Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha nod to lower corporate tax rates

7:44 pm December 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Thursday gave its consent to the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, replacing an ordinance that was used to slash corporate tax rates to stimulate growth. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill and the Upper House cleared the legislation with voice vote without any changes. As per rules, […]

Arun Singh elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from UP

7:25 pm December 5, 2019

Lucknow: BJP national general secretary Arun Singh was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Singh had filed his nomination papers on December 2 for the Rajya Sabha by-election, which was necessitated following the resignation of Samajwadi Party member Tazeen Fatma, who is now the MLA from Rampur. According to the […]

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

Citizenship Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday

7:13 pm December 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 9 and will be taken up for passage the next day, official sources said on Thursday. The bill, which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they faced religious persecution there, will […]

Delhi’s unauthorised colonies: Parliament passes bill to give ownership rights to residents

9:10 pm December 4, 2019

New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to grant ownership rights to residents living in 1,731 unauthorised colonies in Delhi. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019 was passed by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha. It was already passed in Lok Sabha on […]

Kansas City man sentenced in death of missionary from China

Death penalty ‘definitely not a solution’: Activists, lawyers on how to stop rape incidents

8:39 pm December 2, 2019

New Delhi: As members of parliament demanded stringent punishment for rape convicts including death penalty, lynching, and castration, women rights activists and lawyers argued on Monday it was “definitely not the solution”. Delhi-based social activist and human rights campaigner Shabnam Hashmi said mandating death penalty will only “adversely affect” the cause of women. “Death penalty […]