Lok Sabha

3,337 children adopted in last one year: WCD ministry

9:12 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: A total of 3,337 children from India were adopted in the last one year, the Women and Child (WCD) Development Ministry said on Friday. Responding to a query in the Lok Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani gave out data that said in 2019-20 (till March 11), 2,944 children were adopted […]

Parliament approves Vivad Se Vishwas Bill

3:33 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: Parliament on Friday approved a bill that will provide an opportunity to taxpayers to settle their tax disputes by paying just due taxes with complete waiver of interest and penalty by March 31. The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Bill was passed by voice vote and returned by Rajya Sabha as it was […]

Oppn slams Shah; BJP says riots were pre-planned, blames anti-CAA protests

11:19 pm March 11, 2020

New Delhi: Coming down heavily on the Centre over “failure” to contain violence in Delhi, the opposition in Lok Sabha on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah, but the BJP alleged a conspiracy behind the riots and sought to blame anti-CAA protests for the situation. As the House discussed the recent communal […]

Suspension of 7 Cong members in LS revoked

8:38 pm March 11, 2020

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a motion to revoke the suspension of seven Congress members, even as Speaker Om Birla returned to the House for the first time since the ugly incidents of March 2 when ruling and opposition members had scuffled. The seven Congress members — Gaurav Gogoi, T N Prathapan, Dean […]

Lok Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2nd Amendment) Bill

6:05 pm March 6, 2020

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill amid noisy protests. The bill seeks to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) so that successful bidders of insolvent companies are ring-fenced from any risk of criminal proceedings for offences committed by previous promoters of the companies concerned. Finance […]