Lok Sabha

CWG gold medallist shooter Shreyasi Singh joins BJP, may contest Bihar polls

10:41 pm October 4, 2020

New Delhi: Commonwealth Games gold medallist shooter Shreyasi Singh, whose father Digvijay Singh was a seasoned socialist leader from Bihar, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday and may fight the state assembly elections. She joined the BJP at the party headquarters here in the presence of its general secretaries Bhupender Yadav, who is in charge of its Bihar affairs, and Arun […]

BJP’s oldest ally SAD quits NDA over farm bills

11:58 pm September 26, 2020

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the farm bills issue, the third major party to walk out of the BJP-led coalition in the last couple of years. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced the decision to snap ties with the NDA on Saturday night, amid stepped up agitation by farmers in Punjab over the three […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Parliament passes 3 key labour reform bills

6:51 pm September 23, 2020

New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday approved three key labour reform bills that will remove impediments for winding up of companies and allow firing of staff without government permission in firms with up to 300 workers. Amid boycott by opposition parties including Congress and Left over suspension of eight MPs, Rajya Sabha passed by voice vote […]

Mayawati slams both Oppn, govt over Monsoon Session chaos

1:42 pm September 23, 2020

Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati Wednesday hit out at the government as well as the Opposition for the ruckus and chaos during the ongoing Monsoon Session, saying their conduct has harmed the dignity of Parliament and the Constitution. In a tweet in Hindi, she said “Although Parliament is called the temple of democracy, its dignity has […]

Bill to amend Factoring Regulation Act in LS on Monday

1:07 pm September 21, 2020

New Delhi: Lok Sabha will on Monday take up a bill to amend the Factoring Regulation Act that seeks to help micro, small and medium enterprises by providing additional avenues for getting credit facility. The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the lower house on September 14. The Factoring Regulation Act, 2011 was enacted […]