As Rahul takes up his first Constitutional post, I am sure that he will be feeling the weight of the realisation that he will be judged no more for whose son he is, but for whether he can be the Opposition Leader India deserves. —Philip Mathew, Editor, The Week Attention Hindus of India. Rahul Gandhi,…
New Delhi: Amidst the boycott of 19 Opposition parties including Congress for completely sidelining President of India Droupadi Murmu for the inauguration of new Parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the swanky new building, built on an area of 64,500 square metres of area at a cost of Rs. 970 crore, near the Old…
New Delhi: The new Parliament building is likely to be open by January end as the last-minute preparations are underway. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, is responsible for the construction of new Parliament building and the Central Vista redevelopment. The Ministry has posted the latest pictures of new Parliament…
The Monsoon Session of the Parliament is scheduled to begin on July 18 and it will be a ‘tame’ and a ‘lame’ one. Why? Because of a book called ‘Unparliamentary Expression’, a compilation of words deemed unfit for use in Parliament, released by the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Of course, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla clarified…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said that Parliament and Assemblies are becoming insensitive places and to get out of such a hopeless situation, it was necessary to take corrective steps towards restoring the dignity and standard of intellectual debate of the highest order. “It is high time that corrective steps are taken…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Opposition Parties have unnecessarily and intentionally stalled the just concluded Parliament session, said Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje. Addressing a press meet at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram here this morning, Shobha said that as the Opposition did not allow the introduction of the 39 newly inducted Union Ministers, among whom she was one,…
18 parties boycott Kovind’s customary address New Delhi: The Budget Session of the Parliament began this morning with strict observance of restrictions for Coronavirus and President Ram Nath Kovind addressing the members of both Houses seated in three locations. The President congratulated the Central Government for its “timely decision” to implement lockdown as it “saved…
New Delhi: To mark the symbolic launch of the new Parliament building on the Central Vista this afternoon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the ground-breaking ceremony (Bhoomi Puja) at the heart of Delhi near India Gate. Modi, who goes online to participate in most of his events due to the Coronavirus pandemic, was physically present…
New Delhi: Monsoon session of Parliament will be held from Sept. 14 to Oct. 1. This was decided in Union Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday. Once started, there will be no holidays in the middle. Business will take place for only four hours daily. In fact, the Union Government was under confusion regarding the manner…
New Delhi: The prospects of a routine Session of Parliament have come under question with existing Government buildings found inadequate to accommodate all members of Parliament if COVID-19 physical distancing norms are to be followed, according to highly-placed sources. With neither the Central Hall of Parliament nor the Vigyan Bhawan Plenary Hall large enough to…
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