New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Opposition MPs, who were suspended from the Rajya Sabha for disrupting proceedings, continued their protest near the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament complex on Thursday and asserted that there was no question of them apologising for their behaviour.

New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmakers on Wednesday staged a sit-in protest at the Gandhi statue outside Parliament on Wednesday over their suspension from Rajya Sabha.

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): An official of Pakistan's top probe agency who was investigating high profile cases against prominent politicians has resigned from his office.

Lahore [Pakistan], March 1 (ANI): The opposition parties in Pakistan have decided to table a resolution in Parliament, seeking to repeal the "black law" against the media, local media reported.

New Delhi Jan 31 PTI MPs cutting across party lines were seen violating social distancing norms during President Ram Nath Kovinds address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on MondayMPs in the first two rows seating Prime Minister Narendra Modi Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge top Union ministers and floor leaders of various parties were socially distanced but not after thatFrom the third row onwards many MPs did not follow Covid protocol This included several Union ministers In some benches of the Central Hall meant to seat five seven MPs were crammed together Several parliamentarians were seen chatting with some of them dropping their masksFollowing the spike in Covid cases during the third wave arrangements have been made for MPs to sit in the Central Hall gallery as well as the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha chambersDuring the budget session beginning on Monday parliament proceedings will be conducted in two shifts -- Rajya Sabha in the morning and Lok Sabha in the evening PTI JTR MIN MIN

Ahmedabad Nov 22 PTI Alleging laxity in the ongoing probe into seizure of drugs at various places in Gujarat the Congress on Monday demanded setting up of an inquiry commission under a sitting High Court judge to investigate these cases including the seizure of 2988 kg of heroin at the Mundra port A delegation led by Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Paresh Dhanani has called on Governor Acharya Devvrat at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar and handed him a memorandum seeking his intervention to forming the inquiry commission Congress leaders have alleged that though heroin and other contraband worth thousands of crores have been seized from different parts of Gujarat in recent months the BJP government was not taking any concrete action against the entire racket as those in the government are hand in glove with the perpetrators In the memorandum the opposition party cited the seizure of nearly 3000 kg of heroin worth Rs 21000 crore at the Mundra port in September followed by the recovery of heroin and meth worth over Rs 1000 crore by the Gujarat police and the ATS this month Congress demanded strict action to control the drugs network to save the next generation claiming that drugs are being sold openly on college campuses across Gujarat Though the drugs are being dumped in Gujarat through the sea route with the help of foreign nationals the coastal security has been left to the mercy of God Congress said Gujarats coastline is 1640 km long and has 144 small islands near it More importantly our shores are close to Pakistan Despite that there are only 22 marine police stations and three interceptor boats to guard this vast coastline Due to the lack of adequate security Gujarats coast has become a haven for drug mafia the memorandum said It further alleged that corrupt practices of the BJP dispensation has helped drug mafias in expanding their network in Gujarat Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi had refuted these charges claiming that the seizure of such a large quantity of drugs proves that the police and other agencies are doing their work with commitment as the contraband was unearthed before it reached the masses PTI PJT NSK NSK