Citizenship (Amendment) Bill reaches parliament, amidst growing protest against it in Assam
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which is considered as an anti-indigenous bill by several states located in the north-eastern region of India –primarily, Assam, has reached the Indian parliament today –a day after it...
No privilege is breached even if courts consider parliamentary committee report: SC bench
While considering a petition related to cervical cancer vaccination, the top court of the country has today observed that no privilege is breached even if courts consider parliamentary standing committee reports as evidences. The...
Political pressure over centre on ‘AP Special Status’ intensifies; YSR MPs resigns as a protest against centre’s inaction
As a protest against the central government’s reluctance to grand a special status to the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, the parliamentarians belonging to the YSR Congress party, one of the most powerful regional...
Historical Triple Talaq bill set to be introduced in parliament today
In order to put an end to the illogical practice of ‘Triple Talaq’, which is still being practiced in certain regions of the country despite it was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, a...
Parliament passes Maternity Benefit (amendment) Bill
Offering a series of maternity benefits to the Indian women, a day after the International Working Women’s day, the Indian Parliament has cleared the Maternity Benefit (amendment) Bill. The bill, which is...
‘Give reservation for women in parliament’: President
In one of the progressive statements made by the honourable President of our country, Pranab Mukherjee, he has urged the respective authorities to consider giving special reservation for women in the Indian parliament....
Parliament clears NIT Bill; new HRD minister assures quality education
The parliament on last day had cleared the National Institutions of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill was tabled by the new Union Human Resource Department, Prakash Javadekar, in the Lok...
Parliament’s ‘Monsoon Session’ begins: Govt to table at least sixteen bills
As the Parliament has opened its gates for yet another eventful session, the central government is planning to table nearly sixteen crucial bills, including GST bill, during the Monsoon Session. It is said...
Parliament session begins in Suu Kyi’s Myanmar
In its initial session since last year’s election, Myanmar’s parliament on today witnessed a democratically elected government for the first time in more than fifty years. Recently, the National League for Democracy party, leaded by...