The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2012 seeks to amend the Constitution to include the Medara community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka. It received...
The Railway Property Unlawful Possession Amendment Bill 2011 was approved by the Parliament with the Lok Sabha adopting it with a voice vote. The Rajya Sabha had already...
A Special Session of the Lok Sabha held on May 13, 2012 to mark its 60th anniversary. Both houses of the Parliament held day-long special sittings with party...
Parliament passed a Bill that will make children with disabilities eligible for free and compulsory education under the RTE (Right to Education) Act in all schools. The Right...
The Lok Sabha passed the Appropriation Bill, 2012. It authorizes payment and appropriation of certain sums from the CFI (Consolidated Fund of India) for services in the financial...
Panchayti Raj Minister, V Kishore Chandra Deo held that the Rural Development Ministry has agreed to share 1% of its Rs 1 Lakh Crore budget for fortification of...
Subject to certain conditions, the Election Commission has permitted Registered-Unrecognised Political Parties to have a common symbol as a one-time offer during general elections either to Lok Sabha...
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court escaped impeachment by the Lok Sabha When the Law Minister Salman Khurshid conveyed to the House the information about Justice...
Parliament passed a Bill that attempt to shift powers to the Central Government from the RBI w.r.t. to State Bank of Hyderabad (a SBI subsidiary) The Lok Sabha accepted...
On 19 August 2011, in a historic first, the Rajya Sabha voted in favour of impeaching Calcutta High Court judge Justice Soumitra Sen, finding him guilty of misappropriating...