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44% state bills passed within a day after they were tabled, shows report

State legislatures also meet more infrequently, sitting for an average of just 21 days

Lok Sabha passes Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 amid Oppn protest on inflation

Amid protests by Opposition members seeking a debate on price rise, Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, which seeks to extend the application of domestic laws for research

Bill to amend Family Courts Act introduced in Lok Sabha by Kiren Rijiju

This bill is likely to be passed the first week of the monsoon session. The Business Advisory Committee has allotted four to discuss the bill, it is learnt

32 bills indicated by various departments for Monsoon session, 14 ready

A day before the start of the monsoon session of Parliament, the government on Sunday said 32 bills have been indicated by various departments for presentation in two houses of which 14 are ready

Union govt refers two Bills to parliamentary panels for scrutiny

Government on Monday referred two bills for scrutiny by parliamentary panels amid the Opposition's allegations of inadequate consultations in the law-making process. The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill and the Mediation Bill were referred to a Joint Committee and the Standing Committee on Law & Justice respectively. Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav moved the motion to refer the Biodiversity Bill to the Joint Committee with 21 members of Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha. Congress Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh had written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla protesting the decision to refer the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill to a Joint Committee instead of the Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Enviromnemt, Forests and Climate Change. "I don't wish to say more on the motivations of the government to bypass the Standing Committee and refer the contentious bill to a Select Committee. "The motivations are obvious. All I wish to say is that the ...

With Farm Laws Repeal Bill & crypto on agenda, winter session begins today

There are 10 economic Bills that are slated for the upcoming session

Nancy Pelosi gives warring Democrats month to pass spending deal

A 30-day funding extension for federal highway programs will expire at the end of October

Oppn threatened not to pass more bills, must apologise for conduct: Govt

The government on Thursday said the opposition must apologise for its "disruptive behaviour" in the upper house, and accused it of threatening Union ministers not to bring more legislations

Amidst Opposition protests, Lok Sabha passes 3 Bills, 3 others introduced

However, all other bills were introduced and passed amid noisy protests from opposition members

'25 Bills passed in 21 minutes': United in opposition, but a divided House

With the Centre zipping through Bills, Ordinances, and laws unchallenged, a seemingly united Opposition is feeling a little piqued'

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day; two bills introduced introduced

After repeated adjournments when the House met at 5 pm, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rose to introduce the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

KL Meena to introduce private member Bill for uniform civil code in RS

Bharatiya Janata Party's Kirodi Lal Meena on Friday will introduce The Uniform Civil Code in India Bill, 2020 in the Rajya Sabha as a Private Member Bill

31 Bills to be taken up during Monsoon Session beginning from Monday

As many as 31 Bills, including two related to finance, are likely to be taken up by the Centre during the Monsoon Session of Parliament that will commence from Monday

Centre, states relations worsen over farm bills, GST compensation

Invocation of tripartite agreement with Jharkhand strains ties further

Over half the farmers not in favour of recently passed farm laws: Survey

The survey showed that around 60 per cent of the farmers want the MSP system to be made a mandatory law in India

Monsoon session: A sad reflection on the state of Indian democracy

It is always the duty of the government side to ensure the full functioning of the legislature, and on that account it failed, whatever the numbers may say

Farm Bills: 'Rail Roko' stir in Punjab, Haryana; train services suspended

As many as 31 farmers' outfits have given a call for the complete shutdown of Punjab tomorrow

Parliament adjourned sine die. Here's a list of major bills passed

The Rajya Sabha passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2020 through a voice vote on September 22

Parliament monsoon session: Lok Sabha passes two Appropriation Bills

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Appropriation (No 3) Bill, 2020 and the Appropriation (No 4) Bill, 2020 by a voice vote in late evening proceedings during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament

Haryana Assembly passes 12 bills during brief Monsoon Session

The Haryana Assembly on Wednesday passed 12 bills during its one-day Monsoon Session