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alliance plagued by mutual distrust’ He reiterated his call for corruption, and dynastic and appeasement politics to quit India. He described the opposition alliance as 'ghamandia' (marked by arrogance) and congratulated the party's Rajya Sabha members for the "semi-final" win in voting on the Delhi services bill. Modi, sources said, noted that some opposition members had described the voting in Rajya Sabha as a semi-final before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as he exuded confidence about the BJP's prospects in the national elections.

Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the no-confidence motion brought by the opposition is a reflection of mutual distrust among INDIA bloc parties as they want to test who is with their proposal and who is not, sources said. In his address to party MPs at the BJP parliamentary meeting, he described the opposition alliance as 'ghamandia' (marked by arrogance) and congratulated the party's Rajya Sabha members for the «semi-final» win in voting on the Delhi services bill. Modi, sources said, noted that some opposition members had described the voting in Rajya Sabha as a semi-final before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as he exuded confidence about the BJP's prospects in the national elections. The Delhi services bill secured parliamentary approval on Monday after the Rajya Sabha passed the contentious measure that will give the Centre control over bureaucracy in the national capital, with the BJP-led NDA thwarting opposition challenge in the keenly-watched numbers game. With the ruling party certain to defeat the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha, where it enjoys a strong majority, Modi told party MPs hit «sixers» on the last ball before the 2024 polls. He also referred to his 2018 speech in which he had wryly wished to the Opposition to bring a no-confidence motion against his government in 2023.

Rajya Sabha Speaker VP Dhankhar on Tuesday suspended TMC's Derek O’ Brien from the Upper House. O’ Brien will remain suspended for remainder of the monsoon session.

TMC MP Derek O'Brien on Tuesday claimed that it has taken the rules of a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition to «drag» Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Lok Sabha. In a tweet, the TMC's Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha also urged the prime minister to come to the Upper House. «It's taken the rules of a no-confidence motion to finally drag the PM to the Lok Sabha,» he tweeted.

Raghav Chadha, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government has clarified on Tuesday that the rules of the proceedings state «no written consent or signature of the member whose name has been proposed» and there's no question of any allegation of «forged signature», the AAP sources added. The clarification came after five Rajya Sabha members complained that their names were included in a proposed select committee of the House for the Delhi Services Bill without their signatures, in the proposal moved by Raghav Chadha.

Manmohan Singh who attended the session on wheelchair despite his ill health. Opposition might have failed in thwarting the bill on upper house, but opposition leader Manmohan Singh won everyone's heart because of his dedication. Many people on the internet praised the nonagenarian parliamentarian for having more attendance than celebrity parliamentarians like Kirron Kher, Sunny Deol and Gautam Gambhir.

New Delhi: The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in India has continued to demonstrate resilience and growth, as per the latest information received from the ministry of statistics & programme implementation and the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), said minister of state for micro, small, and medium enterprises, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said, according to the data presented by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, the share of MSME Gross Value Added (GVA) in India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) displayed a fluctuating trend over the last three years.

suspension of Congress MP Rajani Patil from the Rajya Sabha and the demand is believed to be under the active consideration of the chairman of the Upper House, sources said. Patil was suspended from the Rajya Sabha on February 10 for videographing the proceedings of the House a day earlier, leading to its widespread dissemination on social media platforms.

MPs on Thursday offered a middle path to discuss Manipur. Minutes before the parliament opened on Thursday afternoon, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted, INDIA parties have offered a middle path solution to the Leader of the House to break the logjam and get a discussion on Manipur going in an uninterrupted manner in the Rajya Sabha. Hope the Modi government agrees.

parliamentary debate, the Rajya Sabha Chairman, Jagdeep Dhankhar, left the entire House in stitches with his witty remark, declaring, «I am a married man for more than 45 years. I am never angry!» The humorous comment triggered another uproar of laughter, spreading joy in the otherwise intense atmosphere.

New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a total of 135 cases against various civil service officers over the last five years. The cases were registered during the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and up to 30 June 2023.

MPs who had recently visited Manipur apprised her of the situation in the state and shared what they saw in the affected areas. "We also submitted a memorandum to the President and how incidents of violence were continuing, especially atrocities against women and parading them naked," Kharge, who was flanked by the opposition leaders, told reporters outside Rashtrapati Bhawan Meanwhile, opposition parties on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, requesting an advanced schedule for the no-confidence debate so that they can participate in the debate and put forward their opinion about how the situation needs to be dealt with.

Parliament on Thursday as the legislation could not be taken up for consideration and passage on the tenth day of the ongoing Monsoon session because both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha faced adjournments, owing to disruptions by Opposition benches over the Manipur issue. The list of business of the House for today mentions that Union Minister Amit Shah will move the bill for passage in the House. The bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday with opposition parties opposing the government's move.

Read here)There should be no compromise with the government on the bill to replace the Delhi services ordinance, NCP founder and Rajya Sabha member Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday.The Union government had on Tuesday tabled the contentious bill in Lok Sabha to replace the Delhi services ordinance amid vociferous protests by opposition members, who termed it a "murder of democracy", evoking a sharp retort of "politically motivated" jibe from Home Minister Amit Shah.There should be no compromise with the government on the bill to replace the Delhi services ordinance, Pawar said during a meeting of opposition parties for shaping a strategy for cornering the BJP in Parliament, as reported by PTIINDIA parties floor leaders will meet at 10am in the office of the Leader of Opposition Rajya Sabha in Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the house.

alliance parties to discuss floor strategy, a senior member of the Congress from the Rajya Sabha started reading out the draft of the proposed motion, but he was interrupted by a Rajya Sabha floor leader of a non-Congress party who vehemently disagreed with any such move. Opposition leaders said that a final decision may be taken in the next few days.

Delhi services ordinance, NCP founder and Rajya Sabha member Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday. The Union government had on Tuesday tabled the contentious bill in Lok Sabha to replace the Delhi services ordinance amid vociferous protests by opposition members, who termed it a «murder of democracy», evoking a sharp retort of «politically motivated» jibe from Home Minister Amit Shah.

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The government expects the Opposition to participate in discussions on all bills in Parliament and it remains open to debate on all issues, including Manipur, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. The government is expected to table the Digital Personal Data Protection(DPDP) bill in Parliament on Thursday.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. The government is expected to table the Digital Personal Data Protection(DPDP) bill in Parliament on Thursday. «The bill has evolved after a lot of consultation.

₹87,295 crore to banks and financial institutions, according to the Union Finance Ministry. Fugitive Mehul Choksi's Gitanjali Gems is the biggest wilful defaulter owing ₹8,738 crore to banks, followed by Era Infra Engineering Limited owing ₹5,750 crore, REI Agro Limited ₹5,148 crore, ABG Shipyard Limited ₹4,774 crore, and Concast Steel and Power Limited ₹3,911 crore. Other wilful defaults are Rotomac Global Private Limited ₹2,894 crore, Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Limited ₹2,846 crore, Frost International Limited ₹2,518 crore, Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn Limited ₹2,180 crore, and Zoom Developers Private Limited ₹2,066 crore.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the government of not allowing the opposition to speak in Parliament and of «insulting» him by turning off his mike as he asserted that the INDIA coalition would not be intimidated and would defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Changing that the BJP government was trying to threaten and intimidate the opposition parties in Parliament, he alleged that there was «dictatorship and Hitler-shahi» in the country instead of democracy. Kharge said he was being insulted in Parliament and not being allowed to speak despite being the leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha.