Rajnath Singh To Lawmakers

Speaker Om Birla has condemned the scuffle that broke out in the Lok Sabha today, when marshals tried to forcibly remove two Congress members who were protesting the recent political developments in Maharashtra. "I am hurt by whatever happened in parliament. It is unacceptable and won't be tolerated," Mr Birla said, warning of strong action against...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today cautioned first-time lawmakers to not make tall promises in public, saying any difference between words and deeds will lead to credibility crisis for them.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, elected to parliament for the fourth time, took oath as a member of the 17th Lok Sabha on Monday. Mr Gandhi, however, forgot to sign the parliament register and got to it only after being reminded by officials and several lawmakers including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Unlike eastern Uttar Pradesh which bagged a lion's share of ministerial berths in the Union Council of Ministers, MPs from Bundelkhand region of the state could not make it to the list of ministers.

BJP lawmaker Shobha Karandlaje today asked Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to ensure that a journalist arrested for allegedly circulating a "forged" letter on dividing Karnataka's Lingayat community benefits from a fair police investigation. She also alleged that the state government has launched a "witchhunt" against those supporting the BJP in ...

Amid the debate over the Congress's Rs 6000 a month Basic Minimum Income Scheme and the government's Rs 6000 a year PM Kisan Scheme, Union minister Rajnath Singh had a reality check at a remote village in Bihar today. It was one that also left the government of Nitish Kumar red faced before the Union Minister. The ambitious scheme was launched in...

As the BJP-led Union government battled with the opposition over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill-2016 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, some of the theatrics leaked onto the parliament lawns -- becoming a little more literal in the process. The Trinamool Congress presented a protest skit that had a number of lawmakers, dressed in black, pretending to c...

The Ram temple issue echoed at a meeting of the BJP parliamentary party with a Uttar Pradesh lawmaker demanding enactment of a law for its early construction while Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh advised him to keep patience.

The Centre will provide all possible help to flood-hit Kerala, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today assured lawmaker from the state in the Lok Sabha.

Opposition protests in parliament putting on hold a couple of crucial addresses - one by home minister Rajnath Singh and another by BJP chief Amit Shah - the BJP on Thursday hit out at the Trinamool Congress, accusing it of blocking the leaders. But the party was rebuffed strongly by TMC lawmaker Derek O'Brien, who said parliament was not the BJP p...

A six-member committee of the Delhi Assembly led by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to seek an increase in the salary of Delhi legislators.

Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash alleged that he was manhandled by a two AAP lawmakers at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's home. The chief minister's office has dismissed the accusation as "bizarre and baseless". The alleged incident took place last night in the presence of Mr Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Anshu Prakash was ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met today with the most senior leaders from his party, including BJP chief Amit Shah. The agenda was focused on deciding the ruling party's choice for the next President of India. An announcement is likely later today, said sources. Left leader Sitaram Yechury has said that if the government does not name its candidate ...

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Gorkha Janamukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri and BJP's Darjeeling lawmaker SS Ahluwalia this evening after a day of violence and arson in Darjeeling. The home minister stepped in after the popular hill resort of Bengal witnessed an upsurge of violence and the matter turned into a crisis for Chief Minis...

In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj seemed to dismiss reports that she had asked Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor to help draft a resolution condemning Pakistan for giving the death sentence to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav.

Speaker Om Birla has condemned the scuffle that broke out in the Lok Sabha today, when marshals tried to forcibly remove two Congress members who were protesting the recent political developments in Maharashtra. "I am hurt by whatever happened in parliament. It is unacceptable and won't be tolerated," Mr Birla said, warning of strong action against...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today cautioned first-time lawmakers to not make tall promises in public, saying any difference between words and deeds will lead to credibility crisis for them.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, elected to parliament for the fourth time, took oath as a member of the 17th Lok Sabha on Monday. Mr Gandhi, however, forgot to sign the parliament register and got to it only after being reminded by officials and several lawmakers including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Unlike eastern Uttar Pradesh which bagged a lion's share of ministerial berths in the Union Council of Ministers, MPs from Bundelkhand region of the state could not make it to the list of ministers.

BJP lawmaker Shobha Karandlaje today asked Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to ensure that a journalist arrested for allegedly circulating a "forged" letter on dividing Karnataka's Lingayat community benefits from a fair police investigation. She also alleged that the state government has launched a "witchhunt" against those supporting the BJP in ...

Amid the debate over the Congress's Rs 6000 a month Basic Minimum Income Scheme and the government's Rs 6000 a year PM Kisan Scheme, Union minister Rajnath Singh had a reality check at a remote village in Bihar today. It was one that also left the government of Nitish Kumar red faced before the Union Minister. The ambitious scheme was launched in...

As the BJP-led Union government battled with the opposition over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill-2016 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, some of the theatrics leaked onto the parliament lawns -- becoming a little more literal in the process. The Trinamool Congress presented a protest skit that had a number of lawmakers, dressed in black, pretending to c...

The Ram temple issue echoed at a meeting of the BJP parliamentary party with a Uttar Pradesh lawmaker demanding enactment of a law for its early construction while Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh advised him to keep patience.

The Centre will provide all possible help to flood-hit Kerala, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today assured lawmaker from the state in the Lok Sabha.

Opposition protests in parliament putting on hold a couple of crucial addresses - one by home minister Rajnath Singh and another by BJP chief Amit Shah - the BJP on Thursday hit out at the Trinamool Congress, accusing it of blocking the leaders. But the party was rebuffed strongly by TMC lawmaker Derek O'Brien, who said parliament was not the BJP p...

A six-member committee of the Delhi Assembly led by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to seek an increase in the salary of Delhi legislators.

Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash alleged that he was manhandled by a two AAP lawmakers at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's home. The chief minister's office has dismissed the accusation as "bizarre and baseless". The alleged incident took place last night in the presence of Mr Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Anshu Prakash was ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met today with the most senior leaders from his party, including BJP chief Amit Shah. The agenda was focused on deciding the ruling party's choice for the next President of India. An announcement is likely later today, said sources. Left leader Sitaram Yechury has said that if the government does not name its candidate ...

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Gorkha Janamukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri and BJP's Darjeeling lawmaker SS Ahluwalia this evening after a day of violence and arson in Darjeeling. The home minister stepped in after the popular hill resort of Bengal witnessed an upsurge of violence and the matter turned into a crisis for Chief Minis...

In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj seemed to dismiss reports that she had asked Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor to help draft a resolution condemning Pakistan for giving the death sentence to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav.