Politics

NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju has described his last day in the old parliament as “very memorable”. Speaking to The New Indian, Rijiju said, “The last day is always very memorable. We will always draw inspiration from the grand old parliament house.” He also pledged that by drawing inspiration from the old building, he will […]

NEW DELHI: On the eventful transition from the British-era Parliament to its new address opposite to it, BJP’s combative Union minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday directed her tirade at the family patron Sonia Gandhi for seeking a pie of credit in every one’s favourite political cake of Women’s Reservation Bill. In an interaction with The New […]

NEW DELHI: As she prepares to resume her journey as a parliamentarian in the Rajya Sabha, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has taken a jibe at the BJP government while hoping for the country’s “democratic” spirit to be kept alive in the new parliament building. “While reminiscing on our time in the old parliament, I […]

Bilateral relations have been a little tense between India and Canada during recent times. It began with the Khalistan separatist movement gaining renewed visibility in Canada, with different fringe groups from among the Sikh diaspora (about 2% of Canadian population) organizing events, rallies and fundraisers to revive mid-90s’ bloody separatism in Indian Punjab. Strangely, these […]

NEW DELHI: The Modi government will bring the Women’s Reservation Bill, which seeks to provide a 33 per cent quota, in parliament during the special session on Tuesday. According to top government sources, the Bill will be tabled by Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in the Lok Sabha for consideration. The discussion on provisions […]