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- India
FS Misri to brief Parliamentary panel on India-Canada ties on Wednesday
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is likely to brief the Parliamentary panel on external affairs on Wednesday on the India-Canada ties, which have taken a hit after Canadian officials accused Indian…
- Pakistan
Jolt to Imran Khan’s party, reshuffle in national assembly strips its parliamentary presence
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party has received a massive blow after a fresh allocation of seats to various political parties in the national assembly ended its parliamentary presence. As…
- India
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rijiju meets Congress chief Kharge
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday, a week ahead of the first session of the new Lok Sabha. Rijiju met Kharge at the Congress…
- News
Assam delimitation: Protests against abolition, non-reservation of assembly constituents
Guwahati: Protests were staged in Assam’s Sivasagar district on Saturday against the final delimitation report for assembly and parliamentary constituencies of the state with the agitators demanding restoration of old seats. Some protestors…
- Middle East
Turkey’s elections for presidency, parliament underway
Ankara: Polling for presidential and parliamentary elections is underway in Turkey on Sunday in which more than 64.1 million voters are expected to exercise their right. The voting, which began at 8…
- India
Parliamentary panel asks govt to define fake news, seeks response on fact checking
New Delhi: A high-level Parliamentary panel has asked the government to broadly define the term “fake news” and has also sought its response on the need for various fact-checking units (FCUs) in…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan to contest by polls all 33 vacant parliamentary seats
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan has decided to contest by-elections to 33 National Assembly seats in March in all constituencies, The Express Tribune reported citing senior party leader Shah Mahmood…
- India
Cong asks Pralhad Joshi to apologise for his holiday remarks against Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: The Congress demanded on Friday that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi apologise after his remarks on party leader Rahul Gandhi “going on a holiday” during the winter break of the…
- India
BJP doing ‘surprise check’ of MPs attendance in parliamentary committees
New Delhi: To ensure attendance of its MPs in parliamentary committee meetings, the BJP is doing a surprise check to see whether its MPs are present in the meetings or not, sources…
- India
India plans 790 Indigenous Food Streets across country
Following in the footsteps of Singapore’s world-famous open-air food courts, which have UNESCO recognition, India is planning 790 Indigenous Food Streets (IFS), an authorised vending zone that won’t just serve mouth-watering, safe,…
- India
Second part of the Budget session 2022 resumes on Monday
New Delhi: The second part of the Budget session will resume on Monday and will last until April 8, 2022. The House will sit from 11 a.m. till 6 p.m. during the…
- India
Sonia Gandhi calls Congress parliamentary strategy group meeting on Sunday
New Delhi: A meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) strategy group will be held on Sunday morning to discuss the party’s strategy for the second part of the budget session beginning…
- Pakistan
PML-N parliamentary leader Khwaja Muhammad Asif lashes out at Imran Khan govt
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) parliamentary leader Khwaja Muhammad Asif on Friday argued that coming generations would not forgive the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for selling the country and its sovereignty.…