New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday after persistent pandemonium prevented any discussion when the House reassembled at 5.15 pm. Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh announced that he would call upon members to initiate a discussion on the National Honour Bill.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju then intervened, expressing disappointment that Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge had not asked his members to allow discussion on the Bill …
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 5 p.m. on Monday after persistent sloganeering by Opposition members disrupted proceedings, even as the government appealed for a detailed discussion on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026. The adjournment marked the third disruption of the day, as the House repeatedly witnessed protests from Opposition benches following the introduction of the anti-paper leak legislation by the Centre.The anti-paper…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 3 p.m. on Monday after sustained disruptions by Opposition members when the House reassembled at 2 p.m. following multiple earlier adjournments. Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh took up The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and allowed Congress member Pramod Tiwari of Congress (Rajasthan) to raise a point of order if he had one relating to the legislation.Tiwari agreed and began by saying that the …
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India’s star doubles shuttler Chirag Shetty says he and long-time partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are fully focused on making the most of two of the biggest events on the badminton calendar this year, the BWF World Championships and the Asian Games.Reflecting on his journey and future ambitions during a podcast, Chirag said the pair’s immediate objective is to peak for the two marquee tournaments.”So, this year, I think we have the World Championships and the Asian Game…
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Delivering a historic relief to over 32 lakh students and their families, the Punjab government has brought private school fees under a strict regulatory framework by promulgating the Punjab Regulation of Fees of Unaided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026. The ordinance caps annual fee hikes at five per cent, mandates refunds where fee increases have exceeded 15 per cent over the last three years, treats all charges, including transport and building f…
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Actress Huma Qureshi, who is awaiting the release of her upcoming film ‘Baby Do Die Do’, has shared that for her part in the film, she had to unlearn a lot of things to get it right. The actress recently opened up about the intense preparation that went into bringing the role to life, revealing how she had to completely reinvent her approach to acting for the film.Talking about how she approached her character, Huma said, “I had to completely unlearn how I perform. As…
Amritsar, June 29 (IANS) The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, on Monday gave an ultimatum to the AAP government in Punjab of one month to remove the objectionable clauses from the highly sensitive, recently enacted Jagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkaar (Amendment) Act, 2026, in line with Sikh sentiments. The directive came from Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, after all Sikh legislators and ministers appeared before the Akal Takht and, by raising their hands, agreed to …
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The video game industry’s layoff crisis continues unabated, with Bungie among the latest major developers to announce cuts and around 3,700 verified job losses recorded globally in the industry in 2026 so far, a report said on Friday.The report from TradingPlatforms said that the total layoff in gaming studios worldwide certainly exceeds 4,000 when unverified cuts, undisclosed reductions and studio closures are added to verified layoffs.It cited data showing that layo…
Chandigarh, May 30 (IANS) RTI activist and lawyer Simranjit Singh, who had been filing complaints against high-profile people, was shot dead in a second attempt on his life by two motorcycle-borne men at point-blank range on Saturday in Punjab’s Phagwara city, police said. The assailants opened fire at him near the Jalandhar-Ludhiana highway. Simranjit Singh was hit by multiple bullets.Simranjit Singh, who had earlier narrowly escaped an attempt to kill him in Jalandhar city, had been filing p…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to transfer to itself petitions pending before various High Courts challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the Union government’s transfer petition before the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Surya Kant, pointing out that petitions challenging the amended law are pending before multiple High Courts, thereby raising …