Jaipur, April 22 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Wednesday that Rajasthan has the potential to become a leading global hub of education, attracting students from across the world. He emphasised that this vision can be realised through collective efforts, strong determination, and self-confidence.Birla, along with Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani, inaugurated the new campus of Jayshree Periwal Global School on Wednesday.Both dignitaries toured the modern premises and reviewed …
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Patna, April 22 (IANS) Bihar State Women’s Commission Chairperson Apsara Mishra lashed out at Purnea and Independent Lok Sabha MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav for his alleged inappropriate remarks against women. Terming such remarks as “unacceptable”, Mishra said on Tuesday that Pappu Yadav won’t be forgiven.Her reaction comes amid a controversy following a video that went viral on social media, purportedly showing the Purnea MP making derogatory remarks against women.The Bihar Women’s Com…
Jaipur, April 21 (IANS) To strengthen wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price in the Kota-Bundi region, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting at the CAD Auditorium with officials from the Food Corporation of India, Rajfed, Tilamsangh, NCCF, and the district administration in Kota. Birla directed all agencies to increase procurement targets at mandis and procurement centres, stressing that no farmer arriving to sell wheat at the Minimum Support Price …
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the Seventh Session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which commenced on January 28, concluded on Saturday, recording a productivity of 93 per cent and passage of nine government bills. The Speaker informed the House that 31 sittings were held during the Session, which lasted for around 151 hours and 42 minutes.Talking about the amendment bill on women’s quota, the Speaker said that the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) B…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday firmly dismissed Pakistan’s statement about the delimitation process in India. Islamabad had reacted to reports that India’s Delimitation Bill 2026 outlines a legal framework for conducting constituency delimitation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). While addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India rejects any attempts to make intrusion in its internal m…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi’s ‘magician’ barb, purportedly aimed at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while countering Union government’s defence of the three contentious Bills created a political furore in the Lower House of Parliament on Friday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding apology over his crass remarks. The House saw noisy scenes, angry exchanges and demands for apology as Rahul’s magician jibe left the Treasury benches infu…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) BJP leaders on Friday strongly defended the Women’s Reservation Bill, asserting that opposition to the measure will not be accepted by the people.Speaking to IANS from West Bengal, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said, “Any bill that is in the interest of the country to become law, it is opposed by the Trinamool Congress and other opposition parties. But the people of this country will not tolerate the opposition’s stance on this.”Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav also weighe…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed women’s power as the hallmark of a strong India saying that mothers, sisters and daughters are enhancing the pride of “Bharatvarsha” in every field.In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, “Our women’s power is the hallmark of a strong India. The mothers, sisters, and daughters of the nation are enhancing the pride of Bharatvarsha in every field today with their unbreakable resolve, devotion, and spirit of service.”The Pr…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Voting on three bills in the Lok Sabha, aimed at amending the women’s reservation law and establishing a delimitation commission, is scheduled to take place on Friday.Addressing the House on Thursday, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “The discussion will be held for 12 hours. The speaker should have the authority to extend the time for discussion. The voting on the bills will be done tomorrow.”Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla subsequently clarified t…
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Telangana’s Minister for Transport and Backwards Classes Welfare, Ponnam Prabhakar, has urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to expunge the offensive remarks made by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Telangana’s formation from official records and to take strict action, including cancellation of his membership. In a letter submitted to the Lok Sabha Speaker, the minister strongly objected to Surya’s remarks made during the debate on the bills for women’s reservation.Th…