Parliament

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday decided to reiterate its demand for special category status to Odisha during the budget session of parliament beginning on Tuesday. The party will also demand the pending assistance for drought and…

New Delhi, Feb 9: Emphasising that the Narendra Modi government wants a "smooth budget session" of parliament, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said the government is "ready to discuss any issue"…

The much-awaited budget session of the Parliament will begin on Feb 23 with President Pranab Mukherjee's address. The session will have two parts - first half of the Session will continue from Feb 23 to Mar 16, while the second half will be…

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 3: Myanmar's newly-elected parliamentary House of Nationalities (Upper House) started its first session here on Wednesday as part of the new parliament's new session after the expiry of the previous term of the legislative…

Taipei, Feb 1: Taiwan on Monday inaugurated its new parliament, in which the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) holds an absolute majority, putting an end to over 60 years of legislative control by the nationalist…

The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Gujarat Government today for non-implementation of the National Food Security Act, asking whether it was not part of India or wanted to break away. "When the Parliament has enacted the law,…

New Delhi, Dec 23: Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Wednesday by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan at the end of winter session of parliament that began on November 26. In her remarks before adjourning the house, the Speaker urged the members…

New Delhi, Dec 23: Parliament on Tuesday passed the juvenile justice bill, a day after members cutting across party lines agreed that the important legislation should be taken up immediately. However, members of Left parties walked out…

Kathmandu, Dec 16: The Nepal government on Tuesday tabled a bill in parliament to create a "Nepal Reconstruction Authority" for rebuilding the nation eight months after the April earthquake, and another to address the demands of the…

New Delhi, Dec 14: The Indian Railways have about 46,333 hectare of vacant land in their possession, a minister disclosed in parliament on Wednesday. According to Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, the railways have 461,487…