[ad_1] The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a key ally in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), will likely seek one amendment in the Waqf Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha today. The TDP MPs might raise concerns over the provision in the Bill that allows non-Muslims to be on state Waqf…
[ad_1] Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju will re-introduce the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha today, April 2. The Bill amends the Waqf Act,1995 which governs the management of Waqf properties in India. The Bill proposes sweeping changes empowering Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government to âaddressâ issues and challenges in…
[ad_1] Union Minister Kiren Rijiju is all set to introduce the reworked Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha today, April 2, amid staunch opposition from the INDIA bloc and prominent Muslim groups, including the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, and their allies,…
[ad_1] The government has put Apple and Android under scrutiny after confirming in the Lok Sabha on 12 March that cab aggregators Uber and Ola have allegedly been charging different fares based on the phoneâs operating system. The issue, flagged by members of parliament (MPs), raised concerns over algorithm-driven pricing models that may be discriminating…
[ad_1] Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday slammed Pakistan for incidents involving attacks on minorities and said that the country cannot change the “fanatical and bigoted mindset” of a neighbour. The minister told Parliament that even former Prime Minister and Congress leader Indira Gandhi couldn’t succeed in changing Pakistan’s mindset. Jaishankar, while speaking…
[ad_1] Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on March 26, claimed that he was not being allowed to speak and that the House was being run in an “undemocratic manner”. Gandhi’s remarks came after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asked him to follow the rules of procedure that members are expected…
[ad_1] New Delhi: The government has approved a hefty 24% hike in the pay packets and pensions of members of Parliament (MPs), with retrospective effect from 1 April 2023. The revision, carried out under the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, is linked to the Cost Inflation Index specified in the…
[ad_1] Budget 2025: BJP issues three-line whip for all Lok Sabha MPs, asking them to be present in Lok Sabha tomorrow, 21 March, for the passing of the budget. Further Lok Sabha has announced that the parliament will apply guillotine tomorrow. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had in March 2023 applied guillotine to clear the…
[ad_1] The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the apex body of Muslim clerics in India, is organising a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill at Jantar Mantar in the national capital today, March 17. The board said that the proposed legislation was a “direct attack” on Muslims and would pave the way for the…
[ad_1] The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government on Tuesday introduced the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to streamline various services related to immigration and foreigners, including their entry, exit and stay in India. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, who introduced the bill in Lok Sabha,…
