No pension for MLAs who defect: Himachal passes new bill

The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Wednesday passed a bill which will bar the members of the House who are disqualified under Tenth Schedule of the Constitution (anti-defection law) from drawing......

Maharashtra assembly's monsoon session postponed

The monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature, slated to begin on July 18, has been postponed, a senior official said on Friday. The new dates will be announced shortly, principal secretary......

AI cameras to track MLAs's movements in Karnataka assembly

Artificial Intelligence-enabled cameras with facial recognition technology have now been installed in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly that will record arrival and exit time of members, as well......

Not against any community, but will have to fight for rights, asserts Bhujbal

Maharashtra cabinet minister and OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday said he was not against any community, but asserted a social group has to fight to protect its rights, comments coming in the......

Goa to sign power pact with Ratnagiri Gas

Goa expects to pool about 21.5 MW of power from the 'Ratnagiri Combined Cycle Power Project' to meet its rising electricity demands, state power minister Alexio Sequiera said. "In all, 21.5 MW......

9 BJP-ruled states may ratify Bill on GST by end of August

Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month Senior Union ministers have advised to as many as nine Bharatiya Janata......

60% probability of GST bill passage in current session: Nomura

  The constitutional amendment that allows for a Goods and Services Tax, is more likely to be passed in this Monsoon Session of Parliament, says Japanese financial services major Nomura.......