The Supreme Court, while hearing about Delhi air pollution, said the Punjab and Haryana governments have been slow in taking action against farmers burning stubble, and a mechanism was required to be devised for a long-term solution to the problem.
Parliament Winter Session 2024 Highlights: Parliament's proceedings have seen disruptions since the beginning of the Winter Session amid protests by opposition parties over their demands, including a discussion on Adani issue, Sambhal violence and the Manipur situation.
Parliament Winter Session 2024 Highlights: Since the start of the session, both the houses of the Parliament have seen disruptions leading to adjournment. In the last four consecutive days the proceedings were suspended. Monday marks the first day of the Parliament.
Parliament Winter Session 2024: The government has listed 16 bills, including the Waqf Amendment Bill, for consideration in the session. Today was the second day of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.
Rajya Sabha elections: The tally in four states - Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Haryana suggests that the new members will be elected comfortably. The BJP ally TDP is set to win three seats, BJP two seats and TMC one seat.
Parliament Winter Session 2024: The government has listed 16 bills, including the Waqf Amendment Bill, for consideration in the session.
On why the Centre plans to implement 'One Nation, One Election', the Kovind-led high-level committee in its report stated that frequent elections create an atmosphere of uncertainty and impact policy decisions.
Meanwhile, it is pertinent to mention that the West Bengal Assembly passed an anti-rape Bill on September 3 that seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state.
Sujeet Kumar's resignation comes a month after Kudumi community leader Mamata Mohanta resigned from the Rajya Sabha and the BJD. Sujeet Kumar was elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 2020.
YSRCP MPs Dr Beedha Mastan Rao Jadhav and Venkataramana Rao Mopidevi resigned from Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Both of them are speculated to join the Telugu Desam Party.
The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. It has a maximum membership of 250, of which 238 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories, while the president can appoint 12 members.
BJP leader Kiran Choudhry collected her winning certificate after she was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Haryana.
George Kurian, a leader from Kerala, is currently the Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
The Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha had contested the Karakat seat in Lok Sabha polls, which he had won for the NDA in 2014, but finished third behind Raja Ram Kushwaha of CPI(ML), who won, and Pawan Singh (Independent) who was the runner-up.
Haryanvi singer-composer Rocky Mittal, formerly with the BJP, has joined Congress, citing mistreatment by his former party. Mittal, who composed over 200 songs for BJP leaders, including PM Modi, claims he was falsely implicated in legal cases and jailed for his work.
The Election Commission announced that elections for 12 vacant seats will be held on September 3 (Saturday).
The Election Commission of India has issued a notification regarding the Rajya Sabha by-election on August 7. The process of filing nominations began on August 14 and will continue till August 21.
Naveen Patnaik’s BJD extended its support to the BJP government’s legislations in the House, however, after its massive defeat at the hands of the saffron party in the Odisha Assembly elections this year, the party has decided not to lend any more support. The Patnaik-led party has 9 MPs.
The proceedings in the Rajya Sabha witnessed chaos today. Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Jaya Bachchan had a heated argument with Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, following which the Opposition MPs staged a walkout. Later, Jaya Bachchan, along with other women MPs, addressed the media.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill also aims at renaming the Waqf Act, 1995, as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995.
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