Lok Sabha passes bill to allow states to form their own OBC lists
Aug 11, 2021, at 04:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to allow states and Union Territories to draw up their own list of Other Backward Communities (OBCs).
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Only two individuals out of Jammu Kasmir have purchased property in the Union Territory post the repeal of Article 370, which gave the state special status under the Constitution, the government said today in parliament.
Lok Sabha passes three bills by voice vote amid opposition protests
Aug 10, 2021, at 01:29 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha on Monday passed The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2021, The Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2021 and The Constitution (Schedule Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2021 by voice vote and without discussion amidst opposition protests.
Aug 05, 2021, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned once again till 1400 hrs on Thursday amid ruckus by the Opposition over various issues, including Pegasus snooping row and new farm laws. Earlier, the lower house had to be adjourned till 1200 hrs as opposition created pandemonium over the same issues.
Expose Opposition: PM Modi tells BJP MPs on Parliament disruption
Jul 27, 2021, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs to expose the Opposition for disrupting normal businesses in Parliament during the ongoing monsoon session, media reports said.
Jul 23, 2021, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday amid ruckus by the Opposition over various issues, including Pegasus row and new farm bills.
Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day
Jul 19, 2021, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday, the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament, amid Opposition ruckus over several issues including new farm bills, fuel price hike and COVID-19 management.
Ex-Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan recuperating well
Apr 23, 2021, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who was admitted to Bombay Hospital in Indore on Wednesday after she had developed mild fever, was shifted to General Ward after she was tested negative for the Novel Coronavirus on Thursday.
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, 2021
Mar 24, 2021, at 01:08 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the all-important Finance Bill, 2021 by voice vote.
Lok Sabha passes Delhi NCT (Amendment) Bill enhancing LG's power
Mar 23, 2021, at 01:03 am
New Delhi/UNI: Amid strong protests by the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and other Opposition parties, the Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2021, which gives more powers to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
Toll booths will be replaced with GPS imaging within a year to collect tax: Nitin Gadkari
Mar 19, 2021, at 04:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday informed the Parliament that the toll booths across the country will be replaced with GPS imaging to collect the tax from the vehicles.
Sitharaman slams Rahul, says Congress creating fake narratives
Feb 14, 2021, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/UNI : Union Finance Minister Nitharaman on Saturday hit out at Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha, saying the party was involved in twin tendencies of creating fake narratives and heaping baseless allegations against the government.
Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Feb 13, 2021, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha on Saturday passed Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 with Home Minister Amit Shah asserting that the Bill has nothing to do with the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and the union territory will regain it at an 'appropriate time'.
Country needs to differentiate between 'Andolankari' and 'Andolanjeevi': Narendra Modi
Feb 10, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi once again used his new political coinage ‘Aandolanjeevi’ (professional protesters) to target the Oppositions and certain group of protesters and said the country needs to differentiate them from 'Andolankari' (protesters).
Feb 10, 2021, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country is building an 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' campaign to emerge strongly in the post COVID-19 world order.
PM Modi to reply on Motion of Thanks at 4 pm in Lok Sabha
Feb 10, 2021, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address at 4 pm on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister's Office said.
'I am still in Trinamool Congress': Rebel Lok Sabha MP Satabdi Roy after meeting top brass
Jan 16, 2021, at 03:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after venting anger against her own outfit, rebel Trinamool Congress MP Satabdi Roy on Friday said she was still in the party fold following a meeting with the top brass.
Farm Bill: Lok Sabha proceedings disrupted following opposition uproar
Sep 22, 2020, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha was adjourned for one hour on Tuesday following opposition uproar on the issue of Farmers' Bills.
Monsoon Session: Three bills related to Labour reforms introduced in Lok Sabha
Sep 19, 2020, at 11:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Government on Saturday introduced three Bills -- The Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions Code, 2020; The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and The Code On Social Security, 2020 in Lok Sabha on Saturday.
Opposition attacks BJP government over its 'No Question Hour' move in Parliament
Sep 02, 2020, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several opposition parties have slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre after the ruling dispensation decided to cancel the "Question Hour" in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament amid Covid-19.
Monsoon Session of Parliament likely to begin soon: Venkaiah Naidu
Jul 19, 2020, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government is contemplating to convene Monsoon Session of the Parliament soon as it has recently reached out to the Presiding Officers of both the upper and lower house.
LS may convene in Central Hall, RS in LS chamber
Jun 03, 2020, at 12:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Social distancing, being followed in India with some other countries post Covid-19, is likely to be 'experienced' during the Monsoon session of Parliament-expected to be convened in July.
Lok Sabha Sect sets up control room for coordination between MPs, MLAs in fighting Covid
Apr 25, 2020, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: On the initiative of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, a Control Room has been set-up in Lok Sabha Secretariat with an immediate effect with a view to facilitate quicker interface between MPs, MLAs and the public for emergency assistance in the fight against COVID-19.
Coronavirus: Lok Sabha gets adjourned for indefinite period after passage of Finance Bill
Mar 23, 2020, at 02:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Lok Sabha was on Monday adjourned for an indefinite period of time over the Novel Coronavirus scare after the passage of Finance Bill.
Decline in road accidents after new MV Act: Nitin Gadkari
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Since the introduction of the new Motor Vehicle Act last year, there has been a significant reduction in road accidents in the country, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Demand for evacuation of Indians stuck in coronavirus-hit countries raised in LS
Mar 18, 2020, at 02:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI: RSP Member N K Premachandran said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the Government should send special aircraft to evacuate Indians stranded in coronavirus-hit countries.
No plans to shut down or sell BSNL: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Mar 18, 2020, at 01:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government has no plans to shut down or sell BSNL to private players, Union Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Ruling, Oppn benches exchange barbs over banking system in country
Mar 16, 2020, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed a heated argument between the Treasury and Opposition benches over the banking system with the latter, including Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Left, walking out for Congress member Rahul Gandhi not being given full opportunity to ask questions on it.
Delhi Police confined riots to 4 pct of city, ended it in 36 hrs: Amit Shah
Mar 11, 2020, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday lauded the Delhi Police for confining the Delhi violence to 4 percent of the city's area and ending the same in 36 hours.
Lok Sabha: Suspension of 7 Congress MPs revoked
Mar 11, 2020, at 03:53 pm
New DelhiUNI: Lok Sabha on Wednesday revoked suspension of seven Congress Members.