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  • Parliamentary panel asks CAT to dispose of cases pending for over 10 years on priority basis April 02, 2023 10:19 AM IST

    Parliamentary panel asks CAT to dispose of cases pending for over 10 years on priority basis

    As many as 80,545 cases are pending in different benches of the tribunal as on December 31, 2022.

  • Amendments to the Competition Act: How will they affect the digital world March 31, 2023 06:39 PM IST

    Amendments to the Competition Act: How will they affect the digital world

    This is the first amendment to the Competition Act, 2002 after a hiatus of almost 14 years since it came into force in 2009.

  • Parliament plagued by disruptions, laments Jagdeep Dhankhar March 31, 2023 08:16 AM IST

    Parliament plagued by disruptions, laments Jagdeep Dhankhar

    "There are bound to be issues. These are required to be resolved taking recourse to collaborative stance," Dhankhar said on Thursday.

  • PM Modi makes surprise visit to new Parliament building. Check pics here March 30, 2023 09:52 PM IST

    PM Modi makes surprise visit to new Parliament building. Check pics here

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 30 made a surprise visit to the new parliament building in New Delhi and inspected various works as well as interacted with construction workers.

  • Lok Sabha passes bill to amend competition law amid ruckus in House March 29, 2023 04:46 PM IST

    Lok Sabha passes bill to amend competition law amid ruckus in House

    The bill provides for the Competition Commission of India to impose penalties on entities based on their global turnover instead of the current practice of considering only relevant market turnover.

  • Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification: Will a joint opposition stay united? March 27, 2023 06:05 PM IST

    Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification: Will a joint opposition stay united?

    The coming together of opposition parties to support Rahul Gandhi may not be enough for them to stay united for the 2024 general elections, according to an analyst.

  • India sees a 15.07% rise in leprosy cases in 2021-22 but funds for eradication halve March 27, 2023 01:18 PM IST

    India sees a 15.07% rise in leprosy cases in 2021-22 but funds for eradication halve

    As of January 2023, India had 88,278 active cases of leprosy. At 17,014, Maharashtra has the highest number of cases, followed by Bihar at 11,318.

  • Opposition MPs meet at Parliament complex, some wear black clothes to protest Rahul Gandhi's disqualification March 27, 2023 12:08 PM IST

    Opposition MPs meet at Parliament complex, some wear black clothes to protest Rahul Gandhi's disqualification

    Some of the Members of Parliament were seen wearing black clothes to protest the Congress leader's disqualification from the Lower House of Parliament after a Surat court convicted and sentenced him in a 2019 criminal defamation case.

  • Rahul's disqualification 'dictatorship of BJP', voice of opposition can't be suppressed: AAP March 24, 2023 05:05 PM IST

    Rahul's disqualification 'dictatorship of BJP', voice of opposition can't be suppressed: AAP

    AAP national spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "It is very unfortunate... Rahul Gandhi's disqualification is the dictatorship of the BJP and they will not succeed in suppressing the voice of opposition".

  • LIVE: Congress Addresses Media After Rahul Gandhi Gets Disqualified As Lok Sabha MP March 24, 2023 04:04 PM IST

    LIVE: Congress Addresses Media After Rahul Gandhi Gets Disqualified As Lok Sabha MP

    After Rahul Gandhi disqualified as Lok Sabha MP, Congress Party briefing at AICC HQ with Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Shri Jairam Ramesh.

  • At what cost? UK PM Sunak to win post-Brexit trade vote in parliament March 22, 2023 03:34 PM IST

    At what cost? UK PM Sunak to win post-Brexit trade vote in parliament

    Sunak has sought to end years of wrangling over Brexit by revisiting one of the trickiest parts of the negotiations - to ensure smooth trade to Northern Ireland without creating a so-called hard border with Britain or the European Union.

  • Central PSUs racked up losses of more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore in last five years March 21, 2023 04:09 PM IST

    Central PSUs racked up losses of more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore in last five years

    Nearly a quarter of all CPSEs posted a loss in 2021-22, as per the data provided by the finance ministry to Parliament

  • Opposition leaders hold protest in Parliament House complex over Adani issue March 21, 2023 12:37 PM IST

    Opposition leaders hold protest in Parliament House complex over Adani issue

    TMC MPs held a separate protest in Parliament complex and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi break his silence on the Adani issue.

  • Opposition blames govt for impasse in Parliament March 20, 2023 02:12 PM IST

    Opposition blames govt for impasse in Parliament

    Speaking to reporter outside Parliament House, Congress deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari claimed nothing happens in the BJP without the directions of the prime minister.

  • Parliament logjam can end with Rahul Gandhi's unambiguous apology for his remarks in UK: Hardeep Singh Puri March 20, 2023 01:37 PM IST

    Parliament logjam can end with Rahul Gandhi's unambiguous apology for his remarks in UK: Hardeep Singh Puri

    Addressing a press conference, the BJP leader categorically rejected Gandhi's claims on the prevailing situation in India and urged him to clarify if he was "playing to an agenda".

  • By stalling parliament, BJP trying to make Rahul Gandhi hero to serve own interests: Mamata Banerjee March 20, 2023 09:42 AM IST

    By stalling parliament, BJP trying to make Rahul Gandhi hero to serve own interests: Mamata Banerjee

    A senior TMC leader said Banerjee, while addressing party workers over the phone during an internal party meeting in Murshidabad district on Sunday, alleged that the Congress has failed to fight the BJP and has a tacit understanding with the saffron camp in West Bengal.

  • New Zealand to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament, cites security concerns March 17, 2023 08:28 AM IST

    New Zealand to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament, cites security concerns

    Concerns have mounted globally about the potential for the Chinese government to access users' location and contact data through ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company.

  • I am hopeful I will be allowed to speak in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi March 16, 2023 04:51 PM IST

    I am hopeful I will be allowed to speak in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi

    The Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad said that four ministers have raised allegations against him in the House and it was his right to be allowed to speak on the floor of the House.

  • Rahul Gandhi says will speak in Parliament if allowed by chair March 16, 2023 01:38 PM IST

    Rahul Gandhi says will speak in Parliament if allowed by chair

    Rahul Gandhi said if he is not allowed, he would speak outside Parliament. Gandhi arrived in Parliament House after his return from abroad and smiled when asked if he would apologise for his remarks made in London.

  • Our duty as law makers to seek Rahul Gandhi's apology in Parliament: Kiren Rijiju March 16, 2023 11:27 AM IST

    Our duty as law makers to seek Rahul Gandhi's apology in Parliament: Kiren Rijiju

    Addressing a press conference here, Rijiju said anti-India forces and a "gang" had conspired to defame India in foreign land and they were speaking the same language as of Gandhi.

  • Amid tussle over his remarks, Rahul Gandhi to attend Parliament on March 16 March 15, 2023 06:23 PM IST

    Amid tussle over his remarks, Rahul Gandhi to attend Parliament on March 16

    Gandhi who has returned to the national capital after delivering lectures at Cambridge University is also expected to speak in the House, where BJP ministers and MPs are seeking an apology from him for allegedly insulting India on foreign soil.

  • Opposition parties take out protest march on Adani issue March 15, 2023 01:37 PM IST

    Opposition parties take out protest march on Adani issue

    The march was joined by Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs from various parties including Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Samajwadi Party.

  • In a first, Japanese MP kicked out for never entering parliament in 7 months March 15, 2023 03:43 PM IST

    In a first, Japanese MP kicked out for never entering parliament in 7 months

    Yoshikazu Higashitani, a YouTuber-turned-MP, has been expelled by his Senate colleagues in Japan for never attending a single parliament session.

  • Opposition set to corner govt on Adani issue in Parliament March 14, 2023 11:04 AM IST

    Opposition set to corner govt on Adani issue in Parliament

    Among the parties which attended the meeting include the Congress, DMK, CPI-M, JDU, RJD, NCP, SP, SS (Uddhav), AAP, CPI, JMM, IUML, MDMK, NC, VCK and Kerala Congress.

  • Demand for JPC probe into Adani issue will continue, says Congress March 13, 2023 04:52 PM IST

    Demand for JPC probe into Adani issue will continue, says Congress

    AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said his party will continue with its demand for having a debate on the Indo-China border issue, a joint parliamentary committee probe on the Hindenburg-Adani revelations, and the alleged misuse of investigative agencies by the Centre.