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"Nobody will be allowed to lower the dignity of the House," Birla said. (Express Photo)

Om Birla does not rule out 'exemplary punishment' on use of e-cigarette in Lok Sabha

January 12, 2026 5:19 pm

Birla said the matter was under investigation and would be later referred to an appropriate committee of the House for further action.

The Kerala High Court said that the Muslim Women Protection Act, 1986, is a declaratory law codifying and recognising pre-existing rules of Muslim law regarding rights and obligations of divorced persons.

Kerala High Court cites Quran, rules divorced Muslim women can claim maintenance beyond personal law limits

January 07, 2026 2:39 pm

Kerala High Court Latest Judgment: Justice Kauser Edappagath was hearing a plea challenging a 2012 family court decision that denied maintenance to a divorced Muslim woman because her ex-husband had already met his obligations under personal law.

Jairam Ramesh, Congress MP and party general secretary (communication), addressed a press conference and said the Vande Mataram debate during the session was all about the government “defaming Nehru” and “twisting history”.

Congress on Winter session: ‘PM Modi’s strategy was to insult the 3 people who built modern India’

December 19, 2025 4:48 pm

‘Government running away from discussion on pollution,’ says Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh.

The Rajya Sabha also cleared the SHANTI Bill, opening India’s nuclear power sector to private and foreign companies.

Parliament Winter Session Today LIVE Updates | Rahul Gandhi says govt demolished 20 yrs of MGNREGA in one day, both houses adjourned

December 19, 2025 4:25 pm

Winter Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Day 15 Live Updates: The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Friday, marking the end of the Winter Session of Parliament.

Lok Sabha recently passed The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025, aimed at repealing 71 laws.

LS nod to bill for repealing laws: Welcome step, amendments happening since Constitution's inception, says ex-law secretary P K Malhotra

December 18, 2025 5:58 pm

Repealing and amending bill 2025: Malhotra said that repeal of obsolete laws is a regular exercise and a separate institutional mechanism is not needed to ensure that laws are reviewed at regular intervals.

Lok Sabha passed bill to repeal 71 laws, including ones dating back to the 19th century.

Lok Sabha okays bill: List of 71 laws proposed to be repealed

December 17, 2025 12:32 pm

Lok Sabha Passes Repealing and Amending Bill 2025: Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said the Parliament made these changes to reverse the effects of colonisation.

According to the ECI, 58,17,851 forms (7.59% of the electoral roll) remained uncollectable after December 11, mainly due to deaths, migration and untraceable voters.

UGC, AICTE, NCTE to be replaced with single higher-education commission, Union Cabinet clears bill

December 15, 2025 3:37 pm

Earlier known as the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill and has now been renamed the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill.

Data released by the Union health ministry in Parliament on Wednesday reveals that 2,805 people died waiting for organs between 2020-2024. Delhi tops the list with 1,425 patients followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. (Express Photo)

Nearly 3,000 Indians died waiting for organs in 5 years; over 82,000 still on transplant waitlist

December 11, 2025 4:08 pm

Data provided by the Union health ministry in Parliament shows that Maharashtra tops the organ transplant waitlist with 20,553 patients, followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

From Supreme court to various high court of India Vande Mataram have been evoked in different contexts.

Five times ‘Vande Mataram’ made it to courtrooms

December 10, 2025 5:05 pm

Vande mataram court cases, National song legal issues: As 'Vande Mataram' written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay found itself in the middle of political storm, it is also echoed in courtrooms- often at the intersection of patriotism, constitutional freedoms, and individual choice.

Uproar in Lok Sabha as DMK members protest over lamp lighting row in Tamil Nadu

December 05, 2025 3:18 pm

The DMK was protesting with regard to a controversy over allowing devotees of the Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy Temple in Madurai to light the traditional Karthigai Deepam lamp at the 'Deepathoon' site.