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50% of MPs didn't attend Standing Committee meetings on demands for grants

Almost 50 per cent Members of Parliament did not attend Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings on the Demands for Grants with over two dozen of them not attending a single meeting. According to sources, 57 per cent of TMC MPs, 36 pc of BJP MPs, 15 pc from Congress and 50 pc from other parties did not attend any meeting of the eight committees of Rajya Sabha on Demands for Grants. These meetings were held between February 12 and March 1, the recess of the two-phase Budget Session of Parliament. The prominent absentees include Satish Chandra Mishra (BSP), Derek O'Brien (TMC), RCP Singh (JD-U), Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP), Sukhbir Singh Badal (SAD), Asaddudin Owaissi (AIMIM), Nakul Nath (Congress) and Mimi Chakraborty (TMC). Some other members from Rajya Sabha with zero attendance include Majeed Memon of NCP (Personnel, Public Grievances and Law & Justice committee), SR Balasubramoniyan (Home), Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy of AIADMK (HRD), Vandana Chavan of NCP (Science & ...

House panel concerned over key govt vacancies, Rs 9 trn under tax disputes

The committee recommended grouping of ministries into clusters like 'rural cluster, 'social cluster' and 'financial cluster'

Delhi violence: Little business in Parliament as Opposition wants Shah out

Earlier in the morning before Parliament convened, Opposition MPs protested in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi

Parliament LIVE: Why is Amit Shah silent on Delhi violence, asks Oppn

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would move 'The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Bill, 2020, for consideration. Stay tuned for LIVE updates on Parliament session in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

Congress MP says BJP lawmaker assaulted her as parties clash in Lok Sabha

BJP and Congress members pushed and shoved each other in Lok Sabha as opposition members vehemently protested over the issue of violence in Delhi

Parliament will not run until Delhi riots are discussed: Congress MP

"We (Congress), as well as all opposition parties, are in consensus over the issue. We will not let Parliament proceedings run until the government holds debate on Delhi violence," he said.

News for drinkers! Alcohol doesn't protect you from Coronavirus

On Thursday, the PIB clarified in a tweet quoting the WHO's tweet from February 26 which said news of Alcohol preventing infection is fake news

Govt approves facial recognition system for identification of bodies

Reddy said this will facilitate better identification of criminals, unidentified dead bodies and missing or found children and persons and will not violate privacy.

Cong, BJP busy guarding their flock in Madhya Pradesh ahead of RS polls

Digvijaya Singh had on Monday put on record what was already in public domain since the past few months

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till Tuesday amid Opposition protests

Members of the Rajya Sabha shortly after commencement of the session stood up on their feet raised slogans against the government accusing it of failing its duty

Parliament: Why EC won't support poll funding, banks' bad loan burden

The first phase of the Budget Session began on January 31 and will go on till February 11.

Projecting Mamata as Bengal's pride, TMC launches 2021 election campaign

Election strategist Prashant Kishor, who helped the AAP, is helping the Trinamool

Does Surjewala's tirade suggest Rahul Gandhi's comeback as Congress chief?

Sources say Priyanka could debut in Rajya Sabha, even as party remains divided on whether or not to have a Gandhi family member as its president

Oppn set to protest proposed changes in Rajya Sabha's rules of procedure

The opposition believes the proposed changes will muzzle its voice and rob the Rajya Sabha, which is the voice of the states, of its uniqueness

Nearly half the economy is not running: P Chidambaram

"How long can you blame the previous managers?" asked Chidambaram in his speech

Rajya Sabha clocks 96% productivity in first phase of Budget session

While the House lost 5 hours 32 minutes on February 3 due to disruptions and forced adjournments, the members sat for three hours and 56 minutes beyond the scheduled time

Parliament highlights: Oppn attacks BJP, says it wants to erase reservation

Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha on Monday demanded that the government file a review petition in the Supreme Court over its ruling on reservation in jobs and promotions for SC/STs

BJP issues whip to its MPs asking them to be present in LS, RS on Tuesday

Sitharaman is likely to speak in Lok Sabha first and then in Rajya Sabha

A word from PM Modi's speech in Rajya Sabha expunged from records

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu expunged the word used by Modi on Thursday during his reply to the discussion on a motion thanking the President

RS members support bill on FDI in financial services, critical infra, tech

The members were taking part in a debate on the Foreign Investment in Financial Services, Critical Infrastructure and Technology Affecting National Security (Regulation) Bill, moved by Narendra Jadhav