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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.

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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

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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…

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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.

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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,…

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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.

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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 Times of India

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.

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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…

The Times of India

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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‘No compensation for victims, surveillance state’: Opposition MPs on Data Protection Bill in Lok Sabha

Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishaw tabled the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha today amid concerns by the opposition about the rights to privacy and information.

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Bizarre to ask me to apologise in Modi surname case, says Rahul

Rahul Gandhi, who has approached the Supreme Court for a stay of his conviction in a criminal defamation case based on Purnesh Modi’s complaint, said it was slanderous to call him arrogant only because he had refused to apologise. The Congress leader said the criminal process and the consequences of…

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Vast gap between Modi government’s global talk and domestic walk on environment: Jairam Ramesh on passage of Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill in Parliament

NEW DELHI: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday registered a strong objection to the passage of the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill in Parliament and said it reflects the mindset of the Narendra Modi government as a vast gap exists between its global talk and domestic walk on environment.

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Govt allotted 40% of publicity funds of ministries to Central Bureau of Communication: I&B ministry

The finance ministry has placed 40 percent of the publicity budget of 12 ministries or departments with the Central Bureau of Communication under the ministry of information and broadcasting, the government has told the Lok Sabha.

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Lok Sabha passes bill that will enable digital birth certificates

The Lok Sabha passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that paves the way for digital birth certificates

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BJD support for contentious Delhi Ordinance assures Bill’s passage in Rajya Sabha

In a boost to the NDA government, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) declared its support for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, a decision that will impact the Bill’s ease of passage in the Rajya Sabha. The BJD also said it will also vote against…

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Explained | What will the amended Forest (Conservation) Act change?

On August 1, the highly controversial Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 was set to be debated in the Rajya Sabha. Earlier in June, the Bill had been passed by the Lok Sabha with almost no debate. Broadly, the Bill seeks to restrict the conservation scope of the Act to only…

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Film fraternity welcomes the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023

The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha last week, was approved by the Lok Sabha on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Government introduces Delhi services Bill in the Lok Sabha amid vociferous protests by Opposition members

Union Government tabled the contentious Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha, seeking to replace an ordinance related to the control of services in the national capital.

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Lok Sabha debate on no-confidence motion on August 8, PM Modi to reply on August 10

The Lok Sabha will debate the no-confidence between August 8 and 10, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to reply to the Opposition-sponsored move on the last day.

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