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The Lok Sabha passed the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, that proposes to establish the National Research Foundation

BJP leaders cited a report in The New York Times to accuse the Opposition of being hand in glove with a foreign government and a media outlet, NewsClick,

The cause of ensuring purity in politics is not served by keeping out elected representatives from Parliament on the basis of a case that rests on flimsy grounds

Etawah MP Ram Shankar Katheria is likely to be disqualified from the Lok Sabha as under the Representation of People Act, 1951, an elected public representative sentenced for any offence for two years or more faces immediate disqualification.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a criminal defamation case was stayed by the Supreme Court, and the order was handed over to the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Congress leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Jairam Ramesh questioned the delay in reinstating Rahul Gandhi

Union Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister R. K. Singh informed the Lok Sabha that the average power supply in rural Karnataka was 19.05 hours per day in the year 2022–23 whereas the average supply in urban areas was 23.82 hours (in 11 kV feeders, which are 3-phase, three-wire…

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While Meenakshi Lekhi clarified that she had made the comment in jest, the Lok Sabha Chair too made it clear that the comment was not part of the official records, the Opposition parties used Lekhi’s comment to target the Narendra Modi government.

The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, which proposes to establish the National Research Foundation, a new body that will provide “high level strategic direction for research, innovation and entrepreneurship”, was tabled in the Lok Sabha. The National Research Foundation proposes a more expansive definition of research which includes science, engineering,…