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Manipur horror: 'Guilty won't be spared', assures PM Narendra Modi

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha failed to do any business as opposition members created an uproar over the situation in the north-eastern state

Over 463,000 recruited in govt jobs in 5 years: Centre tells Parliament

More than 4.63 lakh candidates have been recruited in government jobs in the five years till March this year, Parliament was informed on Thursday. "Total candidates recommended by UPSC, SSC and RRBs from 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2023 including SCs, STs and OBCs are 4,63,205. Apart from this, SSC and RRBs have recommended 1,03,196 candidates for appointment in the 1st quarter of 2023-24," Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. The government has issued the instructions to all ministries and departments for timely filling up of vacant posts, he said. "Rozgaar melas being organised by government of India are expected to act as catalyst in filling up of all vacant posts," Singh said. In another reply, the minister said that filling up of vacant posts in various ministries and departments is a continuous process. "Rozgar mela is expected to act as a catalyst in further employment and self-employment generation and provide gainful service

31 bills to be introduced in Lok Sabha in the monsoon session of Parliament

The government is likely to discuss a total of 31 bills in the monsoon session of Parliament, including bills that have already been introduced in the lower house

Oppn meet at Kharge's chamber, demand PM's statement in House on Manipur

Leaders of the INDIA alliance met at the chamber of Mallikarjun Kharge in the Parliament complex on Thursday to chalk out a strategy for the Monsoon session and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on Manipur violence in both Houses followed by a discussion. This was the first meeting of the opposition alliance of 26 parties after they named their grouping INDIA at a meeting in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, who is also the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, demanded that Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh be sacked and President's rule be imposed in the ethnic violence-hit northeastern state. The monsoon session of Parliament began on Thursday. Several leaders of the Congress and other opposition parties had given adjournment notices in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha for taking up discussion on Manipur and have demanded answers from the government. Kharge also gave an adjournment notice on the matter. He said it has be

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid opposition uproar over Manipur issue

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day amid the opposition's demand for a discussion over the Manipur issue. When the Upper House of Parliament, which was also adjourned in the morning session, resumed, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked for listed papers to be laid. Opposition members started raising slogans when Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur moved to introduce the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023, to further amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952. Leader of Opposition in the House Mallikarjun Kharge said he has been demanding a discussion on the Manipur issue since morning but has not been allowed one. Dhankhar asked opposition members to maintain decorum. But continuous sloganeering, forced him to adjourn the House for the day.

Monsoon Session begins; LS adjourned till 2 pm after obituary references

On the first day of the Monsoon Session on Thursday, Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm after paying tributes to two sitting members and 11 former MPs, including ex-chief minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal. Immediately after the House met, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tributes to sitting MPs Rattan Lal Kataria and Balubhau alias Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar. He also said that 11 former members passed away in the last few months and read out their names. Those who died include Badal, who was a member of the Sixth Lok Sabha, Ranjit Singh, Sujan Singh Bundela, Sandipan Thorat, Viswanadham Kanithi, Atiq Ahmad, Trilochan Kanungo, Ilyas Azmi, Anadi Charan Das, Nihal Singh and Raj Karan Singh. Birla also paid tributes to all past members and adjourned the House till 2 pm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury were among those who were present in the House. Earlier, Sushi

Congress demands discussion on Manipur in Parl; 31 bills to be taken up

Some of the parties have planned to move an adjournment motion over Manipur violence among other issues on day one of the Parliament's Monsoon Session on Thursday

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Union Cabinet approves recommendations of Parl panel on Mediation Bill

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the Mediation Bill including reducing the maximum timeline for completing mediation proceedings from 360 to 180 days. The official amendments to the law ministry bill are likely to be tabled in the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Thursday. The Mediation Bill, 2021 was introduced in Rajya Sabha in December 2021. Later it was referred to the parliamentary committee on law and personnel which gave its report. The official amendments cleared by the cabinet are based largely on the recommendations made by the parliamentary panel, sources said. Under the other key recommendation of the panel accepted by the government, pre-litigation mediation has been made voluntary instead of mandatory. According to the bill pending in the upper house, compulsory pre-litigation mediation in matters of civil or commercial disputes has been provided for before parties approach a court or tribunals. In case of exceptional circumstances, a pa

Demand for discussion on Manipur 'non-negotiable', says Jairam Ramesh

The opposition's demand for discussion on issues such as Manipur and price rise during the Monsoon Session is "non-negotiable", senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday, asserting that the government must shun its "my way or the highway" approach and follow a middle path for smooth functioning of Parliament. The Congress general secretary in-charge communications also said his party will oppose the bill that would be brought in to replace the Delhi ordinance, which he alleged "curtails constitutional rights and responsibilities of the elected government". In an interview with PTI, Ramesh said opposition parties are going into the Monsoon Session, starting Thursday, with a positive mindset but asserted that the primary responsibility of getting Parliament to function is that of the government of the day. The session is scheduled to end on August 11. In a parliamentary democracy, he opposition must have its say and the government will have its way, he said. During a ...

Sri Lanka parliament passes anti-corruption bill without vote: Speaker

The legislation was passed without a vote in the 225-member parliament

Oppn alliance to hold 1st meet, discuss strategy for Parl's monsoon session

The first meeting of opposition alliance INDIA will be held on Thursday to chalk out a joint strategy for the monsoon session of Parliament. Sources said the meeting will be held in the chamber of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. "The meeting has been called to discuss the issues to be taken up in Parliament from day one of the monsoon session," an opposition party leader. The monsoon session of Parliament will begin on July 20 and conclude on August 11. Twenty-six opposition parties on Tuesday formed a coalition --Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)-- to unitedly take on the ruling NDA with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asserting that the fight will be "between INDIA and Prime Minister Narendra Modi". The strategy to be followed by INDIA opposition grouping in Parliament was a point of discussion at the two-day opposition meeting in Bengaluru that concluded on Tuesday, sources said. All party leaders unanimously decided to coordinate on

Removing legal ambiguity on 'hub-and-spoke' provisions empowers CCI

By extending jurisdiction beyond direct participants, legal reform strengthens competition enforcement

Congress will not support Centre's Delhi ordinance in Parliament

The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday said the Congress' "unequivocal opposition" to the Centre's ordinance on the control of administrative services in Delhi was "a positive development". The AAP is, however, yet to make it clear if it will join a meeting of several opposition parties in Bengaluru beginning Monday. The party had earlier said it would join the meeting only if the Congress extended its support to the AAP in opposing the Delhi ordinance in Parliament. Earlier in the day, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said the party's stand is clear as it will oppose any such move by the Centre to intervene in states ruled by opposition parties through the governors and has decided to oppose the Delhi ordinance in Parliament whenever a bill comes up. "We took the decision yesterday. We are not going to support any attempt to sabotage the federal system of the country and to intervene in the state matters through governors. We are not going to support the Delhi ordinance," he told

Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankar calls meeting of floor leaders on July 18

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on July 20 and is expected to continue till August 11

Data protection bill could cap penalty for data breach at Rs 250 crore

The earlier draft has stipulated that in the case of non-compliance, a penalty of up to Rs 500 crore could be imposed

BJP can stop Rahul in Parliament but people will not tolerate it: Randhawa

Senior Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday said the BJP tried to suppress the voice of party leader Rahul Gandhi and ended up losing in the Himachal Pradesh and the Karnataka assembly elections. The same will repeat in the upcoming state elections as well, the in-charge for the Congress in Rajasthan said here. "The BJP can stop Rahul Gandhi from speaking in Parliament but party workers and people of the country will not tolerate this," Randhawa told reporters here. "You have seen the result of silencing (Gandhi) in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka assembly elections. The result was given by the people and wherever there are elections, the result will be the same," he said, exuding confidence in the Congress' victory in the 2024-Lok Sabha elections. Randhawa was speaking to the media before the Congress' day-long "Maun Vrat" demonstration at the Shaheed Smarak in Jaipur in solidarity with Gandhi. Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Swarnim Chatur

Parliament expected to take up forest bill in Monsoon Session's first week

Parliament is expected to take up the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill in the Monsoon Session's first week as a joint committee of parliamentarians examining the proposed law's provisions adopted its report on Tuesday amid dissents by some opposition members. The committee's chairperson Rajendra Agarwal said its report has been adopted and it will now be tabled in Parliament in the upcoming session. He, however, declined to give details of the report. The bill was introduced by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav in the Budget Session this year. It seeks to exempt certain categories of lands from the purview of the Forest Conservation Act to fast-track strategic and security-related projects of national importance. Some rights groups and opposition parties have criticised its provisions, asserting that these will compromise safeguards for the country's forests. Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi, a member of the committee, said he has given a dissent note against several provisions

Rashtrapati Bhavan to host two-day Visitor's Conference 2023 on Monday

Rashtrapati Bhavan will host a two-day Visitor's Conference 2023 on July 10 and 11