Morning Digest | Rajya Sabha unanimously passes women’s reservation Bill; Issue of visas paused in Canada amid tussle, and more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in group photograph with Union Minister Smriti Irani and women MPs after the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (women’s reservation bill) by the Rajya Sabha in the special session of the Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 | Photo Credit: PTI RajyaRead More →

Morning Digest | Lok Sabha passes historic women’s reservation Bill; Amit Shah says Bill will be implemented only after 2029, and more

Women MPs flash the victory sign after the Lok Sabha passed the motion concerning the Women’s Reservation Bill during the Special Session, at the Parliament in New Delhi on September 20, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI Lok Sabha passes historic women’s reservation Bill; PM Modi thanks MPs across party linesRead More →

Morning Digest | Census a must for women’s reservation Bill to become reality; Civil groups in Manipur demand release of armed miscreants, and more

Police officers walk in front of the new parliament building a day before its inauguration in New Delhi, India | Photo Credit: Reuters Census a must for Women’s Reservation Bill to become reality The Women’s Reservation bill can come into effect only after the decennial Census has been conducted, aRead More →

Morning Digest | Canada investigates Indian government link to killing of Khalistani activist; Union Cabinet meets amid buzz over Women’s Reservation Bill, and more

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on September 18, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP Canada investigates Indian government link to killing of Khalistani activist, expels Indian diplomat Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Canada isRead More →

Morning Digest | New Parliament to host session from September 19; Army jawan abducted and murdered in Manipur, and more

A view of new Parliament House Complex in New Delhi | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR MPs to move to new Parliament on Tuesday, Opposition asks for Women’s Bill More than three months after the new Parliament House was inaugurated, Members of Parliament will move into the building on Tuesday,Read More →

Morning Digest | CWC resolves to make INDIA bloc an electoral success; V-P Dhankar to hoist national flag at new Parliament building today, and more

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former president Sonia Gandhi, and party senior leaders being welcomed on their arrival for the newly constituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) in Hyderabad on Saturday, September 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Congress Working Committee resolves to make INDIA bloc an ideological and electoral successRead More →

Morning Digest | Finance Ministry says wrong to assess economic activity on GDP alone, number of Nipah virus cases rises to six in Kozhikode, and more

Nipah outbreak | Number of cases rises to six in Kozhikode One more person tested positive for the Nipah infection in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Friday, taking the total number of infected persons to six now. Meanwhile, lab tests have proved that E. Mohammedali, the first patient who diedRead More →

Morning Digest | Central team of officials to visit Nipah-hit areas, Joe Biden’s son Hunter indicted on gun charges, and more

Central team of officials to visit Nipah-hit areas A Central team of officials is expected to visit Maruthonkara and Ayancheri areas in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Friday where two persons died due to Nipah infection recently. Five people have so far tested positive for the virus, of whom twoRead More →

Morning Digest | Special Session to debate Parliament’s 75-year journey, take up Bills; Apple farmers urge J&K L-G to restart MIS in Kashmir to save C-grade crop, and more

Special Session to debate Parliament’s 75-year journey, take up Bills Ending the suspense on the agenda of the Special Session of Parliament, which will be held from September 18 to 22, the Parliamentary bulletin revealed that on the first day of the session, the two Houses will hold a discussionRead More →

Morning Digest | Cauvery panel ‘directs’ Karnataka to continue water release, Kuldeep Yadav in the thick of it again as India wins spin test and reaches Asia Cup final, and more

Court rejects Chandrababu Naidu’s plea for house arrest, finds central jail safe The ACB Court in Vijayawada on Tuesday dismissed former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s plea for house arrest. It was convinced that the central jail at Rajamahendravaram is safe for him in view of tight securityRead More →