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Sri Lanka on Wednesday decided to discontinue the COVID-19 vaccination certificate for travellers entering the island nation. Travellers to Sri Lanka would be free of mandatory COVID-19 restrictions with the lifting of a circular issued in 2021, Asela Gunawardena, the Director General of Health Services said. Accordingly, the mandatory requirement of producing the COVID-19 vaccination certificate to enter the country would be no longer needed with effect from Wednesday.
"BJP trying to poach newly elected AAP councillors, none of them will fall prey," alleged Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am tomorrow.
An encounter breaks out between security forces and terrorists in the Watho area of Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir Police said. Further details are awaited.
TMC chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will attend the second G20 Presidency meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 9. She will attend the meeting virtually from her residence in Kalighat.
Meeting of all Delhi BJP office bearers will be held at 5:30 pm on Wednesday in order to discuss the MCD election results. All the winning councillors have been called at 7:30 pm.
The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has informed the Lok Sabha today that CBI registered 56 cases against MLAs and MPs from 2017 to 2022 (up to 31.10.2022)
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today said that at present, the Parliament reflects, with authenticity, the mandate of people as never before.
In his maiden address to the house, Dhankhar said, "With each election, there has been progressively authentic enhancement in the representation gradient."
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm.
Lok Speaker Om Birla today congratulated the country and the Central government on behalf of the House on India's G20 Presidency.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on various petitions challenging the 2016 decision of the Central Government to demonetise the old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000.
Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raises the issue of Opposition parties not holding the chairmanships of the parliamentary standing committee in the lower house.
JD(S) MP HD Devegowda today said in Rajya Sabha that he has had a bitter experience due to the decision of both Houses that a single member can't take more than 2-3 minutes to speak.
PM Modi today congratulated Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on officiating the Chair of Rajya Sabha. Addressing the house, PM said, "Rajya Sabha is the biggest strength of the country. Many of our Prime Ministers have worked as members of Rajya Sabha."
Vice President Jadeep Dhankhar officiated as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha today, winter session commences.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media ahead of Parliament's winter session and said that MPs tell him that whenever the House is adjourned due to ruckus, it affects them.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media ahead of Parliament's winter session today.
He said, "The manner in which India has made a space in global community, the manner in which expectations with India have risen & the manner in which India is increasing its participation on global platform, at a time like this, India receiving the G20 Presidency is a huge opportunity."
Leader of House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi welcome Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar who will be officiating for the first time in Rajya Sabha.
The TMC is participating in the Opposition meeting at the Parliament, an hour before the commencement of the Winter Session, reported ANI.
An 11-member delegation team of Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO) met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, on Tuesday.
The statement released by ENPO says that the home minister has assured to visit Easter Nagaland in January 2023.
According to ANI, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cleared the names of 34 players and officials of the Pakistan blind cricket team for World Cup in India after scrutiny.
MHA does not issue visas, it is the decision of the foreign high commission, ANI quoted government officials as saying.
The Maharashtra government has suspended bus services to Karnataka after a security alert from police that buses might be attacked in Karnataka during the agitations.
The government said that a call to resume services will be taken after a clearance from the Police about the safety and security of the passengers and the buses, reported ANI.
The Lok Sabha will today adjourn for an hour post-reading of the obituary as a mark of respect to veteran politician and sitting MP Mulayam Singh Yadav who passed away this year, reported ANI.
On the first day of the Parliament's Winter Session today, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will officiate on the chair of Rajya Sabha.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter to congratulate Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning a Silver Medal in Weightlifting World Championship.
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla said that he expects coordination from all the parties for the smooth functioning of the house during Parliament's Winter Session, beginning today.
The counting for 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has begun at 42 counting centres with 68 observers to oversee the counting in the national capital, the state electoral office said. The state electoral office has deployed engineers to look into technical issues of electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunctioning. There are total 1,349 candidates in fray with exit polls predicting a big victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The BJP has been in power for past 15 years in the MCD and it ran a high-pitched campaign as senior party leaders campaigned in the civic body elections.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will make a statement in Rajya Sabha today on the latest developments in India's foreign policy, reported ANI.
CPI MP Binoy Viswam has demanded discussion over the reported breach of databases at several prominent government hospitals across the country, including Delhi AIIMS and Safdarjung hospitals.
He has given the suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha for the same.
The counting for 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday at 42 counting centres with 68 observers to oversee the counting in the national capital, the state electoral office said. The state electoral office has deployed engineers to look into technical issues of electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunctioning. There are total 1,349 candidates in fray with exit polls predicting a big victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The BJP has been in power for past 15 years in the MCD and it ran a high-pitched campaign as senior party leaders campaigned in the civic body elections.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested the accused labourer Vishesh Kumar, the contractor, and the engineer in connection with a passenger's death who died inNeelanchal Express after an iron rod entered his neck.
Police said the construction work of a track was being done and the labourer Vishesh had put the rod in the space between the tracks.
External affairs minister Dr. S Jaishankar will address the Parliament today, on the first day of the winter session of the House.
India and Bangladesh to celebrate Vijay Diwas in memory of the 1971 Liberation War from December 14-18, informed Major General D S Kushwah, MGGS, HQ Eastern Command.
Two of Donald Trump Organisation's companies including the real estate one have been found guilty of tax fraud as he campaigns for the US President's office for the 2024 elections.
The Winter Session of Parliament will begin on December 7 and will last until December 29. The border situation with China, the alleged misuse of government agencies, price rise and unemployment are likely to dominate the proceedings of the winter session of Parliament. The opposition will seek to corner the government on several issues and a confrontation is likely on the demand for discussions on Chinese "incursions" at the border and alleged misuse of agencies. Ahead of the session, leaders from more than 30 parties attended a meeting convened by the central government to discuss the legislative agenda and the issues likely to be taken up during the session.
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Parliament Winter Session Begins Today
The Winter Session of Parliament will begin on December 7 and will last until December 29. The border situation with China, the alleged misuse of government agencies, price rise and unemployment are likely to dominate the proceedings of the winter session of Parliament.
The opposition will seek to corner the government on several issues and a confrontation is likely on the demand for discussions on Chinese "incursions" at the border and alleged misuse of agencies.
Ahead of the session, leaders from more than 30 parties attended a meeting convened by the central government to discuss the legislative agenda and the issues likely to be taken up during the session.
The meeting, chaired by Defence Minister and deputy leader of Lok Sabha Rajnath Singh, was to seek cooperation from all parties for the smooth functioning of Parliament.
During the meeting, the Congress and the Trinamool Congress raised the issue of alleged misuse of investigating agencies, which was backed by the Aam Aadmi Party, Nationalist Congress Party and several other parties.
The demand for building a consensus on the women's reservation bill was also raised by JDU, DMK, SAD during the business advisory committee meeting of Lok Sabha.
Chinese President Xi To Visit Saudi Arabia On Wednesday
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a three day-official visit to Saudi Arabia starting Wednesday during which he will attend the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting. While there is no official announcement here about his visit, Saudi state media reported on Tuesday that President Xi will arrive in the Gulf Kingdom on Wednesday for a three-day visit to the world's largest oil producer.
The visit will include a bilateral summit chaired by Saudi King Salman and attended by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler, according to the Saudi state media reports.
Xi will also attend a summit with rulers from the six-member GCC and talks convening leaders from elsewhere in the Middle East, the report said.
The GCC is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
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