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  • Dadabhai Naoroji remembered on his 185th birth anniversary
    New Delhi, Sep 4: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary party chairman L.K. Advani today paid floral tributes at the portrait of noted freedom fighter Dab....
  • Suggestions welcome to prevent question hour loss: Bansal
    New Delhi, Sep 1: The government will respond positively to suggestions from presiding officers of the two houses to prevent loss of time during question hour, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pa....
  • Have to consider options to save question hour: Ansari
    New Delhi, Sept 1: Expressing concern over the disruption of question hour in parliament, Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari said on Tuesday that there are plans to reschedule the one-hour slot ....
  • Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die
    New Delhi, Aug 31: The Rajya Sabha was today adjourned sine die after the house passed the bill to hike salaries of MPs and referred the prevention of torture bill to a select committee.

  • Trend of disrupting parliament is alarming: Speaker
    New Delhi, Aug 31: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today expressed concern over the "alarming" trend of disrupting parliamentary proceeding and asked political parties to ponder over the ....
  • MPs' salary hike: Do they have a case?
    New Delhi, Aug 31: The Lok Sabha has passed the bill to revise the salary of members of parliament. Much of the debate in the media has been on the wealth of current MPs and the lack of account....
  • Rajya Sabha okays bill for voting rights to NRIs
    New Delhi, Aug 31: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed a bill that seeks to amend the representation of the people Act to provide special provisions for citizens of India residing outside the coun....
  • Rajya Sabha defers educational tribunal bill
    New Delhi, Aug 31: The Rajya Sabha today decided to defer the educational tribunal bill to the next session. The decision was taken with the consent of the house after Human Resource Developmen....
  • Rajya Sabha adjourned over Sohrabuddin case
    New Delhi, Aug 30: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon today after opposition membersBJP, voiced protests over a Gujarat police officer's petition to the Supreme Court that she was bei....
  • MPs: Crorepatis or underpaid public servants?
    New Delhi, Aug 30: A 300-percent salary hike plus doubling of generous allowances is in the offing for our MPs, never mind that the majority of them are 'crorepatis', or millionaires as....
  • Rajya Sabha adjourned over Chidambaram's remarks
    New Delhi, Aug 28: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice till noon on Fridayday as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena MPs protested Home Minister P. Chidambaram's remarks on "saff....
  • Lok Sabha okays MPs' three-fold salary hike
    New Delhi, Aug 27: A bill seeking a three-fold hike in MPs' salaries and doubling their allowances was cleared by the Lok Sabha today though some members sought changes in the legislation ....
  • Lok Sabha passes bill to regulate foreign fund flow
    New Delhi, Aug 27: A bill aimed at putting a check on the huge flow of foreign funds to religious and social organizations is all set to become a law after the Lok Sabha today passed the legisl....
  • Panel scoffs at Mamata's claim to build 1,000 km of tracks a year
    New Delhi, Aug 26: A parliamentary panel, mandated to examine Indian Railways' functioning, has scoffed at Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's promise to build 1,000 km of tracks this fi....
  • MPs' salary hike bill in Lok Sabha
    New Delhi, Aug 25: A bill seeking a three-fold hike in MPs' salaries from Rs.16,000 to Rs.50,000 and doubling some of their allowances was introduced in the Lok Sabha today without any oppo....
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