HOPE PAK TERROR GROUPS DON’T USE AFGHAN SOIL: INDIA AT UNHRC India on Tuesday spoke about the “grave humanitarian crisis” unfolding in Afghanistan and hoped that the situation does not pose a challenge to its neighbours nor is its territory used by terrorist gr
GOVT CALLS ALL-PARTY MEET ON AFGHANISTAN ON AUG 26 The government has called an all-party meeting on Thursday on the developments in Afghanistan. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief the floor leaders of political pa
INDIA BRINGS BACK 392 PEOPLE IN THREE FLIGHTS FROM KABUL India on Sunday brought back 392 people, including two Afghan lawmakers, in three different flights as part of the mission to evacuate its nationals and Afghan partners from Kabul in the backdrop of increasing hostilities
GOVT DERAILED HOUSE: OPPOSITION DRAWS BATTELINES OUTSIDE A day after marshals were deployed in the Rajya Sabha during the passage of the insurance amendment bill, a united opposition on Thursday questioned the excessive use of security personnel in the House describing it as a &
MONSOON SESSION ENDS 2 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE Both Houses of Parliament were on Wednesday adjourned sine die, two days ahead of schedule, bringing to an end a tumultuous monsoon session that was disrupted by Opposition protests over the Pegasus snooping row and farm laws.
LAST WEEK OF HOUSE SESSION, NO SIGN OF THAW As this Monsoon session of Parliament enters its final week, there is little possibility of both the Houses functioning smoothly as Opposition parties Sunday made it clear they will continue to insist on a discussion on the Pegasus spy
LS NOD TO CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL TO RESTORE STATES’ POWERS ON OBC LIST The Lok Sabha on Tuesday evening passed the 127th Constitution Amendment Bill restoring powers of the state governments to identify and notify their own lists for OBCs and Socially and Educationall
OPPN MAKES AN EXCEPTION OVER OBC QUOTA BILL The government yesterday pushed through six Bills, three of which were passed, in the Lok Sabha despite Opposition protests over Pegasus row and other issues.
INDIA, CHINA DISENGAGE IN GOGRA; ALL TEMPORARY STRUCTURES DISMANTLED After nearly 15 months of face-off, the Indian and Chinese armies have completed the disengagement process and restored the pre-standoff ground position in Gogra in eastern Ladakh, in a significant forward move
GOVT BURIES RETRO TAXES; BRINGS BILL IN LOK SABHA TO WITHDRAW TAX DEMANDS In a bid to bury the ghost of retrospective taxation, the government on Thursday brought a bill in the Lok Sabha to withdraw all back tax demands on companies such as Cairn Energy and Vodafone and said it
