Pakistan’s parliament chose a more Western-friendly politician, Shehbaz Sharif, as prime minister on Monday, completing the ousting of predecessor Imran Khan in a political crisis that has sparked street protests and a mass resignation of lawmakers.Pakistan’s parliament elects Shahbaz Sharif as new PMPakistan’s parliament has elected Shahbaz Sharif as prime minister, after his predecessor Imran…Continue Reading

Pakistan’s Parliament elected Opposition lawmaker Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new Prime Minister on Monday, after a walkout by lawmakers from ousted Premier Imran Khan’s party.Mr. Sharif was the only contender. He is the brother of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif but his election will not guarantee a clear path forward — or solve…Continue Reading

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha (file photo)Parliament Budget Session 2022 Live Updates: The government’s intention to bring the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill is to strengthen the law and order and internal security of the country, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday, asserting that concerns over human and personal rights have been…Continue Reading

Parliament Live Updates: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday tore into the government over budgetary cuts in allocation for MGNREGA. Parliament Budget Session 2022 Updates: Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill 2022 was passed in Lok Sabha on Friday. The Bill aims to include certain tribal communities in the list of…Continue Reading

Redevelopment of the Central Vista Avenue has attained 80% completion, says Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry Redevelopment of the Central Vista Avenue has attained 80% completion, says Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry The construction of the new Parliament building was 44% complete, while the redevelopment of the Central Vista Avenue, which hosted the Republic Day…Continue Reading

Rajnath Singh addressing the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday (Photo: ANI)Parliament Budget Session 2022 Live Updates: In a statement over the inadvertent firing of a missile on March 9, which Pakistan said landed 124 km deep inside its territory, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday assured the House that the “missile system is very reliable and…Continue Reading

Ukrainian lawmakers attend a session of parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine February 23, 2022. R | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Ukrainian Parliament on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, approved a declaration of a state of emergency in the entire Ukraine except for two eastern regions where it has been in place since 2014.Also read: Putin uses Indira…Continue Reading

Last Updated: 18th February, 2022 09:00 IST European Parliament President Roberta Metsola identified Bulgarian MEP Angel Dzhambazki’s action as a Nazi salute and initiated action against the same. Image: Twitter/@Renaissance_UE/ AP A Bulgarian nationalist MEP on Wednesday stirred a controversy after he gave a Nazi salute in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Following this,…Continue Reading

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in Parliament on Thursday. (PTI)TRS and BJP workers clashed at several places in Telangana on Thursday during protests and counter-protests over remarks by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 8 that the Andhra Pradesh bifurcation Bill was passed without any debate by the then UPA government. TRS workers protested by…Continue Reading