parliaments

All eyes are on the budget session of the Indian Parliament which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, as the opposition parties look to corner the government over inflation, the economy, the Adani-Hindenburg row, and other pressing economic…

Office of Registrar-General of India follows ‘obsolete’ criteria for scheduling of tribesThe Office of the Registrar-General of India (RGI) is following the set of criteria set out by the Lokur Committee nearly 60 years ago to define any…

The winter session of the Parliament will begin on Wednesday. The session will have a total of 17 working days. The BJP-led Central government's agenda for the winter session of Parliament includes 16 new bills. Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

The lower house of Russia’s parliament, the Duma, voted on Thursday to toughen up a notorious 2013 “gay propaganda” law, part of Moscow’s conservative drive at home while its troops battle in Ukraine. Rights campaigners, who condemn the…

Issued on: 30/06/2022 - 14:37 Hard-left MP Eric Coquerel was elected chair of the French parliament's powerful finance committee on Thursday, a day after the far-right…

BRUSSELS: The European Parliament will vote on Wednesday (Jun 8) on eight climate change policies to slash emissions faster this decade, with outcomes uncertain as lawmakers are split on whether to boost or weaken the plans. The package of…

But at the first news conference following her victory, Metsola immediately faced questions around her stance on abortion rights.Metsola is a member of the center-right European People's party and is anti-abortion. She comes from Malta,…

Metsola, who was voted into the post on her 43rd birthday, had served as the Parliament's vice-president since 2020 and was elected comfortably in Tuesday's leadership vote, winning the support of 458 of the group's 705 MEPs. She is the…

Issued on: 18/01/2022 - 07:34 The European Parliament is widely expected to elect conservative Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola as its president on Tuesday, making her the EU…

The winter session of the Parliament is set to begin on Monday. The BJP-led government has a heavy agenda for the winter session with its legislative business including 26 new bills. The government has indicated that the bill to repeal…