FOLLOWING his indictment by the Supreme Court in-house inquiry panel, the government is likely to bring an impeachment motion in the upcoming monsoon session against former Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, The Indian Express has learnt. On May 3, a three-member panel, set up by the Supreme Court, had found credence in the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed uproar on Monday over the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act. The chaos unfolded after the National Conference (NC)-led alliance government reiterated its intent to bring a resolution opposing the Act, which has now become law following its passage in both Houses of Parliament and Presidential assent.Assembly Speaker Abdul … Read more
The Budget session of Parliament, which witnessed marathon debates in both the Houses during the consideration and passage of the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill amid an intense showdown between the ruling BJP-led NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc, ended Friday on a stormy note, with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chiding former Congress president and … Read more
Parliament approved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod in the early hours of Friday following a 12-hour marathon debate. The legislation was passed in the upper house with 128 votes in favour and 95 against. The Lok Sabha had already cleared the Bill on Thursday, with 288-232 voting. Union … Read more
New Delhi: The Waqf bill, after a smooth passage through Lok Sabha, breezed through the Rajya Sabha 24 hours later, after yet another marathon debate. On its way, it exposed a chink in the armour of the parties opposing the bill. The voting was 128 votes in favour of the bill and 95 against. Just … Read more
Upset with the Janata Dal (United)’s stand on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, senior party leader Mohammad Kasim Ansari resigned on Thursday. “I am disappointed that I gave many years of my life to the party and served the party, but now when the party has changed its stand on the Waqf Amendment Bill, I do … Read more
3 April 2025 10:26 PM IST In response to Nadda’s claim of waqf holding large number of properties, Sibal stated that there are 32 waqf boards which merely supervises the waqf properties in their respective States but total area of Hindu religious institutions in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana each is 4, 47,000, 4, … Read more
Waqf Amendment Bill Live Updates: The Bill was introduced in Parliament last year amid uproar by the Opposition and was subsequently sent to a Joint Committee of Parliament headed by BJP MP Jagadambika Pal for scrutiny. Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament Today Live News Updates: The Lok Sabha session kicked off on a stormy note … Read more
Finance Bill to be discussed in the Parliament today Parliament Budget Session 2025 Live Updates: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar Thursday rejected the Congress’s privilege motion against Union Minister Amit Shah Amit Shah for ‘aspersions’ on Sonia Gandhi over PM relief fund. Congress chief whip in Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh gave a notice for breach … Read more
The Ministry further added that only two convictions have been secured in the past 10 years. The information was provided by Minister of State in Finance Ministry Pankaj Chaudhary in response to a query raised by Member of Parliament (MP) from Kerala, AA Rahim. Rahim asked the following questions: – Number of ED cases filed … Read more