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February 26, 2016 9:36 PM

Parliament passes Election Laws (Amendment) Bill

Parliament passed a bill to amend electoral laws for a limited delimitation exercise to grant voting rights to people of the former enclaves of Bangladesh, with the Rajya Sabha adopting it today. The Lok Sabha passed it yesterday. <br/><br/>These enclaves were exchanged pursuant to the 1...

February 26, 2016 9:14 PM

India won't vacate Siachen glaciers: Manohar Parrikar

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said India will not vacate the Siachen glaciers as Pakistan cannot be trusted. <br/><br/>Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha today, Mr Parrikar said if India vacates the position, the enemy can occupy it and they would h...

February 26, 2016 8:37 PM

Lok Sabha takes up bill to end transgender discrimination

Lok Sabha today took up for consideration a private member bill to end discrimination against transgenders.<br/><br/>The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014 provides for formulation of a implementation of a comprehensive national policy for ensuring overall development of the transg...

February 26, 2016 7:47 PM

NIA detains ISIS suspect in West Bengal

A team of NIA personnel from New Delhi reportedly apprehended a student from Kanksa in Burdwan district in West Bengal today suspecting him to have ISIS links and took him to New Delhi for further investigation. <br/><br/>Neither the national agency nor the district Police confirmed the ...

February 26, 2016 7:32 PM

Lok Sabha resumes discussion on motion of thanks on President's address

The Lok Sabha today resumed discussion on the motion of thanks to the Presidential Address to joint sitting of the both the Houses of Parliament. <br/><br/>Participating in the discussion, Sultan Ahmed of TMC accused the NDA government of not addressing the needs of unemployment, He also...

February 26, 2016 7:31 PM

Compulsory voting not possible, reforms will continue: Gowda

The Lok Sabha today resumed discussion on a private member&apos;s bill seeking to make voting compulsory. The Compulsory Voting Bill,2014 was brought in the House by BJP member Jandardan Singh Sigriwal a few sessions earlier. In the resumed discussion, members generally welcomed the idea of compulso...

February 26, 2016 6:43 PM

Families of Siachen martyrs to soon get their compensations: Parrikar

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Lok Sabha today that the families of 14 martyrs of Siachen this year will soon be paid their compensations. <br/><br/>The matter is under process. He told the House that defence personnel of officers&apos; rank deployed at Siachen are grante...

February 26, 2016 6:13 PM

JNU row: SC seeks reply of Centre, cops on plea against lawyers

The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Delhi Police on a plea seeking an SIT probe in Patiala House court violence. The apex court also sought response on initiation of contempt action against three lawyers who were allegedly caught on camera bragging and boasting that they had ...

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