The issue of alleged exorbitant rates for membership in the Press Club of India, including to non-journalists, figured in the Parliament on Thursday.In a series of questions in the Rajya Sabha, Congress member Naranbhai J. Rathwa asked: .
Delhi news: The swearing-in ceremony of Droupadi Murmu, the 15th President of India, will be held in the Central Hall of the Parliament House here on July 25, said an order issued to all central government departments and ministries.
New Delhi, June 17 (PTI): Activists from various student organisations hit the streets here on Friday to protest against the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme, leading to closure of gates at some metro stations and keeping police on their toes. The Delhi Police said no permission was granted to these groups to stage demonstrations. Even as the protests against the scheme escalated across the country, Delhi remained relatively quiet. Police made traffic arrangements to ensure that the commuters were not inconvenienced due to the stir. The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) claimed that the main gate of its Raisina Road office here was barricaded by the Delhi Police without assigning any reason, turning the premises into a “police cantonment”. The police, however, said they had just made “adequate security arrangements” as the IYC had no permission to take out a protest march. “Our entire office on Raisina Road has been barricaded. We are not being allowed to go
Elaborate traffic arrangements have been made in view of the ceremony. Arrangements have also been made for illumination of Rashtrapati Bhavan, North Block, South Block and Parliament House.