The political crisis within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has intensified after the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued notices to 20 rebel party MPs in connection with disqualification petitions filed against them by TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee. The MPs have been asked to submit their responses within seven days. The petitions seek their disqualification under the anti-defection...
The political confrontation between the government and the Opposition intensified on Tuesday as Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge rejected allegations that the Opposition was repeatedly changing its demands to prevent Parliament from functioning. Kharge said the Opposition’s position had remained unchanged since the beginning of the ongoing dispute...
The Monsoon Session of Parliament has entered another contentious phase, with protests by the Opposition and the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) increasingly dominating proceedings. On Tuesday, NDA lawmakers staged a counter-protest inside the Parliament complex, turning the ongoing political confrontation into a direct face-off between the two sides. The latest developments came after days...
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has urged Opposition parties to cooperate in restoring normal proceedings in Parliament, as a prolonged political standoff continued to disrupt the Monsoon Session. Birla appealed to opposition leaders to participate in parliamentary discussions rather than continuing with disruptions, pointing to the government’s willingness to allow a debate on issues concerning...
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has clarified that the government has no proposal to extend the ongoing Parliament session, putting an end to speculation regarding any changes in the scheduled legislative calendar. Rijiju stated that the current session of Parliament will continue according to the existing timetable and there is no discussion within the...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, July 29, as the government advances a series of legislative measures during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. The proposed legislation is among several important items listed for consideration by the...
New Delhi: India is set to elect its 15th Vice President today, September 9, as members of both Houses of Parliament cast their votes in a crucial contest. The ruling NDA, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has fielded CP Radhakrishnan, while the Opposition’s INDIA Bloc has nominated retired Supreme Court Justice B Sudershan...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday underscored the need to uphold the dignity and respect of the Speaker’s post, stating that both the government and the opposition must ensure that legislative proceedings strictly follow the rules of the House. He warned that historically, assemblies that failed to maintain their dignity faced “dire consequences.” Shah...
Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and former Member of Parliament, Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, passed away on Friday night at the age of 83. He had been undergoing treatment for age-related ailments at a private hospital in Hyderabad. Born on March 25, 1942, in Kondravpally village of Telangana’s Mahabubnagar district, Reddy’s political journey began...
Dramatic scenes unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled three contentious bills that propose the removal of the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers if they remain in jail for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges. Opposition MPs tore up copies of the bills, stormed into the well...