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The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday launched a sharp counterattack on Opposition parties for their decision to boycott the new Parliament building's inauguration, slamming their stand as a "blatant affront to democratic ethos".

Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the vice-president this evening. Members of parliament of both houses voted to elect the next Vice-President in an election where NDA candidate Dhankhar was pitted against Opposition's Margaret Alva.

NDA's candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha to win the presidential elections. Counting began around 1.30 pm at Parliament House.

The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...

Budget 2019 highlights: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2019 in parliament today. "We have set the ball rolling for a new India," she said as she opened her speech. This was the first full Budget of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in its second term, after coming to power with a massive win in the national elec...

A day before Presidential elections and the beginning of the Monsoon Session of parliament, hectic meetings were held in the ruling NDA and the opposition camps. The government, which is preparing to face a united opposition - a bloc of 18 parties - on a host of issues including the landmark Goods and Services Tax, held not only a strategy session ...

The government has asked banks to use indelible ink while exchanging banned Rs 500 and 1,000 notes to stop "unscrupulous elements trying to convert black money".

Faced with a united opposition prepping an onslaught in Parliament as the winter session begins this week, the ruling BJP on Monday won a vital vote of support from its partners in the National Democratic Alliance or NDA for what they called two strikes - the surgical strike by the Army against terrorists and the one against corruption by abolishin...

While we will support the move towards GST, in the coming session, we are equally vehemently going to announce our opposition to the new FDI limits announced by the government in a slew of sectors.

Terming the Union Budget 2016-17 as "excellent", Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said it outlines the priorities of the NDA government and the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who passed the budget test with "flying colours".

Smarting from the loss in Bihar assembly elections, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government today reached out to the Opposition to pass key reform Bills and urged them to not interpret the poll result as a "mandate to disrupt Parliament", which is set to meet for its Winter Session between November 26-December 23.

Under fire for issuing 9 ordinances in quick succession, the eight-month-old Narendra Modi government is expected to share some numbers soon to show that previous governments too have chosen to use emergency executive orders liberally.

Parliament failed to transact any business today as the Opposition members created uproar over hike in fuel prices and demanded immediate rollback.

Whether the new reforms in pension and insurance sectors approved by the government will translate into reality could depend on the stand of the BJP. The cabinet cleared 49 per cent Foreign Direct Investment or FDI for both key areas last evening, but the new policies have to be cleared in Parliament to become law.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday launched a sharp counterattack on Opposition parties for their decision to boycott the new Parliament building's inauguration, slamming their stand as a "blatant affront to democratic ethos".

Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the vice-president this evening. Members of parliament of both houses voted to elect the next Vice-President in an election where NDA candidate Dhankhar was pitted against Opposition's Margaret Alva.

NDA's candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha to win the presidential elections. Counting began around 1.30 pm at Parliament House.

The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...

Budget 2019 highlights: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2019 in parliament today. "We have set the ball rolling for a new India," she said as she opened her speech. This was the first full Budget of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in its second term, after coming to power with a massive win in the national elec...

A day before Presidential elections and the beginning of the Monsoon Session of parliament, hectic meetings were held in the ruling NDA and the opposition camps. The government, which is preparing to face a united opposition - a bloc of 18 parties - on a host of issues including the landmark Goods and Services Tax, held not only a strategy session ...

The government has asked banks to use indelible ink while exchanging banned Rs 500 and 1,000 notes to stop "unscrupulous elements trying to convert black money".

Faced with a united opposition prepping an onslaught in Parliament as the winter session begins this week, the ruling BJP on Monday won a vital vote of support from its partners in the National Democratic Alliance or NDA for what they called two strikes - the surgical strike by the Army against terrorists and the one against corruption by abolishin...

While we will support the move towards GST, in the coming session, we are equally vehemently going to announce our opposition to the new FDI limits announced by the government in a slew of sectors.

Terming the Union Budget 2016-17 as "excellent", Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said it outlines the priorities of the NDA government and the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who passed the budget test with "flying colours".

Smarting from the loss in Bihar assembly elections, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government today reached out to the Opposition to pass key reform Bills and urged them to not interpret the poll result as a "mandate to disrupt Parliament", which is set to meet for its Winter Session between November 26-December 23.

Under fire for issuing 9 ordinances in quick succession, the eight-month-old Narendra Modi government is expected to share some numbers soon to show that previous governments too have chosen to use emergency executive orders liberally.

Parliament failed to transact any business today as the Opposition members created uproar over hike in fuel prices and demanded immediate rollback.

Whether the new reforms in pension and insurance sectors approved by the government will translate into reality could depend on the stand of the BJP. The cabinet cleared 49 per cent Foreign Direct Investment or FDI for both key areas last evening, but the new policies have to be cleared in Parliament to become law.