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Oppn members in Rajya Sabha stage walkout

Rajya Sabha takes up National Medical Commission Bill

7:24 pm August 1, 2019

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up the National Medical Commission Bill which is facing stiff protest from the medical fraternity, as it witnessed a brief adjournment in between over Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan or his deputy not being present in the Upper House. Shortly after the House reconvened after lunch for […]

Woman alleges husband gave her 'triple talaq' over phone

Congress questions relevance of triple talaq bill

10:00 pm July 30, 2019

New Delhi: As the Parliament cleared the triple talaq bill, the Congress on Tuesday said there was no need to criminalise the practice which had already been struck down by the Supreme Court, while senior party leader Raj Babbar termed the bill’s passage as a “historic mistake”. The Parliament approved the bill that makes instant […]

Send triple talaq bill to select committee, says Oppn in RS

7:15 pm July 30, 2019

New Delhi: Opposing the contentious triple talaq bill, parties like Congress, TMC, SP, AIADMK and DMK on Tuesday demanded in Rajya Sabha that the proposed legislation be sent to select committee for further scrutiny. Most of the opposition members objected to the provision of criminalising instant triple talaq. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad moved the […]

National Medical Commission Bill passed by Lok Sabha

8:45 pm July 29, 2019

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Monday passed the National Medical Commission Bill for replacing the corruption-plagued MCI with a new body, in what was described by the government as one of the biggest reforms that will end ‘inspector raj’ in the medical education sector. The bill that seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act […]

7 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, CM briefs opposition

Yediyurappa wins trust vote; Speaker resigns

2:26 pm July 29, 2019

Bengaluru: The three-day old BJP government in Karnataka headed by B S Yediyurappa on Monday proved its majority in the truncated state Assembly winning the confidence motion by a voice vote in a smooth affair. Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar announced his resignation soon after Yediyurappa won the trust vote in a process lasting […]