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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar arrives to conduct the proceedings of the House during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI/Sansad TV Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar told the House that he would hold consultations to decide on the Opposition’s demand for a debate on … Read more
A court has convicted three Rohingya refugees and sentenced them to jail terms in a rare and harsh punishment for cross-border infiltrators in Tripura. The accused have been given two years in jail and imposed a fine. The district and sessions judge in Kailashahar, the district headquarters of Unakoti, convicted the infiltrators from Bangladesh who … Read more
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai | Photo Credit: ANI/Sansad TV The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) informed the Lok Sabha that drugs worth over ₹11,311 crore were seized in 19 instances from seaports across the country in the past five years. Responding to a question by Leader … Read more
Union Minister Nityanand Rai speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament. File | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via PTI Photo The Uttar Pradesh Government conducted an inquiry into the Maha Kumbh stampede and no data on casualties and injured victims is maintained with the Central Government, the Lok Sabha was informed … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockPhoto A new global survey by The Future of Free Speech, an independent U.S.-based think tank, has ranked India 25th out of the 33 countries surveyed on the question of support for free speech. Its report, titled ‘Who in the World Supports Free Speech?’ states … Read more
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI/Sansad TV Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at Centre of systematically undermining the rural employment scheme, … Read more
“Who is the terrorist? Is it SFJ, which is peacefully and democratically organising the Global Khalistan Referendum to liberate Punjab from Indian occupation?” Mr. Pannun said in a statement. File | Photo Credit: AP India has asked the U.S. to list a Sikh separatist group as a terrorist organisation, an Indian government source said on … Read more
West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court that the State’s Backward Classes Commission is embarking on a fresh exercise to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Communities (SEBC) who warrant inclusion in the State’s Other Backward Classes (OBC) List. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday (March … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI/Sansad TV Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) said the Maha Kumbh strengthened the spirit of unity in the country and gave a befitting response to those … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on March 18, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (March 18) said the Central Government is committed to bringing normalcy to Manipur and assured all support for the economic growth … Read more