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When will there be guarantee on safety of women...: Congress' Pramod Tiwari

Further, taking a jibe at the government over the ethnic violence that hit Manipur on May 3, Tiwari added, "Why were you silent on Manipur? You went to Manipur after the incident"

Mansukh Mandaviya to move Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Rajya Sabha

The bill, which was passed by voice vote in the Lower House, seeks to do away with issues concerning the status of persons registered or qualified under the Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act

RS to take up Repealing and Amending Bill, 2023 for consideration, passage

The Bill seeks to repeal 65 laws that are obsolete or that have been made redundant by other laws. It also corrects a minor drafting error in the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011

Day 2 of no-confidence motion: Here are the top highlights from Parliament

From Rahul Gandhi's attack on government over Manipur issue to Amit Shah's response, here are the top highlights from all that happened in Parliament today

Torch rally in Imphal Valley demands special session of Manipur assembly

Hundreds of women took out torch rallies across the Imphal valley, demanding that a special session of the Manipur assembly be convened before the monsoon session of Parliament ends. The rallies were held around 9.30 pm on Wednesday at Keisampat, Keisamthong and Kwakeithel in Imphal West district, and Wangkhei and Kongba in Imphal East district. "In the assembly session, the government should pass a resolution to protect the state's territorial integrity and send it to Parliament while it is still in session," Ingudam Babita, one of the participants of the rally, told reporters at Wangkhei. The women also raised slogans against the demand for separate administration by Kuki groups, and for the implementation of NRC to identify "illegal" immigrants in the state and deport them. The Manipur cabinet last week recommended Governor Anusuiya Uikey to convene a session of the assembly from August 21. The previous assembly session was held in March, and violence broke out in the state in

Monsoon session: PM Modi to reply to no-confidence motion in LS today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh confirming the PM's presence at the Parliament on Wednesday, said, "The PM will be present in the House on Thursday to reply to the no-confidence motion."

Imports from China for at least 25 commodity groups rose in FY22-23

Imports of electronics from China grew 14 per cent year-on-year in fiscal 2023, and imports of organic chemicals imports rose 9 per cent

Parliament pulsates with references to India, Bharat Mata and Manipur

The home minister said Article 356 was invoked when the state government did not cooperate, which wasn't the case

From Manipur to Kashmir: Key highlights of Amit Shah's speech in Parliament

The no confidence motion is one such motion where neither the people nor the House has disbelief in the government, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah

LIVE news updates: Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am on August 10

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BJP MPs file complaint against Rahul Gandhi over flying kiss in Parliament

While walking out of the Lok Sabha premises, Rahul Gandhi blew a flying kiss to BJP MPs, and Smriti Irani's speech was underway

As both houses pass IIM (Amendment) Bill, here's a look at major changes

The Bill grants the President the role of Visitor to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), bestowing upon the office powers to audit their functioning, order investigations

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm amid protest from Opposition

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday amid protest by opposition parties after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that Tushar Gandhi has been arrested on a day India marks anniversary of the Quit India movement. After the listed papers were tabled, opposition MPs raised the issue of Tushar Gandhi's arrest. Several members from the ruling side countered them. When Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked Kharge to express his views on the matter, the Congress leader said: "You mentioned about Quit India movement and we stood in silence for two minutes. But Tushar Gandhi was arrested this morning". As opposition members protested, MPs from treasury benches tried to counter them. Tushar Gandhi is the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. The chairman appealed to the protesting members to take their seats. Amid the ruckus, Dhankhar also expressed anguish over AAP MP Sushil Gupta coming to the House wearing a garland of tomatoes. "There is a limit to which we ca

LIVE: Pak's Imran Khan barred from politics for 5 yrs, says local media

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Credit card default increases by 1.94% to Rs 4,072 crore in FY23-24

Credit card default rose to Rs 4,072 crore or 1.94 per cent at the end of March 2023, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. "As per the inputs received from RBI, in respect of defaults in credit cards, the gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) in credit cards was Rs 3,122 crore in March-2022 and Rs 4,072 crore in March-2023, while credit card outstanding in March-2022 and March-2023 was Rs 1.64 lakh crore and Rs 2.10 lakh crore, respectively," Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. GNPAs in credit cards have declined from 3.56 per cent in March 2021 to 1.91 per cent in March 2022, and stand at 1.94 per cent in March 2023 against the schedule commercial banks' GNPA of 3.87 per cent in March 2023, he said. Replying to another question, Karad said, the total number of frauds as reported by the cooperative banks during FY23 was 964 with amount involved to the tune of Rs 791.40 crore. During FY22, the total number of fraud was 729 and the amount

No-confidence motion news LIVE: Lok Sabha adjourned till Wednesday 11am

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Delhi Services Bill: Amit Shah’s powerful reply in Rajya Sabha

Home Minister Amit Shah said the urgency behind first bringing an ordinance and now the Bill was to stop AAP from transferring officials connected to the probe into the Rs 2,000-crore liquor "scam.

BJP's arrogance will cost them soon: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the passage of the bill a "black day" for the Indian democracy and accused the BJP-ruled Centre of trying to usurp power in Delhi through "back doors".

No confidence motion in Parliament today: Here's all you should know

The no confidence debate will run for three days and will be initiated by Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi at 12 pm

RS adjourned twice amid uproar over US media report on Chinese funding

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second time in the pre-lunch period amid uproar in the House over a media report on Chinese funding to a news portal to spread propaganda against India. BJP member Sudhanshu Trivedi raised the issue and questioned the Congress for its alleged links with the portal. He raised the matter of a US media report alleging that web portal "NewsClick" received Chinese funding to spread propaganda against India. Trivedi asked the Congress about its alleged links with the portal, saying the party supported it when ED conducted raids on it. Amid the din created by opposition members over the charge, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar adjourned the house till 12.45 pm. Trivedi said there are certain things which have come in The New York Times about propaganda spread against India. An American has said that the Communist Party of China has tried to use propaganda against India through foreign funding in Newsclick, he said. Leader of the House Piyush Goyal said, "