The Triple Talaq Bill escaped a select committee review by a vote of 100 to 84 and was passed by a slim margin of 99 to 84The Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill, 2019 is listed for Select Committee review
1 min read31 Jul 2019Last month, AG K.K. Venugopal had assured the SC that the Centre was taking the appointment process forward and was going to hold a meeting for selecting an eminent jurist on the panel on 10 May
1 min read15 May 2018Congress's Mallikarjuna Kharge says he was invited by the govt as a 'special invitee' with the singular intention of excluding the opinion of the opposition in the lokpal appointment process
1 min read11 Apr 2018In a letter to PM Narendra Modi, Mallikarjun Kharge said that a special invitee invitation is a 'concerted effort' to exclude the voice of the opposition in Lokpal selection
2 min read2 Mar 2018Donald Trump praises his son-in-law Jared Kushner for 'proving' that he did not collude with the Russians, mocks opponents by saying that his 11-year-old son could be their next target
2 min read25 Jul 2017Opposition as well as some NDA members in select committee meeting raise concerns on the Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017
1 min read15 Jul 2017National Intelligence chief says Pakistan-based terror groups will present a sustained threat to US's interest in the region and continue to plan and conduct attacks in India, Afghanistan
1 min read12 May 2017The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016, was passed by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha despite the opposition demanding deferring of the debate
2 min read11 Mar 2017At present, Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana is the interim director of the investigating agency
1 min read15 Jan 2017M.S.K. Prasad, who was a part of the previous panel as the South Zone representative, replaced Sandeep Patil as chairman of the selectors
1 min read21 Sep 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared