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Liz Mathew

ARTICLES BY LIZ MATHEW

The Constitutional Amendment Bill will now have to get approval from 15 state assemblies and the President before coming into force. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Bill on panel for judges appointments gets Parliament nod

4 min read . 15 Aug 2014

The committee should give its report with instructions, which are binding on the government, to the Rajya Sabha by the last day of the first week of the next session of Parliament. Photo: HT

Insurance Bill sent to select committee

2 min read . 15 Aug 2014

Debates on increasing communal tensions in Uttar Pradesh and atrocities against women have been on the back-burner for over two weeks now. Photo: Hindustan Times

Lok Sabha discusses Saraswati river, cows protection

2 min read . 12 Aug 2014

Although finance minister Arun Jaitley unveiled amendments to the Insurance Bill earlier this month, the government could not take the legislation forward as Congress insisted that it be referred to a select committee to study it and suggest changes. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Rajya Sabha may send Insurance Bill to select committee

4 min read . 12 Aug 2014

The Narendra Modi-led NDA government is reforming decades-old labour laws to make it easier for businesses to hire people and generate more employment, a key campaign promise of the ruling BJP. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Govt introduces two labour reform Bills in Lok Sabha

3 min read . 08 Aug 2014

The BJP condemned Rahul Gandhi’s comments, saying the Congress was trying to deflect attention from its own internal crisis. Photo:

Rahul Gandhi joins demand for debate on communal violence

2 min read . 07 Aug 2014

Rahul Gandhi says there are no double standards on the insurance Bill by the Congress. Photo: Hindustan Times

Insurance reforms Bill: dilemma for Congress

4 min read . 06 Aug 2014

‘Our government believes in sarva dharma sama bhavana,’ said parliamentary affairs minister M. Venkaiah Naidu as he denied the allegation and said the prime minister had greeted people on Eid. Photo: PTI

Ruckus in Lok Sabha over PM not wishing Indians on Eid

1 min read . 05 Aug 2014

Known for his meticulous planning, BJP chief Amit Shah has had a minor setback when his party failed to win by-polls to three seats in Uttarakhand, which went to the Congress. Photo: Hindustan Times

BJP eyes a Lok Sabha encore in by-polls as rivals band together

4 min read . 04 Aug 2014

Unless there is a formal instruction, the UPSC will go ahead with the 24 August exam, said a government official. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

UPSC row: CSAT likely to be held on schedule without significant changes

3 min read . 01 Aug 2014

Minister of state for personnel and training Jitendra Singh. Photo: Hindustan Times

BJP reverses stand on bringing parties under RTI

2 min read . 01 Aug 2014

Pointing out that such media reports were baseless, Rajnath Singh said there was no question of getting the matter investigated. Photo: HT

Parliament disrupted over Nitin Gadkari bugging row

2 min read . 30 Jul 2014

Opposition stalled the proceedings in the lower house of the Parliament over actions of the Shiv Sena and the BJP MP against Muslims. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Shiv Sena, BJP face criticism in Lok Sabha over force feeding row

1 min read . 23 Jul 2014

Congress party president Sonia Gandhi. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Congress forms 20-member coordination committee

2 min read . 23 Jul 2014

On Friday, President Pranab Mukherjee completes two years as President, and it is his absence in Parliament that is being felt more than his presence in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Two years on, Congress feels Pranab Mukherjee’s absence in Parliament

2 min read . 23 Jul 2014

The AIADMK lawmakers who had disrupted the proceedings on Monday raised the demand again during zero hour on Tuesday. Photo: Priyanka Parashar

Lok Sabha adjourned after AIADMK demands probe in judge case

2 min read . 22 Jul 2014

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved a tariff hike of 8.32% for the city’s three electricity distribution utilities. Photo: Mint

FM proposes Rs260 crore for power subsidy in Delhi budget

2 min read . 18 Jul 2014

Photo: Hindustan Times

Parliament stalemate continues over Gaza issue

2 min read . 17 Jul 2014

The opposition in Rajya Sabha pointed out that the Gaza issue had been listed as part of business for the day and should be taken up first. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Uproar over Gaza situation rocks Rajya Sabha

3 min read . 16 Jul 2014

Jyotiraditya Scindia said that while it was in opposition, the NDA had attacked the Congress-led UPA’s policies, but continued with the same policies when it came to power. Photo: Mint

Congress attacks NDA govt on inflation in Parliament

2 min read . 16 Jul 2014