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NEW DELHI: The monsoon session of Parliament will commence on July 18 and continue till August 12, Parliament Secretariatannounced on Thursday. The session will have 18 sittings and will perhaps be the last one in the existing…

NEW DELHI: The election for the office of Vice President will be held on August 6. The term of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu is ending on August 10. The Election Commission held a meeting on Wednesday and finalised the schedule of Vice…

At least three panels comprising experts on art and culture, and officials have begun work on finalising the overall look of the new Parliament, including its interior decoration, art installations and paintings. A high-powered…

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government on Monday announced that only essential services will operate from midnight till July 10 and all other operations will be temporarily suspended as the crisis-hit nation faces acute fuel shortage. The…

Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation will meet today to review the fulfilment of statutory obligations and achievement of targets on Corporate Social Responsibility. The Committee will discuss issues as mandated under the…

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday told Parliament that financial assistance provided by India are not "charitable donations" and the island nation facing severe economic crisis must have a plan to repay these…

New Delhi: A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday against the Centre's Agnipath scheme alleging that the government has quashed the century-old selection process for the Armed forces which is contrary to the constitutional…

NEW DELHI: Several organisations on Monday called for a nationwide shutdown or Bharat Bandh to protest the Centre's new military recruitment policy Agnipath. The policy which was introduced on June 14, has received massive backlash from…

KOLKATA: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who had convened a meeting of 17 opposition parties in Delhi last week to discuss the probable candidates for presidential elections in July, will not attend the next meeting that is hosted by NCP…

NEW DELHI: On the successful completion of three years of his tenure, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birlaon Sunday stressed that he has always strived to hold discussions on bills with the cooperation of all House members. He also said that the…