Bedlam in Rajya Sabha as it passes 2 key farm bills; book flung at Chair, papers torn by protesting opposition members
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Sunday passed two key farm bills amid a bedlam as opposition members charged towards the podium of the presiding officer, flung the rule book at him, tore official papers and heckled him over their demand for a division of vote on their motion to refer the legislation to a select […]
Country witnessed ‘fundamental breakdown’ in government machinery during COVID-19 pandemic: Tharoor
New Delhi: Alleging “utter mismanagement” in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the country witnessed “fundamental breakdown” in government machinery in the past few months, instead of mature and proactive governance. Participating in a discussion in Lok Sabha on the pandemic, he said that instead of clearly communicated protocol […]
BJP hails farm bills’ passage, condemns Oppn for ruckus in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda and other senior party leaders on Sunday hailed Parliament’s nod to two farm sector reform bills, which, they said, will give farmers freedom in selling their produce and rid them of middlemen, and slammed opposition parties over ruckus in the Rajya Sabha. Nadda said the conduct of opposition […]
Sharif makes political comeback; launches scathing attack on Army, Imran govt
Islamabad: Pakistan’s deposed premier Nawaz Sharif on Sunday staged a political comeback by criticising the powerful Army and said the Opposition was not against Prime Minister Imran Khan but against those who brought an “inefficient” man to power. Addressing the All-Parties Conference (APC) hosted by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) via a video link aimed […]
Our ‘code of ethics’ should be made part of rules, binding on all news channels: NBA suggests SC
New Delhi: The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has suggested to the Supreme Court that its “code of ethics” should be made part of statutory rules on cable TV by the central government to ensure it becomes binding on member and non-member news channels alike. Taking note of the NBA’s alleged inadequacy in regulating “hurtful” and […]
Former Pak PM Sharif mulling to stage a political comeback
Islamabad: Pakistan’s deposed premier Nawaz Sharif is set to make a comeback in active politics following a year-long absence after PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari invited him to virtually attend the Opposition-led multiparty conference aimed at launching a protest movement against the Imran Khan-led government on Sunday. Sharif, 70, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) […]
Use int’t media to build global opinion against Pak: RS members
New Delhi: A demand for the government escalating its engagements with the international media to build a global opinion against Pakistan for sponsoring cross-border terrorism and harbouring fugitives such as Dawood Ibrahim was made in the Rajya Sabha on Saturday. Through a Zero Hour mention, Sasmit Patra of the BJD said the government should also […]
Citing Covid-19 threat govt to curtail Parliament’s monsoon session
New Delhi: The ongoing monsoon session of Parliament is likely to be curtailed and may end by the middle of next week in view of the threat of the COVID-19 spread among parliamentarians, official sources said on Saturday. At a meeting of the business advisory committee of Lok Sabha, which has floor leaders of all […]
Deeply concerned about India-China border row: Congressman
Washington: An Indian-American Congressman has urged China to end its military provocations of India and pursue a diplomatic resolution to the tense border standoff in Ladakh. Raja Krishnamoorthi said this following a classified briefing on the issue by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, of which he is the first and only Indian-American member. […]
Pak to set up markets along border with Afghan, Iran
Says move will boost trade, curb smuggling
Islamabad: Pakistan will set up 18 markets along its border with Afghanistan and Iran to simultaneously boost trade with the two neighbours and curb the menace of smuggling that has dented the economies on both sides, according to a media report on Friday. According to a decision taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister […]