Once passed by the Parliament, the Act will enable employers to pay wages through cheques or by using electronic means
Oppn was heard raising slogans against Rijiju over alleged case of corruption in Arunachal hydel project
As the house met for question hour, opposition members continued with the demand for debate on demonetisation under Rule 184 that entails voting
Opposition members trooped into the Well, resorting to high-decibel sloganeering
Around 100 people have allegedly died while standing in queues to withdraw money so far
Both Houses of Parliament have witnessed minimal work after the winter session began on November 16
Security personnel were grappling with a person whose right foot was hanging from the wooden fence of the visitor's gallery
Sumitra Mahajan also condoled the death of former Israeli president Shimon Peres who died on September 28
Arun Jaitley said in the Lok Sabha that the govt was actively looking at demerging the surplus VSNL land that it owns
Mallikarjun Kharge said the bill should be sent to a parliamentary committee for threadbare discussion
This concerns loan recovery in view of stressed assets to the tune of over Rs 8 lakh crore in the banking system
Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that without support of the state government such acts can't happen
To discourage the activity of acquiring the properties in the name of fictitious & other people
While the Bill makes the law more stringent, it may face implementation-related challenges as well
Amid pandemonium, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House till noon
In his written response, Tomar said national quality monitors inspect sites when complaints are received
A significant bill aimed at putting in place a single common examination for medical and dental courses was today passed by the Lok Sabha, with the government saying even private colleges will be under its ambit. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2016 provides a Constitutional status to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) examination" which is intended to be introduced in the academic session next year. The Bill seeks to amend the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and the Dentists Act, 1948 and replace the Ordinances that were promulgated by the government to circumvent the Supreme Court order for implementation of NEET examination this session itself. Moving the Bill for consideration and passing, Health Minister J P Nadda said there were three main objectives behind the move -- end the multiplicity of examinations, have fair and transparent examinations and adopt non-exploitative process. He ...
House also condoled death of people in the terrorist attack at Istanbul airport in Turkey this month
The House observed two minutes' silence as a mark of respect for the departed
In 1990 too, during the second session of the 9th Lok Sabha, a similar feat was achieved when Rabi Ray was the speaker