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The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha will commence tomorrow. The Rajya Sabha will sit from Thursday. The session will continue till 26th of next month. Our correspondent reports that since it is the first session of the new Lok Sabha, it will mainly be devoted to Oath taking …

The Election Commission has announced by-polls to six Rajya Sabha seats. Notification for the by-polls will be issued on Tuesday and nominations can be filed till the 25th of this month. Polling will be held on the 5th of next month. Two seats from Gujarat fell vacant after sitting MPs …

An all-party meeting was held in New Delhi today ahead of the Parliament session beginning tomorrow. During the meeting, the government sought the support of Opposition parties to ensure smooth functioning of both the Houses. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi, Ghulam Nabi …

In Bihar, the death toll due to Encephalitis in Muzaffarpur and adjoining districts has reached 83. Three more children lost their lives due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome. Condition of 15 is said to be critical in Muzaffarpur. Forty-one people have been admitted to Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) …

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar received a warm welcome in his home town today. This is his first visit  to Pune after taking oath as a Union Minister. Mr. Javadekar will attend the Review meeting of pollution Abatement of Mula – …

Kolkata, – : Three political workers, including two from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and one from the Trinamool Congress, were killed in a clash between the supporters of the two parties in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, the police said on Saturday. However, the BJP claimed four of …

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik called on the Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi today. Mr Malik told reporters that he briefed the Home Minister about the security situation in the state and circumstances and development work. He said, he also apprised Mr Shah about the preparation …

The total gross GST revenue collected in the month of May, 2019 is Rs 1,00,289 crore of which CGST is Rs 17,811 crore, SGST is Rs 24,462 crore, IGST is Rs 49,891 crore (including Rs 24,875 crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs 8,125 crore (including Rs 953 crore collected on imports). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of April up to 31st May, 2019 is 72.45 lakh. The …

Shri Rajnath Singh took over the responsibility as the Defence Minister, today. On his arrival at the Ministry of Defence in South Block, Shri Rajnath Singh was received by the Minister of State for Defence Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, three Services’ Chiefs, Defence Secretary Shri Sanjay Mitra,  Chairman DRDO Dr …

Sonia Gandhi was re-elected as the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party at a meeting of the newly-elected Congress Lok Sabha MPs in New Delhi today. Her name was proposed by former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and supported by all MPs. Congress President Rahul Gandhi thanked the voters and …