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Happy day for Congress in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification revoked in Lok Sabha, Rajni Patil’s suspension repealed in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI: It proved to be a happy day for the Congress in both Houses of Parliament on Monday. While former president Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification was revoked in the Lok Sabha, Rajni Patil’s suspension was repealed in the Rajya Sabha.

The Times of India

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha clears the Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023

The Lok Sabha passed the Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023, amending the Pharmacy Act, 1948

The Hindu

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha passes National Research Foundation Bill

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

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BJP flays Opposition, news outlet over ‘foreign links’

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,

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Lok Sabha passes amendment bill to decriminalise offences in coastal aquaculture business

The Lok Sabha passed the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023

The Hindu

Parliament proceedings | India has 482 recognised medical colleges: Health Ministry informs Lok Sabha

There are a total of 482 recognised medical colleges in the country, with Karnataka having the maximum at 56, MoS for Health and Family Welfare informed the Lok Sabha.

The Hindu

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 passes in Lok Sabha; govt. shrugs off exemptions

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 passed in Lok Sabha; sets out requirements for firms collecting data online, with exceptions for Govt & law enforcement. Bill amends RTI Act, 2005 to remove public interest exemptions on disclosing personal info. Govt dismissed concerns around surveillance & RTI. Bill harmonises RTI Act…

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BJP’s Nishikant Dubey accuses Congress of defending NewsClick to 'break' India, Adhir asks Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla to expunge remarks

NEW DELHI: BJP MP from Godda in Jharkhand Nishikant Dubey on Monday levelled serious allegations against the Congress, accusing it of defending news portal NewsClick which “receives funds from China to break India”. Shortly after his allegations, leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote a…

The Times of India

Rahul back in Parliament, may open debate on no-trust motion on Tuesday

In a relief to Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court, in an interim order on Friday, stayed his conviction in the criminal defamation case over the ‘Modi surname’ remark. Read more on The Hindu

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Sense of proportion: On the Rahul Gandhi case

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

The Hindu

BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria gets two-year term in assault case, faces disqualification

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.

The Hindu

Stay on Rahul Gandhi conviction | Congress sends court order to Lok Sabha Secretariat

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

The Hindu

Free or not, 24x7 electricity supply is only a dream in rural areas of Karnataka

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…

The Hindu

Morning digest | Ram temple in Ayodhya to be inaugurated in the third week of January 2024; three soldiers killed in Kulgam encounter, and more

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Heated debate in Lok Sabha on Delhi services Bill; Opposition targets govt. over Lekhi’s comment on ED

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 Hindu

Proposed National Research Foundation to provide ‘strategic’ direction, generate private funding

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,…

The Times of India

Lok Sabha passes Inter-Services Organisations Bill, Congress’s Manish Tewari objects to its quick passage

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha passed the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 on Friday amidst din prompting Congress MP Manish Tewari to voice his concerns about its quick passage.

The Times of India

Lok Sabha can initiate Rahul Gandhi’s reinstatement after getting Supreme Court order

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha can start the process to reinstate Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as an MP from Wayanad after a copy of the Supreme Court’s order staying his conviction in the Modi surname remark case is submitted to it.

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Will Rahul Gandhi be reinstated as Lok Sabha MP before August 8?

NEW DELHI: The Congress has demanded early reinstatement of former party president Rahul Gandhi as a Lok Sabha MP after the Supreme Court on Friday stayed his conviction in the Modi surname remark case. It has sought his reinstatement before August 8, when the Lower House starts debating on the…

The Hindu

As theatre commands take shape, Lok Sabha clears Inter-Services Organisation Bill

Introducing the Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh termed it as part of a series of military reforms being undertaken by the government with the aim to empower the nation. He described the Bill as an important step taken towards…

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Former Minister Anwhar Raajhaa returns to AIADMK

The AIADMK ‘s former minority wing secretary and Labour Minister A. Anwhar Raajhaa, who was expelled from the party in November 2021, returned on Friday to the party, in the presence of the organisation’s general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

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Services Bill has made the Delhi govt. administratively impotent, says AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha

AAP MP Raghav Chadha is rallying support in Rajya Sabha to oppose the NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023. He discussed the implications of the Bill, if AAP erred in backing the J&K Reorganisation Bill, and if the 'Delhi model' of governance has been affected by arrests of ex-AAP Ministers.

The Times of India

Deja vu moment for Lok Sabha as speaker Om Birla skips House, Adhir Chowdhury mollifies him

NEW DELHI: Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday sang paeans to speaker Om Birla who did not preside over the proceedings of the House for the second consecutive day of the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament to express his “displeasure” over the constant…

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Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 introduced in Lok Sabha

Union Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite news:

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"Speaker sahab ke mureed hain...he is our custodian": Adhir Ranjan urges Chair to request Om Birla to resume presiding over Lok Sabha

With Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla indicating his displeasure over disruptions in the House and not chairing the proceedings, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday urged the Chair to request him to resume presiding over the House. Read further on Dynamite news:

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