Parliament Of India

Collegium chaos: How Israel’s judicial reforms find a parallel in what India needs

The Collegium should be abolished forthwith, the NJAC created, and the primacy of the elected Parliament over an unelected judiciary should be asserted, and that too, unambiguously

Why Rajya Sabha is essential for Indian democracy and saving it is not mission impossible

Rajya Sabha helps institutionalise the principles of power-sharing between the Centre and states. When the ruling dispensation has a brute majority in the Lok Sabha, this house can soften its authoritarian streak

Explained: The row in Parliament over the new bill that lets police take bio samples of accused

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, seeking to replace The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, permits authorities to collect biometric data along with 'physical and biological samples' of convicts, and those arrested or detained

COVID-19 outbreak in Parliament: 875 of 2,847 test positive during third wave

Out of the total tests, 915 were conducted by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat and 271 samples were found to be positive for the infection

Parliament Winter Session: Opposition stages walkout after Venkaiah Naidu refuses to revoke suspension of 12 RS MPs

Day two of the Winter Session of Parliament could be a washout after 12 Rajya Sabha MPs were suspended for their ‘misconduct and unruly behaviour’ during the last day of the previous Monsoon session

From farm laws repeal to Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019: Agenda set for stormy Winter Session of Parliament

The Opposition is all geared up to corner the government in Parliament, which is scheduled to commence on 29 November

Constitution Day: Letter and spirit of Constitution being overshadowed, says Narendra Modi

Constitution Day: Some of the opposition parties, such as the Congress and Trinamool Congress, skipped the event being held in the Central Hall of Parliament

Rethinking role of presiding officers in Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha will lead to better functioning of Parliament

A new setup that includes the guidelines outlined below could drastically reduce the abuse of their powers by the presiding officers of both Houses of Parliament

Farm bills row in RS: BJP says Opposition's behaviour 'disgraceful'; RSTV feed cut, claims TMC's Derek O'Brien

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the passage of the bills "a watershed moment in the history of Indian agriculture", the Congress and other Opposition parties slammed the bills as "death warrants" of farmers, and called it a "black day for democracy".

Labour ministry introduces bill allowing companies with more than 300 workers to fire staff without its permission

The proposal, which was the bone of contention between the Union ministry and trade unions, is part of the Industrial Relation Code Bill 2020