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LS passes Bill for Central university in Andhra Pradesh

To a query, Mr Pokhriyal said vacant posts in all central education institutions will be filled up in the next few...

13 July 2019 12:20 AM IST

The debate was about the Indian Railways and demands for grants for the Railway Ministry. (Photo: ANI)

'It is a record,' says Prahlad Joshi as Lok Sabha debates from...

'It is for the first time in nearly 18 years that the Lower House (Lok Sabha) sat for this long,' Joshi said.

12 July 2019 12:02 PM IST

Eighteen opposition parties have come together to take on the government in parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues, according to political sources. (Photo: PTI)

Lok Sabha staffers working till late hours to get food, transport...

The problem was brought to the notice of Speaker by the Congress' Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

11 July 2019 4:48 PM IST

I do not want to prejudge the judgement of Indian people. We will take the decision on the basis of what people decide, Rahul Gandhi said. (Photo: ANI)

Rahul Gandhi says terrible situation of farmers; Rajnath Singh...

Speaking during Zero Hour in LS, Gandhi highlighted the problems being faced by farmers in Kerala, particularly in his...

11 July 2019 12:45 PM IST

Ravi Shankar Prasad said the campaign has become a peoples movement. (Photo: ANI)

Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY'20:...

'BharatNet' project is being implemented to offer broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) in India.

10 July 2019 5:21 PM IST

Finance Minister referred to the government setting fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent from an earlier 3.4 per cent and said there should be no anxiety. (Photo: ANI)

Govt committed to fiscal consolidation, boost investment in social...

She said that the amount of money spent on central government schemes was higher two years after the implementation of...

10 July 2019 4:45 PM IST

Equipment used by the sand mafia for illegal mining in the Narmada.

21 states have framed rules to curb illegal mining: Minister

State governments, he said, are empowered to make rules for prevention of illegal mining, transportation and storage of...

10 July 2019 2:56 PM IST

Union minister Piyush Goyal borrowed the phrase to hit back at the Congress chief for a tweet targeting him over corruption allegations. (Photo: File)

No proposal to privatise Railways: Goyal

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said 'no specific passenger train has been identified to be run by private payers so far.'

10 July 2019 2:03 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leaves Sewree court in Mumbai. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Desist from propaganda: Cong denies demanding front row seat for Rahul...

The number of front row seats a party gets in the Lok Sabha depends on its strength in the House.

10 July 2019 1:15 PM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday accused the Congress in the Lok Sabha of failing to put its own house in order in Karnataka and was disturbing the proceedings of Parliament. (Photo: File)

Congress unable to put its house in order: Rajnath Singh

Rajnath maintained that the problems faced by the party following the resignation of its MLAS in the state were its...

9 July 2019 2:13 PM IST

The NIA was set up in 2009 in the wake of the Mumbai terror attack that had claimed 166 lives. (Photo: File)

Bill in Lok Sabha to allow NIA probe terror beyond borders

The Bill was introduced on Monday by Union minister of state for home G. Krishna Reddy.

9 July 2019 1:56 AM IST

21 Regional Rural Banks amalgamated, says govt

The roadmap proposes to bring down the number of RRBs to 38 from 56, said MoS Finance Anurag Thakur.

8 July 2019 5:01 PM IST