The Islamic Consultative Assembly, also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Parliament currently has 290 representatives, changed from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election. The most recent election took place on 26 February 2016 and the new parliament was opened on 28 May 2016. Read More
New Zealand on Thursday launched a smokefree action plan that aims to reduce daily smoking prevalence to less than five per cent for all population groups by 2025. ...
Thirteen out of 14 occupants of the Indian Air Force military helicopter, which was carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and had crashed on Wednesday near Coonor near Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri hill district, have been confirmed dead. ...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would brief the Parliament tomorrow on the crash of the military chopper which was carrying Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and 13 other persons. ...
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said that the Centre will revoke the suspension of 12 MPs if the Opposition apologizes for its conduct in Rajya Sabha. ...
Suspended Opposition MPs of Rajya Sabha on Wednesday continued to protest at Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament premises demanding revocation of their suspension from the Upper House for the remaining winter session of the Parliament. ...