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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm

Jul 20, 2022, at 05:59 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm minutes after they reconvened on the third day of the Monsoon Session on Wednesday amid protests by Opposition MPs over price rise and increase in GST rates.

Smriti Irani tears into Rahul Gandhi over ruckus by Opposition in Lok Sabha

Jul 20, 2022, at 05:22 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister Smriti Irani Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over ruckus by the Opposition in Lok Sabha on various issues in the ongoing Monsoon Session, and said the latter was adamant to bring down the productivity of the House.

TMC's Derek O'Brien dares govt to suspend him for using words banned in parliament

Jul 14, 2022, at 10:07 pm

New Delhi: After the Centre issued the list of new words banned in parliament, Congress and Trinamool Congress slammed the move, with TMC IMP Derek O'Brien saying that he will use all the prohibited words in his speech while challenging the government to suspend him for using "basic words" for "fighting for democracy".

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla calls all-party meet on Saturday

Jul 14, 2022, at 12:41 am

New Delhi/UNI: Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Speaker Om Birla has called a meeting of all party leaders in the Lok Sabha on Saturday.

Team Uddhav Thackeray appoints new Chief Whip to Lok Sabha

Jul 07, 2022, at 03:34 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Uddhav Thackeray team of Shiv Sena, reduced to a minority in the Maharashtra assembly, has appointed a new Chief Whip for the Lok Sabha, amid fear of revolt by party MPs.

Counting underway for by-polls in 3 Lok Sabha, 7 Assembly seats

Jun 26, 2022, at 03:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Votes are being counted on Sunday in three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across five states and Delhi, where by-polls were held on June 23.

Shashi Tharoor's chat with Supriya Sule in Lok Sabha triggers memes, Congress MP responds

Apr 08, 2022, at 04:30 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A video capturing Congress MP Shashi Tharoor chatting with his colleague from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Supriya Sule, in the Lok Sabha while former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was speaking went viral on social media triggering innumerable memes.

Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

Apr 07, 2022, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, the upper and lower houses of Parliament respectively, were adjourned sine die ahead of the schedule on Thursday, media reports said.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi urges Centre to increase MGNREGA fund

Mar 31, 2022, at 08:03 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday urged the Centre to increase the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) budget allocation as she claimed that there has been continuous cut in funds under the present government.

Want to win elections on ideology, not by unleashing violence: Amit Shah on Lok Sabha

Mar 31, 2022, at 03:54 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to win elections in every state on basis of its ideology, programmes, leadership's popularity and performance of the government, and not by unleashing violence against rival parties, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday.

Lok Sabha discusses Bill to amend Chartered Accountants Act

Mar 30, 2022, at 01:33 am

New Delhi/UNI: A Bill to amend the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959, and the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 to change the disciplinary mechanism under the three Acts was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Lok Sabha passes railways' demand for grants amid sharp verbal attacks

Mar 17, 2022, at 12:57 am

New Delhi/UNI: The demand for grants for railways was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid sharp attacks by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on the Congress and TMC for their criticism of the performance of the sector under the Modi government.

'Statement complete false': Arvind Kejriwal counters PM Modi's remark on migrant exodus

Feb 08, 2022, at 06:08 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday vociferously protested against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment that his government had contributed to the spread of Covid-19 by enabling the migrant labourers to go home after the lockdown was declared in 2020.

Those mocking 'Make in India' have now become joke: PM Modi's fierce attack on Congress in Lok Sabha

Feb 08, 2022, at 03:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In a fierce attack on the opposition and mainly the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said 'blind opposition to everything is never the way ahead'.

Congress Party crossed all limits in the time of COVID-19: Narendra Modi

Feb 07, 2022, at 11:39 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday targeted the Congress party on the floor of the Lok Sabha and said it was trying to score political brownie points even at the time of COVID-19.

'Remarks on Chair violate dignity of House': Speaker OM Birla cautions MPs over Mahua Moitra's tweets

Feb 05, 2022, at 01:58 am

New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday requested MPs not to make comments on the Chair inside or outside the House, including the social media.

'Rahul Gandhi lost his mind': Union Minister reacts to Congress leader's Parliament speech

Feb 03, 2022, at 04:25 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Rahul Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha has drawn severe criticisms and sharp rebuttals from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi saying the Congress leader 'has lost his mind'.  

'There are 2 Indias-one for poor and one for rich': Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt in Lok Sabha

Feb 03, 2022, at 02:42 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday tore into the Narendra Modi government during his address in the Lok Sabha and said there are now two distinct Indias, one for the rich and the other for the poor.

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

Dec 22, 2021, at 05:28 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, a day ahead of schedule.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Rahul Gandhi demands sacking of Ajay Mishra in Parliament

Dec 16, 2021, at 10:09 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned within minutes of meeting on Thursday as the opposition demanded the sacking of Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra and a discussion on the killings at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh on Oct 3.

Bills to extend terms of CBI, ED chiefs taken up in Lok Sabha

Dec 10, 2021, at 01:25 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up a discussion on two bills to extend the tenures of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) chiefs up to five years, as several opposition MPs moved statutory resolutions disapproving of two ordinances that were brought by the government just ahead of the Winter Session.

Parliament passes bill to repeal three controversial farm laws

Nov 29, 2021, at 10:54 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, paving way for scrapping of the three contentious farm laws, which had triggered massive protests by farmers, especially in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.

Parliament: Bill to repeal farm laws passed in Lok Sabha

Nov 29, 2021, at 05:59 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A bill has been passed by Parliament's lower house, Lok Sabha, to repeal the three contentious farm laws that have triggered massive protests in and around Delhi.

Bill to repeal farm laws listed in Lok Sabha for Nov 29

Nov 27, 2021, at 09:55 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws has been listed in the Lok Sabha on the first day of winter session of Parliament on Monday.

Increasing trend of disruptions in Parliament should stop: Lok Sabha Speaker

Nov 19, 2021, at 01:21 am

New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said public representatives should not compete in creating disruptions in the House, adding that the increasing trend of disruptions in Parliament should stop.

Congress registers thumping victory in Himachal Pradesh bypolls

Nov 03, 2021, at 04:35 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress on Tuesday registered a thumping victory in Himachal Pradesh while bagging two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seats in the state and one in Karnataka as votes were counted for 29 assembly seats and three Lok Sabha seats.

Home Minister Amit Shah flags off Srinagar-Sharjah flight

Oct 24, 2021, at 05:22 am

Srinagar/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually flagged off the Srinagar-Sharjah flight from Srinagar on Saturday.

Delimitation, elections, and restoration of statehood for J&K is the roadmap: Amit Shah

Oct 24, 2021, at 02:31 am

Srinagar/UNI: Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said delimitation would be done in Jammu and Kashmir, which would be followed by-elections, and eventually statehood would be restored.

PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi attend Speaker Om Birla's meeting after Lok Sabha session ends abruptly

Aug 12, 2021, at 04:43 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were on Wednesday present at a meeting of all political parties' leaders called by Speaker Om Birla at his room in Parliament after the monsoon session ended this morning, two days early.

Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die two days before scheduled end of monsoon session

Aug 11, 2021, at 05:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, Wednesday adjourned sine die two days before the scheduled end to the monsoon session.