New Delhi, May 11 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately convene a special session of Parliament to discuss “Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor and India-Pakistan ceasefire announcements”. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Kharge said, “In view…
Canberra, May 3 (UNI) Australians will head to the polls on Saturday to elect the new convocation of the federal parliament and determine who the next prime minister will be. Australia has a preferential voting system, which means voters will need to rank all the candidates on the ballot according to their preference. Over 300…
Washington/London/New Delhi, Apr 30 (UNI) The US has said it is in touch with both India and Pakistan so as not to escalate the situation, following the Pahalgam terror attack, while in the UK Parliament Conservative MP Bob Blackman strongly condemned the “systematic killing of Hindus and Christians” in the attack. During a US State…
New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a special session of Parliament “at the earliest” to deal with the situation arising out of the brutal terror attack in J&K’s Pahalgam. In a letter addressed to the…
New Delhi, Apr 15 (UNI) The Congress on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the rising prices of domestic gas cylinder and overall inflation and called for special session of Parliament to discuss the issue. Addressing a press conference here, All India Mahila Congress president Alka Lamba asked the government to “release a white paper” on…
New Delhi, (UNI) The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the landmark and contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, rejecting the amendments moved by the Opposition, thus giving it the approval of Parliament. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on Wednesday after an extensive debate which began at noon and went on till over 1 AM….
New Delhi, Mar 25 (UNI) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on Engineer Rashid Sheikh’s plea to grant him permission to attend the ongoing parliament session. Engineer Rashid, who won parliamentary election from Baramulla constituency, is in jail in terror-funding related cases. A bench of justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Anup Jairam…
New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) The Parliament on Wednesday passed the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 with the Lok Sabha approving it during the day. The Bill seeks to amend the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948. It expands the definition of Mineral oils, which include naturally occurring hydrocarbon, coal bed methane, and…
Lisbon, Mar 12 (UNI) Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro lost a confidence vote on Tuesday, forcing his government to resign after less than a year in office. Of the 224 lawmakers who participated, only Montenegro’s Social Democratic Party (PSD), the People’s Party (CDS-PP), and the Liberal Initiative backed him. The Socialist Party (PS), the far-right…
New Delhi, Mar 10 (UNI) A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the application of Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid seeking custody parole to attend parliament session. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Chander Jit Singh after hearing arguments on behalf of the prosecution and defence dismissed the application of the custody parole. The counsel for Rashid…
