New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the Parliamentary Friendship Groups constituted with more than 60 countries will deepen ties with key nations and strengthen parliamentary diplomacy as a central pillar of India’s foreign policy.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has set up Parliamentary Friendship Groups with 64 countries in a significant step aimed at expanding India’s inter-parliamentary engagement and supplementing conventional diplomacy through sus…
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Narendra Modi-led Central government, accusing it of evading questions raised by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the Parliament and alleging that the government was suppressing Opposition voices.Challenging the Treasury benches to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s speech, Venugopal said: “If they have any response to Rahul Gandhi’s speech, I challenge them to present it. The Opposition raised very imp…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday shared a new video and claimed that 20-25 Congress MPs abused Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking to social media platform X, Kiren Rijiju said that if BJP and NDA MPs had been given “full freedom”, the situation could have turned chaotic, but the ruling alliance exercised restraint to avoid an unpleasant scene.“If I had given full freedom to the BJP and NDA MPs, then…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) By proposing an “alternate” path of restraint with a constructive and calibrated approach before rushing to seek the impeachment of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the Trinamool Congress has sent a clear signal of dissent to the Congress leadership, despite the latter holding the post of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.The move can also be seen as an attempt to reprimand the Congress, particularly Rahul Gandhi, over what the Trinamool perceives as a lack of ade…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The BJP has raised concerns on the Karnataka government’s decision to potentially close more than 600 Kannada-medium schools in the state. The party alleged that the government has gone bankrupt.Speaking to the media in New Delhi on Wednesday, former Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai stated that, “The Karnataka government has already closed 638 Kannada-medium schools. The state’s financial condition has deteriorated and the government has become bankrupt. It i…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Opposition’s attempt to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has run into trouble after technical errors were detected in the notice, in what is being described as a significant procedural lapse. The Congress party had to resubmit the motion with corrections made to it.The notice repeatedly mentioned the year 2025 instead of 2026, breaching procedural requirements that mandate all details in such a motion must be accurate and factually corre…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Women MPs from the ruling BJP have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing gratitude for “upholding” and “protecting” the dignity and sanctity of the House during the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address on February 4. This comes a day after the women MPs of the Congress party wrote to the Lok Sabha Speaker expressing strong objection to what they described as “grave allegations” that they had “threatened or attempted to obstruct” Prime …
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Amid reports that the Opposition may move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Monday refused to comment on the issue, only saying that people should wait for actions.Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament, Venugopal stressed that the Opposition was facing repeated restrictions in the House and alleged that Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi was not being allowed to speak.”You see what’s happening in Parliamen…
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) A special event was organised on Saturday to mark the 105th Foundation Day of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, a landmark occasion in the state’s democratic history.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, and Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju participated in the event in Patna.Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, Cabinet Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, along with several senior …
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Performances by the Punjabi Folk Orchestra and Qalandri Dhamal will present the musical and spiritual heritage of the state at Bharat Parv 2026 at the historic Red Fort on Saturday, an official said. “The Punjabi Folk Orchestra is a unique ensemble developed using a wide range of traditional Punjabi folk instruments such as Dhol, Dholki, Taal-Koze, Tansari, Flute, Nagara, Chimta, Sap, Kara, and Vanjli,” the official from Ministry of Tourism said.”This orchestra brings to…