni and others were present during the prote...