Parliament Of India

Redevelopment Of Parliament Building Likely To Begin Next Year: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said today that the construction work on the government's mega plan to redevelop the Parliament Building, Central Vista and a composite complex for various ministries may begin by next year.

Election Commission Joins Twitter Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 23, 2019

Election Commission of India on Friday joined Twitter ahead of the Lok Sabha elections while the micro-blogging site also launched a special election emoji aimed at encouraging participation.

BK Hariprasad To Be Opposition Nominee For Rajya Sabha Deputy's Post

India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday August 8, 2018

Congress lawmaker BK Hariprasad will be the opposition's candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson, sources said today.

Lok Sabha Recruitment 2017: Answer Key Released For Translator Post; Raise Objections

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Wednesday September 27, 2017

Joint Recruitment Cell, Parliament of India has released answer keys for the recruitment exam held for the post of Translator in Lok Sabha Secretariat. The exam was held on 24 September 2017 in three sessions: 9 am to 10.15 am, 11 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm.

Ram Nath Kovind Takes Oath As 14th President of India: Highlights

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Tuesday July 25, 2017

Ram Nath Kovind, who was the former Governor of Bihar won the 2017 presidential election against opposition candidate Meira Kumar, the former Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Mr Kovind got 65.65 per cent of the total votes which totalled 702,044 electoral college votes. Ram Nath Kovind is the 14th President of India.

Pranab Mukherjee Farewell Speech Highlights: 'Soul Of India In Pluralism, Tolerance'

India News | Monday July 24, 2017

Pranab Mukherjee, in his last address to the nation as the President of India, said that the "soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance." He thanked the citizens for their trust and confidence in him. "For the past fifty years of my public life my sacred text has been the Constitution of India. My temple has been the Parliament of India and ...

Joint Recruitment Cell, Parliament Of India Junior Clerk Recruitment Begins, Graduates Eligible

Jobs | Written By Maitree Baral | Tuesday July 11, 2017

Joint Recruitment Cell, Parliament of India has released job notification for recruitment of Junior Clerks.

Joint Recruitment Cell, Parliament Of India: Recruitment In Lok Sabha Secretariat, Know Your Eligibility

Jobs | Written By Maitree Baral | Monday July 10, 2017

Joint Recruitment Cell, Parliament of India has released job notification for direct recruitment to the posts of Executive/ Legislative/ Committee/ Protocol Officer and Research/ Reference Officer in Lok Sabha Secretariat.

'Parliament of India is Not a Sovereign Body', Says Ram Jethmalani

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 29, 2015

Eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani today asserted that Indian Parliament "is not sovereign" for its decisions can be challenged in court, as he hit out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for criticising the Supreme Court verdict to scrap National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act on appointment of higher judiciary.

Parliament Hasn't Had a Fire Safety Certificate For a Decade

India News | Written by Sidharth Pandey | Tuesday March 24, 2015

The Parliament House, one of India's most protected structures, is not safe against fire. The sprawling heritage structure spread over 12 acres does not have a fire safety certificate. The building has seen two fires in less than two weeks, the latest on Sunday, when a thick black smoke could be seen billowing above the red sandstone boundary wall ...

Ceiling of Lok Sabha in Parliament Building Leaks During Debate

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 17, 2014

Law Makers had the first hand experience of the Monsoon today with the Lok Sabha witnessing a major leakage in the ceiling.

Election Commission Submits List of New MPs to President

Elections News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 19, 2014

The Election Commission on Sunday, submitted to President Pranab Mukherjee, a notification certifying the names of all the members elected to the 16th Lok Sabha.

Is ex-chief of Army Staff inching towards politics and RSS?

India News | Written by Sudhi Ranjan Sen; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday November 2, 2012

Is the former Chief of Army Staff General V K Singh making his first forays into politics? Addressing a press conference in the Capital, the former Chief of the Army Staff endorsed the move of Bhartiya Kisan Mazdoor Sangh to "gherao" or surround the Parliament of India on December 4 over the pricing of sugar cane.