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Centre tables Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill in Lok Sabha

Opposition members Manish Tewari, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Saugata Roy and N K Premachandran forced a vote on the introduction of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill

Discussion on Ukraine war, rising fuel prices in Lok Sabha next week

While the Ukraine crisis will be discussed this week, the issue of rising prices will come up next week, a member of parliament (MP)

Russia-Ukraine war behind fuel price rise, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Says India probably only country that didn't resort to new taxes to fund recovery

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill; completes budgetary exercise for FY23

The Finance Bill was approved by the Lower House after accepting 39 official amendments moved by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

577 Indian fishermen in Pakistan's custody, Centre tells Lok Sabha

As many as 577 Indian fishermen are in the custody of Pakistan and India has been consistently raising the incidents of their detention, the Lok Sabha was informed

Bill tabled in Lok Sabha to merge three municipal corporations of Delhi

The Bill states that the 2011 trifurcation of the erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Delhi was uneven in terms of territorial divisions and revenue generating potential

Govt mulls using Aadhaar to allow Indians working abroad to vote online

The government is considering proposals for linking Aadhaar with the electoral rolls to check fraudulent voting and granting of online voting to Indians working abroad, Kiren Rijiju said

Lok Sabha passes Demands for Grants and Appropriation Bill 2022

The bill was later approved by voice vote after rejecting several cut motions moved by opposition members

BJP issues whip to party MPs to support key bills in Lok Sabha today

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a whip to all its members in Lok Sabha, asking them to be present in the House today.

Resignations of Akhilesh Yadav, Azam Khan as LS members accepted: Speaker

The resignations of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and senior party leader Mohd Azam Khan as members of Lok Sabha have been accepted, Speaker Om Birla informed the House

Occasion for amending Lokpal Act has not arisen: Govt informs Lok Sabha

The occasion for changes in the Lokpal Act, to confer the anti-corruption ombudsman with the powers to reconsider and review its orders, has not arisen, the Lok Sabha was informed

257 police stations in India don't have a vehicle, govt tells Lok Sabha

As many as 257 police stations in the country do not have any vehicle and 638 police stations do not have a telephone connection, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday

NIA registered 103 terror financing cases since 2008: Govt tells LS

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said charge sheets were filed against 865 accused in 92 cases

Every Indian legally bound to reply census queries: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the state governments appoint census officers to take or aid in or supervise the census exercise under the provisions of the Census Act 1948

Land diversion proposals involving 12 mn trees approved in last 5 yrs: Govt

'At the same time, as many as 20.81 crore seedlings were planted under the compensatory afforestation scheme,' Ashwini Kumar Choubey told the Lok Sabha in a written reply

G-23 leaders likely to be adjusted in Congress, Azad may get RS berth

Azad is likely to be sent to the upper house while Anand Sharma, whose term expires on April 2, will be given important role in the Assembly polls

77 cr covered under 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme: Govt tells LS

As many as 77 crore people in the country have been covered under the 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme, Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal said

No decision yet on country-wide NRC: Govt to Lok Sabha

The minister said on the direction of the Supreme Court, the supplementary list of inclusions and the list of exclusions for the NRC in Assam have been published on August 31, 2019.

No death reported due to engaging in manual scavenging: Govt

He said 325 people have died due to accidents while undertaking hazardous cleaning of sewer and septic tanks during the last five years

Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann resigns as Lok Sabha MP

Mann, who was contesting from Dhuri assembly constituency in Sangrur district, won by a margin of 58,206 votes over Congress' Dalvir Singh Goldy