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Scrap MP quota in Kendriya Vidyalayas: BJP leader demands in RS

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi demanded in the RS that the 7,880 MP quota seats in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) be scrapped as they go against "the spirit of democracy"

Opposition gives adjournment notice in Parliament on Doklam and AFSPA

Congress MP Manish Tewari gave adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha on the issue of Doklam and in Rajya Sabha Manoj Kumar Jha of the RJD under rules 267 gave suspension notice to repeal AFSPA

Modi warns BJP MPs: Change your behaviour, otherwise change will happen

In a meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi asked all the party MPs to regularly attend the Parliament sessions and actively participate in the legislative work

Govt plans to amend Notaries Act; puts draft bill in public domain

The government proposes to amend the Notaries Act to restrict the number of terms a person can practice as a notary to allow more young legal practitioners enter the field

Bills approved without debate, Parliament will be rubber stamp: ex-HC judge

Former Madras High Court judge Krishnaswamy Chandru said, "Parliament will soon become a rubber stamp for the government" with bills getting passed without any debate.

144 central infra projects had delays in FY22; cost overrun at Rs 14,960 cr

Statistics Minister Rao Inderjit Singh informed Parliament

Scotland Yard to investigate alleged drug use in UK Parliament

The Speaker is said to be keen on a drugs crackdown

LS members express anguish over Nagaland firing incident, demand probe

Lok Sabha members on Monday condemned the killing of civilians during an anti-insurgency operation by security forces in Nagaland and demanded an impartial probe into the incident

Trade unions to observe two-day nationwide strike on Feb 23-24

A joint platform of central trade unions has given a call for a nationwide general strike on February 23 and 24 during the Budget Session of Parliament

Oppn leaders to meet at office of RS LoP to chalk out strategy for floor

The leaders will meet at the office of Mallikarjun Kharge and decide on the strategy

Vice President suggests minimum of 100 sittings of Parliament per year

Naidu also stressed on improving the functioning of Committees of Parliament as they enable bi-partisan discussions rising above the political divide

Par panel recommends evaluation of vaccines in view of new Covid strain

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health also recommended that the government should examine the need of administering booster doses

Pegasus: Govt has no plans to ban NSO Group, says IT Ministry in Parliament

The US in November blacklisted the NSO Group for use of its Pegasus spyware

Govt has Rs 100 cr budget for chip design programmes this fiscal: Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that semiconductor design is a highly knowledge-intensive field and needs exceptionally skilled manpower and tools

BJD in RS demands procurement of 28 lakh tons of surplus parboiled rice'

With paddy crop lying in the field and prediction of a cyclonic storm soon to hit the Odisha coast, BJD on Friday appealed the central government to procure its surplus grain in interest of farmers

BJP MPs protest at Parliament over 'unruly' Opposition behaviour

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs staged a protest in Parliament on Friday against the 'unruly' behaviour of the Opposition parties.On the other hand, Opposition MPs protested against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs.Since the commencement of the winter session of the Parliament on Monday, there have been continuous disruptions in the functioning of both Houses.In a move that angered the Opposition and set the stage for acrimonious exchanges, a dozen members of Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha were suspended from the winter session on the very first day on Monday following a motion brought in by the government.The members were suspended for alleged unruly conduct towards the end of the monsoon session in August when marshals were called after Opposition members stormed the Well of the House during the passage of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021.The suspended members comprise six from the Congress, two each from Trinamool Congress and Shiv Sena,

Suspended animation

All MPs must observe parliamentary etiquette

Lok Sabha: Oppn members seek to know govt's stand on Covid booster dose

Members of opposition TMC and NCP on Thursday sought to know from the government its stand on booster doses for COVID-19, besides usage of money from the PM-CARES funds. Participating in a discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic in Lok Sabha, TMC member Saugata Roy accused the political leadership of "complacency" in handling of the pandemic. He said it is because of the "mistakes" at the top level of the government that the country was caught "unprepared" in both the waves of COVID-19. "Till today, I do not know about what happened to other vaccines that have been discovered in the world -- Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson. Whether all these vaccines have come to India and whether they can be used?" he said. Is a booster dose necessary, Roy asked and added that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has not issued any directive yet. NCP's Supriya Sule said states have also contributed to the PM-CARES fund, and sought to know how the Centre is distributing the money to ...

Rajya Sabha passes Dam Safety Bill that seeks to prevent disasters

The bill will now go back to the Lok Sabha as the Rajya Sabha has made amendments to it

Central Vista Avenue project has achieved 60% physical progress: Govt

The government has planned to hold the 2022 Republic Day parade on the newly-developed Rajpath that comes under the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project