Winter session ends: OM Birla meets MPs as Parliament concludes; PM Modi, Priyanka in attendance | India News – The Times of India

Winter session ends: OM Birla meets MPs as Parliament concludes; PM Modi, Priyanka in attendance | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday held a meeting with leaders of political parties and Members of Parliament in his chamber at Parliament House, marking the conclusion of the Winter Session of Parliament 2025.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and several other opposition leaders were present…

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Lok Sabha passes ‘G RAM G’ bill amid fierce protests, opposition MPs tear copies | India News – The Times of India

Lok Sabha passes ‘G RAM G’ bill amid fierce protests, opposition MPs tear copies | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Thursday ‘VB-G Ram G’ bill improves substantially on MGNREGA, which was “riddled” by corruption and inefficiency, as Lok Sabha passed the draft law amid fierce protests from opposition. They demanded that bill be sent to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny and assailed govt for removing Mahatma…

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Evening news wrap: G RAM G Bill passed in Lok Sabha; anti-India protests erupt in Bangladesh, and more | India News – The Times of India

Evening news wrap: G RAM G Bill passed in Lok Sabha; anti-India protests erupt in Bangladesh, and more | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill (VB- G RAM G Bill) has turned into a political slugfest with opposition launching massive protests. Meanwhile, PM Modi is about to wrap -up his three-nation tour, with Oman being his last visit.Meanwhile, anti-India protests led to shutdown of Indian consulates in…

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G RAM G passed in Lok Sabha: Opposition tears bill in protest — watch | India News – The Times of India

G RAM G passed in Lok Sabha: Opposition tears bill in protest — watch | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: High drama unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during the passage of the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).The bill, short for Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), was passed after an eight-hour debate. However, the opposition…

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Lok Sabha passes bill to open civil nuclear-sector to private players amid opposition walkout | India News – The Times of India

Lok Sabha passes bill to open civil nuclear-sector to private players amid opposition walkout | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: : Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the nuclear energy bill that seeks to open the civil nuclear sector to private players, even as opposition members strongly opposed it in its present form over safety and liability concerns while seeking its further scrutiny. The govt, however, defended the proposed legislation, saying it retains “strong…

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‘Mamata must clarify’: BJP claims TMP MP Kirti Azad vaped inside Lok Sabha; shares video | India News – The Times of India

‘Mamata must clarify’: BJP claims TMP MP Kirti Azad vaped inside Lok Sabha; shares video | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday shared a video from inside the Lok Sabha, claiming that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kirti Azad was vaping in the Lower House during the ongoing session.BJP’s I-T cell chief Amit Malviya claimed that the TMC MP accused by BJP MP Anurag Thakur of vaping inside Parliament is…

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‘Let’s not blame each other’: Rahul Gandhi pushes for debate on air pollution in Lok Sabha; government agrees | India News – The Times of India

‘Let’s not blame each other’: Rahul Gandhi pushes for debate on air pollution in Lok Sabha; government agrees | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday called for an urgent, cross-party debate on the country’s worsening air pollution. The central government signaled its readiness to hold the discussion.“Most of our major cities are living under a blanket of poisonous air. Millions of children are getting lung disease. Their…

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‘Under pressure, hands trembling’: Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at Amit Shah over Lok Sabha speech — watch | India News – The Times of India

‘Under pressure, hands trembling’: Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at Amit Shah over Lok Sabha speech — watch | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday repeated his claim that Amit Shah appeared ‘nervous’ and used ‘foul language’ during the Union home minister’s Lok Sabha speech the previous day.Also Read | SIR row debate in Lok Sabha: Rahul Gandhi interrupts Amit Shah with ‘open challenge’; gets ‘I will decide’ reply “He (Shah) used…

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SIR row debate in Lok Sabha: Rahul Gandhi interrupts Amit Shah with ‘open challenge’; gets ‘I will decide’ reply – watch | India News – The Times of India

SIR row debate in Lok Sabha: Rahul Gandhi interrupts Amit Shah with ‘open challenge’; gets ‘I will decide’ reply – watch | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The debate on the Special Investigation Report (SIR) in the Lok Sabha turned heated on Wednesday as leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi challenged home minister Amit Shah to an open debate, prompting a firm response from the minister: “I will decide.”As Shah countered the opposition’s allegations of ‘vote chori’ and referred to Rahul…

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‘Can I call you Dada?’: TMC MP objects to PM Modi calling Bankim Chandra ‘Da’; gets heartful reply | India News – The Times of India

‘Can I call you Dada?’: TMC MP objects to PM Modi calling Bankim Chandra ‘Da’; gets heartful reply | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: All India Trinamool Congress MP Sugata Roy on Monday interrupted Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address on Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha over the choice of words he used to refer to the composer of the national song, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.During his speech, the Prime Minister, on one occasion, referred to…

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