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Rajya Sabha Chairman clarifies scope of rule 267, limits debate to agenda

India, Dec. 5 -- Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday tried to set the record straight on the scope of Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha, saying discussion under this provision can only take pl... Read More


TMC MPs protest in Parliament complex over pending Central dues

India, Dec. 5 -- Trinamool Congress MPs on Thursday staged a protest march to the Parliament complex on the issue of pending Central dues for West Bengal. TMC MPs gathered at Vijay Chowk near the Parl... Read More


TMC suspends MLA for planning Babri Mosque replica

India, Dec. 5 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has finally suspended maverick yet, powerful party legislator and former minister from Murshidabad Humayun Kabir for trying to "communalise" the political... Read More


Tezpur University shutdown enters 6th day as proposal rejected

India, Dec. 5 -- The shutdown by students of Tezpur University in Assam entered its sixth day on Thursday over their demand for the removal of the vice-chancellor, while staffers of the varsity reject... Read More


BJP MLAs walk out of Himachal Assembly over alleged lathi charge on ABVP workers

India, Dec. 5 -- BJP legislators walked out of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Thursday in protest of the alleged lathi charge on ABVP workers near the Zorawar Stadium in Dharamshala. Raising a poin... Read More


Centre Begins 100-Day Push for Child Marriage-Free India

India, Dec. 5 -- Union Minister of Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi on Thursday said child marriage snatches childhood away from daughters and pushes them towards early maternity and "unimag... Read More


SC asks States to provide more staff to ECI

India, Dec. 5 -- Taking note of a plea alleging extreme work pressure faced by the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the time-bound special revision of the electoral rolls, the Supreme Court dire... Read More


No GST on leasing out residential premises as hostel for students: SC

India, Dec. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday held that leasing out of residential premises to an entity which is using it as a hostel for students and working professionals is exempted from GST. A ... Read More


SC asks all High Courts to submit details of pending acid attack cases in four weeks

India, Dec. 5 -- Terming tardy trials in acid attack cases as a "mockery of the system", the Supreme Court on Thursday directed all the High Courts to submit details of such pending cases across the c... Read More


Blase Capital DEFICIT TRADE

India, Dec. 5 -- As Russia's powerful Vladimir Putin lands in India, there is huge excitement about the potential and possibilities to further concretise the trade, cultural, social, and business link... Read More