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Tamil Nadu MLAs get 100% salary hike while farmers in state suffer due to debt pressure

Tamil Nadu MLAs have approved a 100 percent salary hike for themselves at a time when farmers from the state have been protesting for loan waivers at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar for months now.

Jul 19, 2017

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Supreme Court case on Aadhaar: Petitioners say privacy is pre-existing natural right

The petitioners feel the iris scans and fingerprints taken by the state also violate their privacy. Read on to know more about the arguments put forth by them.

Jul 19, 2017

SP MP Naresh Agarwal slammed for equating Hindu gods and alcohol

Samajwadi Party MP Naresh Agarwal landed in a controversy when he recited a four-line poem in the Rajya Sabha comparing different types of alcohol with different Hindu gods. Read to know more.

Jul 19, 2017

A brawl broke out in Taiwans parliament during a budget meeting

A brawl broke out in Taiwans parliament during a budget meeting about an infrastructure development plan. The controversial plan is advocated by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and opposed by the Kuomintang Party.

Jul 19, 2017

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Mayawati quits Rajya Sabha; attacks BJP, government for gagging her

Mayawati has given a three-page resignation letter to Ansari which officials say may not be accepted because members quitting Parliament are expected to submit their resignation in a simple format and without conditions.

Jul 19, 2017

'Have decided to quit Rajya Sabha,' says Mayawati after ruckus interrupts speech on atrocities against Dalits

BSP chief Mayawati stormed out of the Upper House on Tuesday after the Speaker asked her to end her speech in which she attacked the Narendra Modi-led government.

Jul 18, 2017

Congress leader Rohit Tilak, great-grandson of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, booked for rape

Rohit Tilka had been in touch with the 40-year-old complainant and had allegedly sexually abused her under the pretext of marriage.

Jul 18, 2017

Sikkim Standoff: 'India a force to be reckoned with and China must understand that'

Former Indian-American assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal said that China's stand in the Indo-China border dispute in Sikkim has miffed quite a few neighbour.

Jul 18, 2017

BJP chooses Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for vice-presidential elections: Challenge for Congress?

Venkaiah Naidu will now take on Gopal Krishna Gandhi of the Congress in the vice-presidential elections. Read to know how his candidature could be a problem for the Congress.

Jul 17, 2017

Presidential Elections 2017: 3 initiatives rolled out by the Election Commission for the first time

The EC has penned down a few new initiatives for the 4,896 voters who are participating in the 14th Presidential election on Monday.

Jul 17, 2017

BJP's vice-presidential candidate from South India? Here are the possibilities

The BJP is said to be looking to for a candidate from South India for the VP elections on august 5. Read to find out who it could be.

Jul 17, 2017

Monsoon Session of Parliament: GST spirit is about 'growing stronger together', says PM Modi

The Opposition is expected to raise several issues like the conflict with China over Sikkim, unrest in J&K and West Bengal, Darjeeling crisis and impact of the Goods and Service Tax.

Jul 17, 2017

Presidential Elections 2017: Special pens with violet ink for MPs, MLAs to cast votes

Pens procured by the Election Commission from Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd., which supplies indelible ink to mark the fingers of voters, are being given to the MPs and MLAs.

Jul 17, 2017

Presidential Elections updates: Voting at Parliament House in Delhi concludes; 100 percent polling recorded in several states

Both Ram Nath Kovind and Meira Kumar belong to the Dalit community and have campaigned in several states to seek the support of legislators.

Jul 17, 2017

Presidential election 2017 preview: Who stands to gain what in Ram Nath Kovind vs Meira Kumar fight?

Read to know how things stand and what the stakes are when India elects its 14th President on July 17.

Jul 16, 2017

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Search Results for: Parliament

Tamil Nadu MLAs get 100% salary hike while farmers in state suffer due to debt pressure

Supreme Court case on Aadhaar: Petitioners say privacy is pre-existing natural right

SP MP Naresh Agarwal slammed for equating Hindu gods and alcohol

A brawl broke out in Taiwans parliament during a budget meeting

Mayawati quits Rajya Sabha; attacks BJP, government for gagging her

'Have decided to quit Rajya Sabha,' says Mayawati after ruckus interrupts speech on atrocities against Dalits

Congress leader Rohit Tilak, great-grandson of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, booked for rape

Sikkim Standoff: 'India a force to be reckoned with and China must understand that'

BJP chooses Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for vice-presidential elections: Challenge for Congress?

Presidential Elections 2017: 3 initiatives rolled out by the Election Commission for the first time

BJP's vice-presidential candidate from South India? Here are the possibilities

Monsoon Session of Parliament: GST spirit is about 'growing stronger together', says PM Modi

Presidential Elections 2017: Special pens with violet ink for MPs, MLAs to cast votes

Presidential Elections updates: Voting at Parliament House in Delhi concludes; 100 percent polling recorded in several states

Presidential election 2017 preview: Who stands to gain what in Ram Nath Kovind vs Meira Kumar fight?

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]