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Centre, Opposition meet to discuss issues to be taken up in Budget Session; triple talaq, rape cases on agenda
• 7 years agoAhead of the Budget Session of Parliament beginning on Sunday, representatives of the government and the Opposition met on Sunday to discuss the issues and proposed legislation which would come up.
Kasganj violence: Congress accuses UP govt of callousness, demands independent probe by sitting high court judge
• 7 years agoThe Congress demanded an independent judicial probe by a sitting high court judge into violence in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj that erupted after a boy was killed in clashes following stone-pelting on a motorcycle rally taken out to celebrate Republic Day.
BJP has neither policy nor intention to get triple talaq bill passed in Parliament, says Congress leader Pramod Tiwari
• 7 years agoThe Congress on Thursday alleged that the BJP government has neither the policy nor the intention to get the contentious triple talaq bill passed in Parliament, and also accused it of running away from a debate on the matter.
Monsoon Parliament Session: Govt slammed over agrarian crisis, Congress says farmers get 'bullets for price'
• 8 years agoOpposition members in Rajya Sabha raised the issue of agrarian crisis in the country, saying farmers were being forced to do distress sale of crops
Note ban disrupts Parliament: Rahul Gandhi, perhaps you should bring on the 'earthquake'
Ajay Singh • 9 years agoOn the face of it, Rahul's speeches appear to lack the seriousness and sincerity displayed by his grandfather Feroz Gandhi.
Demonetisation dominates Parliament discourse; Congress equates Modi to Gaddafi
Fppolitics • 9 years agoThe Winter Session of Parliament opened on Wednesday with a united Opposition mounting an assault on the government over demonetisation, saying it had led to "economic anarchy" in the country and alleged selective leak of the information before the announcement which should be probed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).
PM Modi attends oath ceremony at Rajya Sabha, greets opposition leaders warmly
• 9 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday freely mingled with leaders of various opposition parties as he attended the Rajya Sabha proceedings.
'Declare computer language anti-national': AAP ridicules Smriti Irani over Sanskrit in IITs
Fp Staff • 9 years agoHRD Minister Smriti Irani's request to include Sanskrit in the curriculum of IITs has been met by ridicule from opposition parties.
Congress lawmaker calls Freedom 251 a scam, alleges BJP involvement
Fp Archives • 9 years agoAlleging that 'Freedom 251' smartphone scheme was a "fraud", Congress lawmaker Pramod Tiwari in Rajya Sabha today strongly objected to the presence of BJP leaders at the launch of the scheme to sell smartphones at a price of Rs. 251 and sought a reply from the government.
Naxal attacks increased in last 6 months due to weak politics, says Cong leader
Fp Archives • 11 years agoA Congress member on Thursday said there was an increase in Naxal attacks during the last six months due to "weak" policies of the government.