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Rajya Sabha introduces Bill criminalizing Vande Mataram insults with five-year jail, sparking Opposition debate.
Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike as Centre pledges fast-track courts and tougher laws against exam paper leaks, sparking calls for deeper education reforms.
Home Ministry tables controversial Bill in Rajya Sabha, extending punishment for insulting national symbols to include Vande Mataram amid fierce opposition.
Parliamentary Finance Panel urges urgent, comprehensive regulatory framework for Virtual Digital Assets, citing 12 crore Indian investors and existing regulatory vacuum.
PM Modi vows strict action against paper leaks, announces new Bill in Parliament, as Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike over NEET irregularities; Higher Education Secretary reshuffled.
Lok Sabha informed: Kangra-Chamba-Dharamshala, a Seismic Zone V region, faces high earthquake risk; government intensifies monitoring and preparedness.
Opposition forces Monsoon Session washout, demanding urgent debate on NEET paper leak, minister's resignation, and police crackdown on student protesters.
Union Home Minister introduces Bill to grant 'Vande Mataram' equal statutory protection as 'Jana Gana Mana', amending 1971 Act amidst constitutional rights debate.
Parliament to debate former judge Yashwant Varma's status after resignation amidst misbehavior charges, sparking debate on judicial accountability and constitutional loopholes.
Ministry mandates public consultation for all future highway projects during DPR stage, following Public Accounts Committee recommendations for transparency.
Parliamentary panel urges 'suspension,' not 'removal,' for PM/CM/Ministers jailed 30+ days for serious offenses, addressing 'governance from jail' vacuum.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla tables report on ex-Justice Varma, defying precedent; ignites debate on judicial accountability post-resignation.
Joint Parliamentary Committee debates One Nation, One Election, addressing constitutional hurdles, delimitation, and anti-defection law reforms for synchronized polls by 2034.
MEA clarifies passports are travel documents, not standalone citizenship proof, sparking debate on India's complex legal framework and lack of universal certificate.
Expert urges reimagining or abolishing the anti-defection law, citing its failure to curb defections and stifling intra-party democracy after four decades.
Trinamool MPs' proposed merger challenges Tenth Schedule's anti-defection law, exposing ambiguities in party merger provisions and demanding Supreme Court clarity.
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