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Bill to amend juvenile justice law comes up for consideration in LS

Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday moved an amendment bill in Lok Sabha to strengthen the provisions relating to protection and adoption of children

LS passes Bill that seeks to clarify that 'govt' in Delhi means 'L-G'

Reddy said the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) is an administrator so he has the right to know the day-to-day affairs

Govt introduces NaBFID Bill in Lok Sabha to support funding infra projects

Finance Minster Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) Bill 2021 in the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha clears contentious bill that gives more powers to Delhi LG

The bill also makes it mandatory for the Delhi government to take the opinion of the L-G before any executive action

Central govt's tax collection on petrol, diesel jumps 300% in six years

The Lok Sabha was informed on Monday

Insurance Amendment Bill to raise FDI limit to 74% in Lok Sabha

FM Sitharaman said on Monday that raising the FDI limit was necessary to help insurers deal with issues concerning financial stress

LS passes bill to amend MMDR Act; changes will create jobs, says govt

Union minister Pralhad Joshi says the changes will help create employment opportunities and allow private sector with enhanced technology in mining activities

Govt to introduce DFI Bill in Lok Sabha next week to fund infra projects

The government will next week introduce in the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) Bill 2021 in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha passes Appropriation Bill, finishes two-thirds of budget exercise

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Appropriation Bill 2021-22, authorising the government to draw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India for its working as well as implementation of its programmes and schemes. This completes two-thirds of the exercise for approval of the Budget for 2021-22. The Appropriation Bill authorising payment and appropriation of specified sums from the Consolidated Fund of India for 2021-22 was introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The bill was later approved by voice vote. The Lok Sabha earlier discussed demands for grants of different ministries, including railways, education and health. Speaker Om Birla later applied the guillotine, after which all the outstanding demands for grants, whether discussed or not, were put to vote at once and passed. After that, the Appropriation Bill was taken into consideration and passed by the lower house of Parliament. The Lok Sabha will now discuss the Finance Bill, which essentially contains the .

EC proposal to link electoral roll with the Aadhaar under consideration

The Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday

Efforts are made to revive 'sick' PSUs: Javadekar in Lok Sabha

Javadekar on Tuesday said that all the necessary efforts are being made by the government to revive such sectors so that they can be revived

Rs 2,000 notes not printed in last 2 years: Govt in Lok Sabha

The notes have not been printed in the last two years even as the quantum of India's highest denomination currency note has come down

BJP trying to 'curtail powers' of elected govt: Kejriwal on Bill in LS

Kejriwal on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to "drastically curtail powers" of elected government through a Bill in Lok Sabha

Bill to amend juvenile justice law introduced in Lok Sabha

The bill seeks to increase the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates

Modi govt to introduce five Bills in Lok Sabha, move one for passage

The government is all set to introduce five Bill's in the Lok Sabha on Monday and move another Bill for passage

Ravneet Bittu to assume charge as leader of Congress in LS temporarily

Bittu would function as the leader of the Congress party in Lok Sabha for the remaining part of the Budget session of Parliament

Opposition not allowed to raise issues that concern people, says Congress

Both Houses of the Parliament were adjourned till March 15 on Wednesday amid the opposition's uproar over fuel price hike and farmers' issues

Amid uproar by Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday

Thursday is a holiday on the account of Mahashivratri. It is a norm that if any holiday falls on Thursday, then Friday is also declared a non-working day since it is precedes the weekend

LS adjourned till 12:30 pm after opposition's uproar over new farm laws

The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12.30 pm on Wednesday after Opposition members disrupted proceedings over their demand of a repeal of the three farm laws

Meghalaya government denies harassment of Bengali citizens in state

The government of Meghalaya has denied harassment of Bengali citizens in the state, said the Ministry of Home Affairs in Lok Sabha