Lok Sabha : Cong flays Govt for its foreign policy, asks for consensus-based road map
Aug 03, 2017, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) : Criticising the Narendra Modi Government for its foreign policy, particularly in regard to China and Pakistan, the Congress on Thursday demanded a consensus-based road map.
Arun Jaitley highlights benefits of GST as it completes one month
Aug 02, 2017, at 01:09 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Union finance minister Arun Jaitley addressed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday evening to highlight the benefits of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as it completed one month since its enforcement.
Opposition protests against Lok Sabha Speaker's suspension of six Congress MPs
Jul 25, 2017, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): The Opposition on Tuesday morning was seen to protest at Gandhi statue inside the Parliament against Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's suspension of six Congress MPs for misconduct in the lower house.
MPs suspended from Lok Sabha: Kiren Rijiju slams Congress
Jul 25, 2017, at 12:24 am
New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju attacked the Congress party after its six lawmakers were suspended from the Lok Sabha for five days for their "highly unbecoming conduct".
Six Congress MPs suspended from Lok Sabha for five days following ruckus
Jul 24, 2017, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi, Jul 24 (IBNS) : Six Congress MPs were on Monday suspended from the Lok Sabha for five days for their "highly unbecoming conduct", reports said.
Oppositions' ruckus over farmers' plight on Thursday results in LS adjournment for the day
Jul 20, 2017, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha, on Thursday afternoon, adjourned for the day following uproar by opposition members on farmers' issues, according to media reports.
Sushma Swaraj attacks former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar with old video
Jun 26, 2017, at 01:57 am
New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday made a veiled attack on opposition's Presidential candidate and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar by posting an old video footage from the floor of the Parliament on social media.
2014 Lok Sabha victory: BJP completes third year of poll win
May 16, 2017, at 02:45 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Tuesday marked the third anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party's landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls in 2014.
PM Modi greets Sumitra Mahajan on her birthday
Apr 12, 2017, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Apr 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on her birthday.
Tarun Vijay's comment on South Indians continues to rock Lok Sabha
Apr 10, 2017, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) : The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed an uproarious scene leading to brief adjournment of the House as BJP MP Tarun Vijay's certain remarks on the skin colour of south Indians continued to draw angry protests from the opposition.
Ruckus by Shiv Sena MPs over Gaikwad's flying ban : LS adjourned
Apr 06, 2017, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS) : The Lok Sabha was adjourned for a brief period on Thursday as BJP ally Shiv Sena kicked up a ruckus charging Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathy Raju for refusing to lift the flying ban on Ravindra Gaikwad after the controversial MP denied having beaten up an Air India employee, reports said.
Pakistan using social media to incite Kashmir youths
Mar 31, 2017, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS) : Making an appeal to the youths of Kashmir to not rush to the sites of encounter, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday accused Pakistan of using the social media to incite youngsters to help militants against action by security forces, reports said.
Lok Sabha members debate over GST Bill, training prior to implementation crucial says TMC's MP
Mar 29, 2017, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday took up discussion and debate on the Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017, with the Union Minister Arun Jaitley apprising the members of the details in the Bill.
Veerappa Moily attacks GST Bill in Lok Sabha debate session
Mar 29, 2017, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Veerappa Moily of Congress, on Wednesday, opened the scheduled seven-hour debate over the Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017 tabled in the Budget Session of the Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha debates on GST Bill on Wednesday, One Nation One Tax
Mar 29, 2017, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Members of Lok Sabha, on Wednesday afternoon, began their debate on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill 2017 after the bill was discussed by Union Finance Arun Jaitley earlier in the day.
Minister of State for Defence Dr Bhamre updates Lok Sabha about OROP
Mar 24, 2017, at 08:51 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Around 3,200 representations for addressing the anomalies on One Rank One Pension (OROP) were received from individuals / Associations, which were examined and issues referred to the Judicial Committee on OROP for its recommendations, Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Friday.
PM Modi is a global icon: Yogi Adityanath tells Parliament
Mar 21, 2017, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): Newly elected Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday spoke in the Lok Sabha and appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi by calling him a global icon.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh apprises Lok Sabha about attack on CRPF men in Chhattisgarh
Mar 14, 2017, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, at the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, expressed his condolences to the bereaved families of the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in a recent attack on security forces at Sukma, Chhattisgarh.
Lok Sabha passes Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Mar 10, 2017, at 04:46 am
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which inter-alia includes increasing maternity benefit to woman covered under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 from 12 weeks to 26 weeks up to two surviving children in order to allow the mother to take care of the child during his/her most formative stage.
TMC stall Lok Sabha proceedings on Friday morning
Feb 03, 2017, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress (TMC) created a ruckus in the Lok Sabha on Friday regarding the arrest of the party's MPs Sudip Bandopadhyay and Tapas Pal, forcing an adjournment, according to media reports.
BJP govt never interferes in any investigation: Piyush Goyal
Jan 03, 2017, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): With Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders calling the arrests of party MPs- Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Pal- a vendetta politics of the BJP government, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that BJP-ruled Central government never interfered into any probe of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Dec 07, 2016, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : BJP patriarch and Lok Sabha MP LK Advani on Wednesday made a rare intervention, expressing displeasure with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar for not being able to run the Lower House, CNN-TV18 reported.
Demonetisation continues to rock Parliament : Both Houses adjourned till 2 pm
Dec 07, 2016, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : Dogged by the note ban issue, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday amid slogans and counter slogans as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley flayed the Opposition for creating ruckus for playing to the gallery.
Repeated adjournments in Parliament as demonetisation issue rages on
Dec 07, 2016, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : The issue of demonetisation continued to cripple Parliament since the beginning of the Winter Session on November 16 as both Houses witnessed multiple adjournments on Wednesday in a repeat of happenings on every single day.
Jayalalithaa's health :AIADMK Lok Sabha members skip proceedings
Dec 05, 2016, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS) : All 37 Lok Sabha members of the AIADMK on Monday skipped the proceedings of the House, the day their party supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa underwent a heart surgery and was put on life support in a critical condition, NDTV reports said.
AAP MP Bhagwant Mann barred from attending LS till Dec 9
Dec 02, 2016, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS) : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahjan on Friday informed the House that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Bhagwat Mann has been barred from attending the proceedings till December 9 for breaching Parliament security.
Rajya Sabha , Lok Sabha adjourned once again, protests on demonetisation continues
Nov 28, 2016, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS) : Both House of Parliament were adjourned for the day as chaos broke loose over demonetisation amid nationwide protests called by the Congress, CPI(M) and other Opposition parties on Monday.
Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned once again as protests on demonetisation rage on
Nov 28, 2016, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS) : The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day and the Rajya Sabha till 2 pm as the Opposition continued to protest the demonetisation move by the Centre, amid nationwide protests called by the Congress, CPI(M) and other parties on Monday.
Sumitra Mahajan attends All Party Meeting
Nov 15, 2016, at 03:35 am
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday attended the All Party Meeting here.