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Delhi drowning: Govt, Oppn spar in RS; Dhankar calls coaching centres gas chambers

Three civil service aspirants drowned at the basement of a building which served as a library of a coaching centre in the Old Rajendra Nagar area of Delhi after heavy rain on July 27

Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. (PTI)

Published on Jul 29, 2024 09:14 PM IST

Centre open to discuss NEET, urge Oppn to maintain decorum: Dharmendra Pradhan

The education minister assured that strict action will be taken against whoever is responsible for the alleged paper leak incident

Union education minster Dharmendra Pradhan at the Parliament on Friday. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 04:37 PM IST

ByAanchal Poddar

Kabir Khan, Kartik Aaryan on conversation over star fee, overhead costs: It's a healthy discussion

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Updated on Jun 06, 2024 06:16 PM IST

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Not given enough time to examine merits, demerits: Congress on Uttarakhand UCC bill

The Congress said the government should have first presented the draft in the assembly before the bill so that its merits and demerits could be discussed

Congress MLAs staged a protest on the steps of the state legislature. (HT photo)

Published on Feb 06, 2024 04:04 PM IST

ByAmit Bathla

Congress to shortlist names of LS candidates in Chhattisgarh in 10 days: Sachin Pilot

Published on Jan 28, 2024 08:23 AM IST

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Jairam Ramesh seeks CEC's time for INDIA bloc leaders to discuss VVPATs

Ramesh's letter comes days after the opposition INDIA bloc suggested that VVPAT slips be handed over to voters and its 100 per cent counting done later.

Published on Jan 02, 2024 11:29 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Modi, Murmu reach out to Dhankhar as political controversy intensifies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to convey his “pain”, and President Draupadi Murmu stressed that protests should not cross the “norms of dignity and courtesy”.

Updated on Dec 21, 2023 08:46 AM IST

BySmriti Kak Ramachandran, New Delhi

IIM Bangalore set to host 4-day India Strategy Conference 2023 from December 14

The four-day India Strategy Conference 2023 will unite academia and industry to deliberate on the strategic opportunities and challenges of the 21st century.

IIM Bangalore set to host India Strategy Conference 2023 from December 14(HT File)

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Published on Dec 07, 2023 02:03 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk, New Delhi

2-day winter session: Punjab assembly clears four bills without discussion

The Punjab Vidhan Sabha passed four bills without discussion before adjourning, leading to opposition from the Congress party, who walked out in protest.

The Opposition, Congress, which was miffed over the winter session not being extended for discussion on important issues staged a walked out in protest. (HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 30, 2023 09:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Campus has the right to speak, discuss, debate

There is an urgent need to confront the political forces unconcerned both with education and the youth which has to be educated and not be cowed by them.

Increasingly, universities are being forced, through intimidation and threat, to become handmaids of political agendas and political parties. (HT file)

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Published on Sep 13, 2023 09:50 PM IST

ByParinitha Shetty

Literati to take place in Chandigarh on Nov 24, 25 and 26

The 11th edition of Literati, an international literature festival in Chandigarh, will take place from November 24 to 26, with the theme 'Navras'.

(From left): Chandigarh Literary Society (CLS) members Puneet Girdhar; Reeta Rana; festival director (Literati) and founder chairperson CLS Sumita Misra; Deviyani Singh; and Affan Yesvi announcing details of this year’s Literati, the trilingual international literature festival (HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 11, 2023 09:14 PM IST

BySubhashree Nanda

Delhi House to take up GNCTD Act, Dwarka Expressway for discussion today

Six Opposition BJP lawmakers were marshaled out as tempers flared when AAP lawmaker Durgesh Pathak initiated in the Delhi assembly on Thursday a discussion on the ethnic violence in Manipur

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was also likely to speak on the issue. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Aug 18, 2023 10:45 AM IST

ByAlok KN Mishra

BJP MLAs marshalled out of Delhi assembly amid uproar over Manipur discussion

AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak began a short duration discussion over the violence in the northeastern state following which BJP MLAs got up in protest

As the ruckus prevailed, AAP’s Durgesh Pathak said it was unfortunate the BJP did not want a discussion over the issue. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Aug 17, 2023 03:54 PM IST

ByAlok KN Mishra

Indo-Pak Friendship Fest: Rakesh Tikait on Wagah border reopening for trade

Folklore Research Academy’s magazine ‘Panj Pani’ was also released on the occasion.

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait during the 28th India-Pakistan Friendship Festival in Amritsar. (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 15, 2023 05:31 AM IST

BySurjit Singh, Amritsar

Derek O'Brien not suspended from Rajya Sabha; voting on motion didn't take place

The clarification came hours after there were reports that Jagdeep Dhankhar suspended Derek O'Brien for the remainder of the Parliament session.

Trinmool Congress’ Derek O' Brien at Parliament in New Delhi.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Aug 08, 2023 03:10 PM IST

ByAniruddha Dhar

Opposition holds protest, walks out of Goa assembly over Manipur discussion

Opposition members said that if the Goa assembly could pass a resolution on a BBC documentary, it could certainly condemn violence in Manipur

An opposition MLA holding placard protests over Manipur issue in the Goa Legislative Assembly on July 31 (ANI FILE PHOTO/Representative Image)

Updated on Aug 04, 2023 05:27 PM IST

Newly-elected AAP MP in Lok Sabha suspended for entire monsoon session

The suspended MP is the lone member of Lok Sabha from AAP.

Updated on Aug 03, 2023 07:53 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

No confidence, no trust: A modern tale of two alliances

The NDA has a comfortable majority in Parliament, and the outcome of the no-confidence motion is a forgone conclusion. The debates will set the tone for 2024

The opposition parties will try to corner the government on the ongoing violence in Manipur, the train tragedy in Odisha and the flood situation across the country. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 03, 2023 06:25 PM IST

ByChakshu Roy

Manipur violence: Shah reiterates willingness for discussion in Parliament

Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) has stuck to its demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on Manipur

Union home minister Amit Shah speaking in the Lok Sabha. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 24, 2023 03:30 PM IST

Governor Anandiben Patel asks Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University to hold discussion on UCC

Governor Anandiben Patel has asked Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University to organize a discussion on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) among students. She also made suggestions for improvements to the university's self-study report and student-centric initiatives.

Governor Anandiben Patel at Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University in Lucknow on Monday. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 17, 2023 10:11 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

The Witcher Season 3 Volume 2: Release date, cast, and exciting details revealed

Discover what lies ahead in The Witcher Season 3 Volume 2 as the fantasy saga reaches its climax on July 27, 2023.

Immerse yourself in the epic conclusion of Henry Cavill's final season as The Witcher. (Image Credit: Netflix)(Netflix)

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Published on Jun 30, 2023 07:06 PM IST

ByTuhin Das Mahapatra

To bolster democracy, fortify key institutions

There are learned lawyers. So why don’t they arrest the deterioration of the courts? There are committed MPs. Why don’t they restore the dignity of Parliament?

One of the most important debates in any Parliament should be the budget discussion. This year, Parliament has been so unruly that the budget was passed without discussion and once again, the session of Parliament was cut short, now a common practice. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 06:59 PM IST

ByMark Tully

Jagadish Shettar explains why he joined the Congress: ‘My self respect…’

Former CM Jagadish Shettar on Friday explained why he joined the Congress, citing that his self-respect was “damaged”.

Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar.

Published on Apr 21, 2023 05:38 PM IST

ByYamini C S

G20 MACS to focus on sustainable agriculture, food security

The MAHARISHI (millets and other ancient grains international research) Initiative will be discussed in the meeting prominently, a senior official said

There are four priority areas on which focused discussions will take place: food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture through approaches of climate resilient agriculture, digitisation for agricultural transformation and public-private partnerships for research and development in the sector, an official said (HT File)

Updated on Apr 15, 2023 12:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Varanasi

Draft NCF bats for gender equality in schools

The draft for school education was released by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Thursdayfor public feedback. A panel led by former Indian Space Research Organisation chief Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan prepared the draft in line with the National Education Policy 2020 that said school curriculum should include human values such as inclusion and gender equality.

An expert panel has recommended gender-neutral uniforms, mixed-gender groups in sports, balanced gender representation (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Apr 09, 2023 11:43 PM IST

ByFareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi

Budget session ends with blame game over logjam

The ministry-wise demand for grants, the finance bill, the budget of J&K and all other bills were passed amid din and without any debate.

Parliament of India. (Mohd Zakir/HT File Photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2023 06:06 AM IST

BySaubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi

Feel sad Budget was passed without discussion, says FM Sitharaman

The finance minister said the issues being raised were aimed at deflecting attention from India’s economic progress

The parliamentary process for approval of the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>45 lakh crore Union Budget was completed in less than 15 minutes in both Houses. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 05, 2023 07:13 AM IST

BySmriti Kak Ramachandran

Himachal assembly in session: Speaker refuses to allow discussion on ‘removal’ of outsourced staff, BJP stages walkout

The issue of “termination of services” of outsourced employees echoed loud in the Himachal Pradesh assembly on Tuesday with the opposition BJP staging a protest and later walking out of the House after their adjournment notice was rejected by the speaker.

Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur along with other BJP MLAs walks out of the Himachal assembly over the outsourced employees issue in Shimla on Tuesday. (Deepak Sansta /HT)