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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Stop blaming Nehru, work for people: Opposition to BJP

The Opposition in Rajya Sabha targeted the Centre over violations of Constitutional principles in the last ten years while participating in the debate on the 75 glorious years of the Constitution. “See your arrogance on a day when we are debating the Constitution of India, your hubris makes you bring a bill on Constitution at 12 noon,” Mr O’ Brien …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

‘Justice for Wayanad’: Priyanka leads protest, demands relief package for landslide-hit constituency

Hindustan Times

Opposition MPs from Kerala including Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged a protest at Makar Dwar of Parliament demanding a relief package for landslide-hit Wayanad. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others stage a protest demanding a relief package for landslide-hit Wayanad during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, and CPI MP John …

Justice Congress Wayanad Centre Vadra Package No Discrimination

4 weeks ago

Oppn submits notice in RS for Allahabad HC judge's impeachment over 'controversial remarks': Sources

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Members of several opposition parties on Friday moved a notice in the Rajya Sabha for the impeachment of Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav over his alleged controversial remarks at a recent VHP event, sources said. The notice for the motion was moved under the Judges' Act, 1968, and Article 218 of the Constitution, seeking the initiation …

India Justice Impeachment Judge Yadav Vhp Notice

4 weeks ago

Opposition submits notice in RS for Allahabad HC judge's impeachment over 'controversial remarks': Sources

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Members of several opposition parties on Friday moved a notice in the Rajya Sabha for the impeachment of Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav over his alleged controversial remarks at a recent event, sources said. The notice for moving an impeachment motion was signed by 55 opposition MPs, including Kapil Sibal, Vivek Tankha, Digvijaya Singh, John Brittas, …

Yadav Notice

1 month ago

994 Waqf properties illegally encroached upon, govt tells Parliament

Hindustan Times

A total of 994 Waqf properties have been reported as alienated — or illegally encroached upon — across the country, with Tamil Nadu alone accounting for a maximum of 734 such properties, the Union government informed Parliament on Monday. 994 Waqf properties illegally encroached upon, govt tells Parl In a written response to a set of questions from Communist Party …

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1 month ago

Kerala: Centre rejects dedicated track for SilverLine

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In what could literally put an end to Kerala’s ambitious SilverLine project, the railway ministry has rejected the DPR that proposed setting up a dedicated high-speed track. Instead, the railways suggested that the Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd revise the DPR, switching to broad gauge from the proposed standard gauge and integration with the existing rail network to enable …

Railway Vaishnaw Dpr

1 month, 1 week ago

Rule 267 weaponised as mechanism of disruption, says Jagdeep Dhankhar, adjourns RS

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday adjourned proceedings for the day after disruptions by the Opposition over the Adani issue and violence in ethnic strife-torn Manipur and Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, saying Rule 267, under which adjournment notices were moved, “is being weaponised as a mechanism of disruption”. Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts the proceedings of …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Airlines received nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats this year, IndiGo the worst-hit

Hindustan Times

As many as 1,143 hoax bomb threats were made to domestic airlines between August 2022 and November 13, of which 994 were received this year itself, government data revealed. In a response to MP Kartikeya Sharma in Parliament, the minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Wednesday said, “As many as 27 hoax bomb threat calls were received …

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2 months ago

Ex-Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai slams ‘excessive use of Hindi’ in central government communication: ‘Please do not impose’

Hindustan Times

Ex-Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai, reacting to an X share by MP John Brittas, slammed the central government for “excessive use of Hindi” as a language of communication. He called the situation “worrisome” and “wrong.” Ex-Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai’s post on "excessive use of Hindi" in central government communication has divided the internet. Reposting the MP’s X post, the industry leader …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Privilege notice against Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha for blaming Kerala government for Wayanad tragedy

The Hindu

Three Communist Party of India MPs from Kerala have approached Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar requesting him to direct Union Home Minister Amit Shah to clarify his statement on Wednesday during a calling attention motion on Wayanad tragedy. Separately, CP MP V. Sivadasan moved a privilege notice with Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha alleging that Mr. Shah had misled the Upper …

Kerala Rajya Sabha Wayanad Alert Red State Shah

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Power corridor: Rajya Sabha kills bill to make Governors accountable

New Indian Express

RS kills bill to make guvs accountable A private member bill seeking to make Governors constitutionally bound by the advice of the council of ministers of states was defeated in Rajya Sabha on Friday, with treasury benches voting against the Bill brought by Kerala MP John Brittas. ‘Need sebi-like body to check airfares’ Lok Sabha members on Friday demanded a …

Rajya Sabha House Sabha Bill Member

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Consultations on UCC on, Meghwal tells Lok Sabha

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: A year after the 22nd Law Commission invited suggestions from stakeholders on the proposed nationwide Uniform Civil Code, the Centre does not appear to have made any considerable progress on it. Replying to a question raised by CPM MP John Brittas on whether the government intends to rely on the proposed new report of the Law Commission on …

Law Commission Ucc Meghwal Tells

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Kerala’s dream of AIIMS-like institution dashed again

The Hindu

Kerala’s much-anticipated and decades-long dream of having an All India Institutes of Medical Sciences -like institution on its soil was dashed yet again when the proposal found no mention in the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23. It is only after 2012 that the Centre began setting up AIIMS-like institutions across the country, under …

Health Kerala Budget State Centre Institution

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala MPs seek review of Thiruvananthapuram airport tariff hike

The Hindu

The Union government must review the “astronomical” tariff hike at Thiruvananthapuram airport as these could hamper the promise of affordable air travel for the citizens of Kerala and also impact the economic growth of the State, two MPs from Left parties in the State have urged the Centre. Communist Party of India leader John Brittas and Communist Party of India …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

How CPI (M) brokered a deal with ruling Congress in Kerala to withdraw its Secretariat siege against then CM in Solar scam

New Indian Express

The solar scam, that rocked Kerala politics about a decade ago, is back in the headlines after a senior journalist's revelation that CPI -led Left Democratic Front pulled out of its Secretariat siege in 2013 demanding the resignation of then Chief Minister Oommen Chandy for his alleged involvement in the scam, after reaching a deal with the ruling Congress party. …

Congress Protest Journalist Brittas Solar Scam

1 year ago

Government wants Opposition MPs to behave like Bidhuri, Brij Bhushan: Derek O'Brien

India Today

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien on Tuesday said the government perhaps wants Opposition members to behave like BJP lawmakers Ramesh Bidhuri and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh -- both of whom are facing allegations of misconduct -- as 14 Opposition MPs remain suspended from Parliament. A hundred opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha and 46 in the Rajya Sabha were suspended …

Opposition Singh Sabha Parliament Mps Suspended Opposition Mps

1 year ago

Rajya Sabha passes 2 bills amid protests by opposition MPs over security breach

Hindustan Times

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023, and the Government of Union Territories Bill 2023 amid protests by Opposition MPs over the December 13 Parliament security breach. Following a brief discussion, where MPs including the BJD’s Sasmit Patra, BJP’s Kavita Patidar, and YSR Congress’ Vijaysai Reddy expressed support for the bills, Reddy advocated extending …

Women Rajya Sabha Security Breach Lok Sabha House Jammu Sabha

1 year, 2 months ago

ABP Network Southern Rising Summit South India Tamilisai Soundararajan Ricky Kej Udhayanidhi Stalin Karti Chidambaram Annamalai

ABP News

The southern states of India are setting a remarkable example for the rest of the nation in terms of development, governance, literacy, entertainment, sports, and more. To celebrate and explore the exceptional progress, cultural richness, and social harmony exemplified by the five South Indian states, ABP Network will hold a thought leadership summit, 'The Southern Rising Summit 2023', on October …

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1 year, 5 months ago

House panel report on data protection Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu

Opposing the introduction of a parliamentary standing committee report on ‘Citizens’ Data Security and Privacy’ that deals with the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, CPI member John Brittas on August 1 pointed out that the Bill, which is yet to be introduced in Parliament, was never referred to the parliamentary panel and thus it is a breach of rules. The …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Internet shutdown gave Manipur perpetrators a free run: CPI(M) MP John Brittas

The Hindu

Amidst the din in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, CPI MP John Brittas flagged the issue of frequent Internet shutdowns, especially in the context of events in Manipur where, he argued, the absence of Internet service had created a breeding ground for “fake news, misinformation and suppression of valuable information”. Internet shutdowns, he said, gives a perpetrator a sense of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

PM’s silence bothering people in Manipur, say Left MPs

The Hindu

People in Manipur have lost faith in the N. Biren Singh government and are pained by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the ethnic conflict in the State for more than two months now, a delegation of Left Front MPs said on July 7. The five CPI and CPI members of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha — John …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Curfew in Manipur to be relaxed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 3, 2023

The Hindu

The curfew in the West Imphal district would be relaxed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday after Chief Minister Biren Singh inspected the ground situation at the hills adjoining Bishnupur-Churachandpur on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Biren Singh inspected the on-ground situation at the hills adjoining Bishnupur-Churachandpur. The order by the District Magistrate said, "There is …

Manipur Order State

1 year, 8 months ago

Give an opportunity to pre-2014 retirees to avail of higher PF pensions: Kerala MP

The Hindu

The demand to provide an opportunity to those pensioners who came under the Employees’ Pension Scheme of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation and retired prior to September 1, 2014, without exercising the joint option to avail themselves of higher PF pensions, has been renewed by John Brittas, Member of Parliament from Kerala. In a seven-page letter sent to the Union …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Activists, MPs flag RTI amendment in data protection bill

The Hindu

Activists and Opposition Members of Parliament on March 13 expressed concern that a proposed amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005, could close off avenues to citizens to uncover corruption. Section 8 of the RTI Act allows public authorities to refuse access to information if it intrudes on the privacy of an individual, but permits disclosure of information if …

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Stop blaming Nehru, work for people: Opposition to BJP

‘Justice for Wayanad’: Priyanka leads protest, demands relief package for landslide-hit constituency

Oppn submits notice in RS for Allahabad HC judge's impeachment over 'controversial remarks': Sources

Opposition submits notice in RS for Allahabad HC judge's impeachment over 'controversial remarks': Sources

994 Waqf properties illegally encroached upon, govt tells Parliament

Kerala: Centre rejects dedicated track for SilverLine

Rule 267 weaponised as mechanism of disruption, says Jagdeep Dhankhar, adjourns RS

Airlines received nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats this year, IndiGo the worst-hit

Ex-Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai slams ‘excessive use of Hindi’ in central government communication: ‘Please do not impose’

Privilege notice against Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha for blaming Kerala government for Wayanad tragedy

Power corridor: Rajya Sabha kills bill to make Governors accountable

Consultations on UCC on, Meghwal tells Lok Sabha

Budget 2024: Kerala’s dream of AIIMS-like institution dashed again

Kerala MPs seek review of Thiruvananthapuram airport tariff hike

How CPI (M) brokered a deal with ruling Congress in Kerala to withdraw its Secretariat siege against then CM in Solar scam

Government wants Opposition MPs to behave like Bidhuri, Brij Bhushan: Derek O'Brien

Rajya Sabha passes 2 bills amid protests by opposition MPs over security breach

ABP Network Southern Rising Summit South India Tamilisai Soundararajan Ricky Kej Udhayanidhi Stalin Karti Chidambaram Annamalai

House panel report on data protection Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha

Internet shutdown gave Manipur perpetrators a free run: CPI(M) MP John Brittas

PM’s silence bothering people in Manipur, say Left MPs

Curfew in Manipur to be relaxed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 3, 2023

Give an opportunity to pre-2014 retirees to avail of higher PF pensions: Kerala MP

Activists, MPs flag RTI amendment in data protection bill