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Rebuilding New Delhi

The makeover of its central spaces must not be behind closed doors

CAB protests: Will NESO chief join mainstream politics as Northeast boils?

One of the major concerns for the student body has been the influx of people from Bangladesh

Hopeful of having sessions in new Parliament building in 2022: Om Birla

Birla told reporters that debates and discussions, including those held during the British rule, up to 1858 have been digitised

JNU moves Delhi HC, seeks action against students, police for law violation

Continuing protests by JNU students against a hostel fee hike have rocked the national capital. On Monday, several parts of the city came to a halt as the students marched towards Parliament.

Joining RCEP would have hurt India's interests, says Piyush Goyal

Being the basic framework of the RCEP deal, the FTA with the 10-nation grouping came into effect in 2010

Your Alexa, Google Home may stop speaking if parliament passes new data law

This bill, according to industry experts, will have a far-reaching impact on companies in almost every sector - from the digital commerce to banking, health care and even automobile industry

No proposal to waive off education loans: FM Sitharaman tells Parliament

She said banks have been sensitised to adopt a non-coercive strategy for recovery of education loans

Opposition parties prepare ground to counter Citizenship Amendment Bill

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is comfortably placed to ensure the Bill's passage not just in the Lok Sabha, but Rajya Sabha as well

Lok Sabha likely to take up Citizenship Amendment Bill next week

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal, informed the Lok Sabha of the agenda for the remaining period of winter session

11 transport agencies accepting Centre's Common Mobility Card: Govt

The card can be used to make payments across public transport anywhere in the country, including Metro, bus and suburban railways, and for toll and parking among others

Cleared by Cabinet, Citizenship Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Dec 9

The Bill will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha after being dealt with by the Lower House of Parliament

Govt okays Bill proposing Rs 15-cr fine for data misuse, easy storage rules

The Cabinet's approval paves the way for the Bill to be tabled in Parliament in the ongoing winter session

234 prisoners from J&K in UP jails, 27 in Haryana: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

The cases against those lodged in various jails were related to murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rape, theft, burglary, dowry death

Gaps in FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020 team have experts worried

Budget will be presented in Parliament in early 2020; people joining now will find it difficult to pick up

51 absconders have defrauded country of Rs 17,900 cr, CBI probing: Govt

The information was provided by Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur in a written reply to a question on "fugitive economic offenders" in the Rajya Sabha

BJP MP seeks law to govern social media over Parliament proceedings

Speaking during Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, Nishikant Dubey said following his comment on GDP on Monday, media, especially the social media, has criticised the statement

India reaches power generation capacity of 365 GW: Govt tells Parliament

Peak as well as energy requirement deficit was less than one per cent during the first seven months of 2019-20: Govt

Congress backs Owaisi on privilege motion against Pragya over Godse remark

Chowdhury demanded that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla take action against the BJP MP

RS debate: Opposition attacks Centre on economic slowdown, PSU divestment

Asserting that the consumption and investment engine was stuck, he stressed that an economy growing at 5 per cent was not acceptable in India

BJP promised Rs 25 trn to agri in 5 yrs, allocated Rs 53k cr: Anand Sharma

BJP allocated Rs 53,000 cr to Agri in budget but promised Rs 25 lakh cr in 5 years: Anand Sharma