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The words “corrupt” and “Jumlajeevi” have been banned in parliament

By uniquetimes July 14, 2022 0

Jumlajeevi, “baal buddhi,” “Covid spreading,” and “Snoopgate” have been added to a list of phrases deemed unacceptable for use in parliament ahead of a new session beginning on Monday. They join commonplace terms like “ashamed,” “abused,” “betrayed,” “corrupt,” “drama,” Continue Reading

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Smriti Irani’s address to MPs as a “Lady Member” has sparked a debate in the Lok Sabha

By uniquetimes April 1, 2022 0

Smriti Irani, a Union Minister, questioned why a female member of Parliament cannot be addressed as a lady today. During Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary of the Congress and Sougata Ray of the Trinamool Congress objected to Ms. Irani referring to Geetha Viswanath Vanga of the YSRCP as a lady member. […]Continue Reading

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Somnath Chatterjee Obituary: Red sun sets in Bengal

By uniquetimes August 13, 2018 0

Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who was one of the most acceptable political leaders in the country, has died early today because of some heart and kidney related ailments. He was the son of renowned political leader Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee. Like his father, Mr Somnath Chatterjee also had many friends outside the political spectrum […]Continue Reading

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Parliament to discuss Private Member Bills today

By uniquetimes August 3, 2018 0

Private Member Bill is an unavoidable element of a sound democracy. Several times, in the recent history, the PMBs have contributed productive discussions and effective policies in the democratic India. Today, the parliament is going to discuss the PMBs. Actually, this day is exclusively dedicated for this purpose. At least sixteen Private Member Bills are […]Continue Reading

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LS clears Anti-Trafficking bill; Opposition raises concerns about certain provisions

By uniquetimes July 27, 2018 0

The Lower House of the Indian Parliament, which is at the middle stage of its monsoon session, has passed a very important bill: the anti-trafficking bill. The bill aims to eliminate the brutal crime of trafficking from the Indian society, where at least one case related to the heinous crime of trafficking is reported almost […]Continue Reading

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Lok Sabha clears Fugitive Economic Offenders bill

By uniquetimes July 20, 2018 0

The lower house of the Indian Parliament has passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders bill to contain the trend of seeking foreign asylums among the high profile economic offenders. The new bill has replaced the ordinance promulgated by the President of India around three months ago. The ordinance was originally announced on the wake of the […]Continue Reading

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Lok Sabha to consider BJP’s non-confidence motion tomorrow

By uniquetimes July 19, 2018 0

It seems that the National Democratic Alliance’s tactics has worked well. It is clear that no one in the opposition has expected that the lower house speaker would accept the non-confidence motion moved by the Telugu Desam Party, the former member of the NDA. There is no doubt that the opposition’s plan was to disrupt […]Continue Reading

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Parliament committee fails to submit report on Transgender bill

By uniquetimes December 17, 2016 0

Delaying justice to the transgender community living in our country, the standing committee on social justice and empowerment failed to submit their report on the Transgender Person (Protection of Right) Bills 2016. It was told that the report on the bill would be submitted in the parliament on the last day of the winter session, […]Continue Reading

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GST bill to be tabled in LS today; PM Modi may talk on revolutionary reform

By uniquetimes August 8, 2016 0

  In a bid to achieve final nod from the parliament on the revolutionary tax reform, the Goods and Services tax bill is likely to be tabled in the lower house on Today.It is one of the biggest tax reforms of our country since the most-acclaimed economic reforms of 1991, which gifted a new economic […]Continue Reading

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Parliament clears NIT Bill; new HRD minister assures quality education

By uniquetimes July 22, 2016 0

The parliament on last day had cleared the National Institutions of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill was tabled by the new Union Human Resource Department, Prakash Javadekar, in the Lok Sabha. While speaking at the parliament, he pledged that his government is committed to delivering quality education to all students. He added Continue Reading