New Delhi [India], The budget session of Parliament will run from 22 July to 12 August.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2024-25 on July 23.This will be the first plenary session of Parliament after new members were sworn in in the first session of the...
Engineer Rashid took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha after winning from Baramulla constituency of Jammu and Kashmir.He defeated former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah by a huge margin of over two lakh votes.The 56-year-old...
New Delhi [India], The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which was adjourned sine die on Tuesday, recorded 103 per cent productivity, Speaker Om Birla said.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that a total of 7 sessions were held during the session for about 34 hours.During the session, 539...
The tournament hosts were reduced to 10-men in the 18th minute at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium when Timothy Weah was shown a straight red card for a violent challenge on Roderick Miller.Despite the setback, the United States went ahead four minutes later through Folarin Balogun, who teamed up...
Mumbai, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Thursday announced the resignation of seven MLAs elected as members of the 18th Lok Sabha.Congress's Praniti Shinde, Pratibha Dhanorkar, Balwant Wankhede and Varsha Gaikwad, Shiv Sena's Ravindra Vaykar and Sandipan Bhumre and NCP (SP)'s...
In New Delhi [India], Danish Ambassador to India Freddy Svane described President Droupadi Murmu's speech to the joint session of Parliament as "fantastic". He stated that Denmark hopes to see India grow economically as a strong power in the world.When asked about President Murmu's speech...
New Delhi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha on Thursday.Tharoor, MP from Thiruvananthapuram, took oath in English with a copy of the Constitution in his hand.Concluding his oath, he said, "Jai Hind, Jai Constitution."Five Lok Sabha MPs, including...
New Delhi, President Draupadi Murmu, while addressing the first joint meeting of the 18th Lok Sabha on Thursday, said that opposing policies and disrupting Parliament are two different things.He said that making India a developed nation is the aspiration and resolve of every citizen of the...
New Delhi [India], President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday assured the nation that important economic and social decisions and historic steps during the Union Budget will be announced in the upcoming Parliament sessions."After six decades, a stable government with an absolute majority has been...
In New Delhi [India], President Droupadi Murmu will soon address the joint session of Parliament, which will be her first presidential address after the formation of the third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.Following the President's speech, a motion of thanks will be tabled in...
New Delhi [India], President Droupadi Murmu will address the joint session of Parliament today, which will be her first presidential address after the formation of the third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.Following the President's speech, a motion of thanks will be tabled in...
In New Delhi [India], Om Birla was elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha for the second consecutive time after the House adopted by voice vote the motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday.On his re-election to the House, Birla thanked...
New Delhi [India], Om Birla urged all members of the House to hold "worthy discussions of agreement and disagreement between the ruling side and the opposition after his re-election as Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday.Speaking on occasions, Birla urged that there should be a new...
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Lok Sabha will function smoothly under the chairmanship of Om Birla, who was re-elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.CM Sai told reporters, "Om Birla has been...
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated Om Birla on being elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha for the second consecutive time.CM Yogi, in a post on his official social media account 'X', heartily congratulated Om Birla, calling him a popular...
New Delhi [India], After Om Birla was elected Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh clarified that the opposition has not called for division of votes as a constructive step on their part.The opposition that had fielded K Suresh as the presidential candidate of...
Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday congratulated Om Birla on being elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha.The Chief Minister wished him success in maintaining parliamentary traditions.“Congratulations to Om Birla on being elected as the Speaker of...
In New Delhi [India], Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday urged the newly formed 18th Lok Sabha to work towards fulfilling the aspirations of the people. Birla was sworn in as speaker after a voice vote in what was the first election for the position in decades. Birla was contesting against...
New Delhi [India], after NDA candidate Om Birla took over as speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha after a voice vote, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said on Wednesday that discussions are taking place about whether the position of vice president should go to the opposition and it will happen.Raut...
New Delhi [India], In his first speech as Opposition Leader of the 18th Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated BJP's Om Birla for being re-elected as Lok Sabha Speaker.Gandhi said that the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the final arbiter of the voice of the people, and...