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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear after four weeks a PIL seeking identification and deportation of all illegal immigrants and infiltrators. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the submission of lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay that the illegal Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants …

Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla today rejected the Congress’s demand to adjournment of Question Hour to discuss Election Bond issue. Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, the request for adjournment motion was given as they were compelled to take up the issue. He also cited BJPs protests during the …

Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has constituted an administrative council with Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu as its chairman to discharge the functions of a government. A government order issued by the General Administration Department yesterday said the chief secretary shall function as secretary to the Administrative Council. Meanwhile, …

Members cutting across party lines demanded in the Lok Sabha integrated action by the government to deal with air pollution. They stressed that it was wrong to blame farmers alone for deteriorating air quality in Delhi. Most of the participating members said, vehicles, dust, construction and industries, power plants too …

Lok Sabha is witnessing noisy scenes over withdrawal of SPG security to Gandhi family, JNU issue among others. Members from Congress, DMK and Left trooped into the Well of the House this morning raising slogans against the Government. The House is taking up Question Hour amid noisy scenes. Speaker Om …

Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed sloganeering during the Question Hour seeking the release of detained Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah. Opposition MPs continued chanting of slogans protesting against the lack of stability in Jammu and Kashmir. As soon as the House met for the day, Prince Raj …

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde took oath as the 47th Chief Justice of India on Monday. President Ram Nath Kovind administered him the oath of office at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice Bobde succeeds Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who retired on Sunday. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker …

The Winter Session of Parliament will begin today. The Session will have 20 sittings. It will end on the 13th of next month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed hope that both Houses of Parliament will have constructive debates on ways to empower citizens and further India’s development. Mr Modi also …

Hyderabad, Nov.17 (PMI): Union minister of state for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said the Centre does not have any plan to make Hyderabad as the second capital of the country. In the wake of reports that the Centre was contemplating to make Hyderabad as second capital of the …

Ahead of Parliament’s winter session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today assured at the all-party meeting that the government is ready to discuss all issues. During the meeting in New Delhi, Mr Modi said, the most important job of the House is to discuss and debate. Briefing reporters, Parliamentary Affairs Minister …