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The House and Adani: Second half of Budget session will resume on March 14

If the first half of the Parliament session is any indication, for the matter to have traction, BJP leaders will have to get a crash course on the allegations made by Hindenburg

Budget Session: Army starts posting 108 women officers in Colonel rank

The women officers, currently serving in the rank of Lt Colonel, were shortlisted for the promotion by a special selection board

Proposals for transfer of 10 HC judges under process: Kiren Rijiju

Proposals for transfer of 10 high court judges are under various stages of processing, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha on Friday. Rijiju's statement comes days after the Supreme Court expressed displeasure over Centre's delay in clearing recommendations for transfer of HC judges, saying it was a very serious issue. In his written reply, the minister asserted that "no timeline" has been prescribed in the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for transfer of judges from one high court to another. "As on February 06, 2023, proposals for transfer of 10 high court judges from one high court to other high courts are under various stages of processing," Rijiju said. He said judges of high courts are transferred according to the procedure laid down in the MoP prepared in 1998. As per the existing MoP, the proposal for transfer of high court judges is initiated by the Chief Justice of India in consultation with four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, he pointed out. The MoP further

Budget Session: Centre returned 10 proposals, 6 mn cases pending and more

Out of the 10 proposals, the SC Collegium has reiterated its recommendation in three cases

Centre says media council may not be desirable; Parl panel makes fresh push

The government has told a parliamentary committee that it "may not be desirable" to set up a unified media council as each media platform was unique and distinctive in its own way with a self-regulatory mechanism, prompting the panel to make a fresh push for such a framework with statutory powers to enforce advisories. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, chaired by Shiv Sena member Pratap Jadhav, had suggested to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to have a media council, contending that there were limitations in enforcement of advisories issued by the Press Council of India and News Broadcasting Standards Authority. In an action-taken report on the subject 'Ethical Standards in Media Coverage', the committee said it had opined that the ministry should explore the possibility of establishing a media council encompassing print, electronic and digital media which should be equipped with statutory powers to enforce its orders wher

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Amid ruckus, PM Narendra Modi says he outweighs entire Opposition

PM Modi said, "The more dirt you fling, the bigger the kamal - the election symbol of BJP - will bloom)

Parl panel pulls up DoT on internet shutdowns; asks to take stock of impact

Expressing concern over frequent internet shutdown without any empirical study, a Parliamentary panel has pulled up the Department of Telecommunications for not maintaining the record of incidents and inaction on several of its recommendations. The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology on 'Suspension of Telecom Services and Internet and its impact' tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday, the panel has asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to lay down a clear cut principle of proportionality and procedure for lifting of shutdown in coordination with the home ministry to prevent any misuse of the suspension rules. The panel rejected the logic of the DoT and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for not maintaining the record of the shutdown, saying it cannot simply take the plea that police and public order are essentially state subjects and suspension of the internet does not actually come under the ambit of crimes. "The committee feel that a centralised database of all .

Over 370 mn people benefitted under PMMY in last 9 yrs: BJP leader

As many as 37,76,05,305 people have been granted loan under the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), BJP's state convener of the IT cell in Bihar, Manan Krishna said here on Thursday.

2004-14 a lost decade; this one is India's: PM takes dig at Congress

The PM said people know Modi has come to their help in times of crisis

All governments are crony capitalists

The Adani saga has dented the government's image of incorruptibility. But it is doubtful whether the cronyism embedded in India's economic fabric will disappear anytime soon

Country needs a strict federal law for online gaming: IT Minister Vaishnaw

"We should have a central law and the regulation has to be very strict because society is impacted by addiction to online games, especially by online gambling," he said

Coal demand estimated to reach 1,087 million tonnes in current fiscal year

Demand for coal is estimated to reach 1,087 million tonne in the ongoing financial year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. As against the increased coal demand, domestic production of the fossil fuel has also increased. "For the current year 2022-23, coal demand has been assessed by the Ministry (coal) to reach 1,087 MT," Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. The actual demand for coal increased to 1,027.92 million tonne (MT) in FY22 from 906.13 MT in FY21. In FY22, the domestic coal production increased 8.67 per cent to 778.19 MT from 716.08 MT in FY21, the minister said. Several steps have been taken by the government to increase the production of coal in the country. These include identification and development of new coal blocks, including through captive and commercial route and single window clearance portal for the coal sector to speed up the operationalisation of coal mines. Being an affordable source of energy with substantial reserve

ED has done what voters couldn't; united the Opposition, says PM Modi

She guided millions of Indians; her presence as the head of the republic is historic and inspiring, said PM Modi in his reply to the motion of thanks on the President's address

J-K anti-encroachment drive: Police stop Mehbooba's protest march to Parl

Police prevented PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti from taking out a march to Parliament here on Wednesday to protest against an ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir. Accompanied by scores of party workers, Mehbooba planned to march from Railway Bhawan to Parliament, where she wanted to inform opposition parties about the Jammu and Kashmir administration's "bulldozer policy". However, police detained the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, and took her and her party workers to Jantar Mantar. The protesters dispersed from Jantar Mantar. "We had come to inform the public, opposition parties and members of the ruling BJP about the misery faced by the public at large in Jammu and Kashmir. "If we can't go to Parliament, I wonder where we should go then. Does the government want us to get our grievances redressed at the United Nations," Mehbooba asked. There is no rule of law that can be seen in Jammu and Kashmir and "we came all the way to Delhi to speak our hearts out. But

Ruckus in Parliament as Oppn claims BJP member 'glorified Sati' practice

BJP member Chandra Prakash Joshi clarified that said he did not intend to advocate the abolished practice and his statement was about the 'Jauhar' tradition

Pralhad Joshi seeks apology after Mahua Moitra uses offensive word in Parl

She allegedly used some unparliamentary language regarding BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri as per the eyewitnesses. After which, BJP MPs started a ruckus in the Lower House

Budget Session: Census paused, no plan to hike amount under PM-Kisan & more

The existing annual income ceiling of Rs 8 lakh is 'sufficient' to determine the OBC non-creamy layer status of community members: Centre

Adani saga in Lok Sabha: BJP takes exception to Rahul's 'magic' jibe

Gandhi said that during the yatra people also asked him how Adani's net worth incre­ased from $8 billion to $140 billion between 2014 and 2022

Medical colleges in India have gone up to 654 from 387 since 2014: Govt

There has been a 69-per cent increase in the number of medical colleges in the country, from 387 before 2014 to 654 as of now, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. Further, there has been a 94-per cent rise in the number of MBBS seats, from 51,348 to 99,763, and a 107-per cent increase in the number of postgraduate (PG) seats, from 31,185 before 2014 to 64,559 as of now, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. In order to increase the number of doctors in the country, the government has hiked the number of medical colleges and consequently, that of MBBS seats, she said. The steps taken by the government to increase the number of medical seats in the country include a centrally-sponsored scheme for the establishment of new medical colleges by upgrading the district and referral hospitals, Pawar said, adding that 94 of the 157 new medical colleges approved are already functional. A centrally-sponsored schem