One MLC to join Cabinet

Patna, May 20 (IBNS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Legislative Council member Sanjay Singh on Monday filed a criminal defamation suit against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav for allegedly using unparliamentary language against him. Singh filed ...

The Congress is all set to form the government, but the party is still a minority in the Legislative Council with the Opposition BJP having an upper hand with 40 seats in the 75-member House. The Congress has 17 members in the Council, the JD(S) 12, there is ...

Legislation that would ban gang insignia from government premises and council offices has been extended to include schools and police stations. The members' bill in the name of National MP Todd McClay passed its second reading in Parliament on ...

Srinagar, May 14: The Members of Legislative Council belonging to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have decided to contribute an amount of Rs 30 lakh from their Constituency Development Fund for providing aid to the earth quake victims of Chenab Valley. The ...

The New York City Council has joined governments of at least five other major U.S. cities and one state in passing legislation requiring private employers to provide paid sick time. The Earned Sick Time Act, which now goes to Mayor Michael ...

Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, Walt Secord, who is also the Deputy Co-Chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Armenian Group, delivered a powerful speech in Parliament recounting his recent visit to Western Armenia,teh Armenian ...

A bipartisan group of House members has proposed legislation that would force the government to close thousands of unused bank accounts it holds that are costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees.The Closing Long-Empty Accounts Now ...

Jammu, Apr 6: The Chairman Legislative Council Amrit Malhotra on Saturday ordered constitution of a House Committee for probe into the JAKEFD scam which involved misappropriation of over Rs 300 crore. The issue rocked the Legislative Council after a member of ...

CBI on Tuesday questioned sitting member of legislative council Akshay Pratap Singh, district vice president of Samajwadi Party (SP) Chhavinath Yadav and Nanhe.