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India
Women’s reservation bill gets green light from cabinet after 13-year wait
Since 1996, multiple governments have tried to pass a Bill for a 33 percent women's reservation in the Lok Sabha…
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India’s old Parliament house: The history behind it
The historic building is said to as a 'architectural jewel' of Delhi and a 'repository of India's history' and its…
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Crime
40% of current lawmakers are involved in criminal proceedings, 25% of which are serious: ADR
306 of the 763 Members of Parliament (MPs) have active criminal proceedings against them, 194 currently serving MPs have been…
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India
One Nation, One Election to be discussed in September session? List of pros and cons
One Nation, One Election will reduce hefty expenditure but is against the federal structure. Will require amending several articles of…
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Law
Bill presented in Rajya Sabha to exclude Chief Justice of India from committee for appointing CEC, ECs
The bill was introduced several months following a decision by a constitution bench of the Supreme Court, which determined that…
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Politics
Jagdeep Dhankhar suspends TMC MP Derek O’Brien from Rajya Sabha for rest of the session
Mr Dhankhar accused Derek O'Brien of doing "theatrics" in the House to gain publicity during a heated debate on the…
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Law
Now private players can mine ‘critical minerals’, Rajya Sabha amends act
The Rajya Sabha passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, allowing private players to mine critical minerals…
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Politics
The Parliament takes Rs. 2.5 lakh per minute to work; A look at the astonishing figures
The Lok Sabha has only functioned for 34.3% of the targeted hours and the Rajya Sabha functioned only for 24.8%…
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India
The Temple of Democracy: India’s new parliament inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi
The historic ceremony followed centuries-old traditions from Puja, Havan, multi-religious prayers and Sengol.
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Politics
‘Small step, big difference’: Indian Parliament to introduce the use of ‘gender neutral’ language
The decision came as a reply to letter written by Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, to be extended to Lok…
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