Winter Session of Parliament set to begin today
Dec 07, 2022, at 02:50 pm
New Delhi: The winter session of Parliament is set to begin on Wednesday with opposition parties planning to corner the government over price rise, falling value of rupee, alleged misuse of central agencies, AIIMS cyberattack and the LAC standoff with China, among other issues.
Modi govt ran away from Parliament: Congress
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress Tuesday slammed the government for adjourning the Monsoon Session of Parliament four days ahead of its schedule, and said the ruling dispensation was running away from questions raised by the Opposition.
Parliament's monsoon session adjourned 4 days ahead of schedule
Aug 09, 2022, at 05:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The monsoon session of Parliament was adjourned indefinitely on Monday, four days ahead of schedule.
Lok Sabha disrupted amid Opposition protests
Aug 05, 2022, at 05:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha was disrupted Thursday amid the protests from the Opposition.
Amid Opposition protest, Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Aug 04, 2022, at 06:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, was adjourned till 2 pm Thursday amid Opposition protests.
Aug 02, 2022, at 06:52 pm
In a video which went viral on Twitter Tuesday, Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s firebrand Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra is seen putting her bag under the table when her party colleague Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar starts speaking on the price rice in Parliament's lower house Lok Sabha.
Opposition leaders hold strategy meet
Jul 27, 2022, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Tiruchi Siva and TR Balu from DMK, CPI-M's E Kareem, PR Natarajan, RJD's Manoj Jha, Vandana Chavhn from NCP, Sanjay Raut and Priyanka from Shiv Sena, NK Premchandran of RSP, and ET Mohd Basheer from IUML were among the leaders who attend.
Opposition keeping political interests above that of the country: PM Modi
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:52 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday slammed the Opposition for disrupting the parliament's proceeding saying that they keep their political interests above that of the country.
Four Congress MPs suspended for Parliament session, Lok Sabha adjourned for the day
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi: Four MPs of the Congress were suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of Monsoon Session for disrupting the proceedings of the House.
PM Modi meets key ministers amid Parliament disruptions
Jul 22, 2022, at 08:12 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting with his key ministers in Parliament House to formulate government's strategy amid continued protests by Opposition members in both Houses of Parliament.
PM Modi meets key ministers amid Parliament disruptions
Jul 22, 2022, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting with his key ministers in Parliament House to formulate government's strategy amid continued protests by Opposition members in both Houses of Parliament.
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.
Opposition questions PM's absence at all party meet
Jul 18, 2022, at 02:46 am
New Delhi/UNI: Opposition Congress on Sunday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's absence at an all party meeting called by government ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Jul 18, 2022, at 02:13 am
New Delhi: The Centre is ready to announce 24 Bills in the Monsoon Session of parliament, starting on July 18 Monday and will conclude on August 12.
Rajya Sabha new rules bar dharnas, strikes in Parliament premises, Opposition slams move
Jul 15, 2022, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In what could escalate the faceoff between the government and Opposition, a new circular by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat was issued Friday stating no dharna, strikes, or religious ceremonies will be allowed in Parliament premises, media reports said.
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.
Sri Lanka Parliament to elect new president on July 20
Jul 12, 2022, at 06:02 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lankan Parliament will vote to elect a new president on July 20, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced on Monday.
Kapil Sibal says he quit Congress, set for Rajya Sabha tour with SP backing
May 25, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Dropping a bombshell, veteran politician Kapil Sibal Wednesday announced he has quit the Congress after filing nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha with the support of Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP).
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.
Nitin Gadkari bats for EV charging facility in parliament
Mar 31, 2022, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari Thursday requested the Lok Sabha Speaker to set up electric charging stations in the parliament premises to facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles by the legislators.
Amid soaring fuel prices, Nitin Gadkari rolls into Parliament in hydrogen-powered car
Mar 31, 2022, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday rolled into the Parliament in a hydrogen-powered car amid soaring prices of fuel, which is causing huge disappointment across the country.
Congress MPs stage protest against price rise in Parliament complex
Mar 24, 2022, at 12:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MPs on Wednesday staged a protest against price rise in the Parliament complex as the price of petrol went up by 80 paise for the second day in a row.
Maoist violence reduced by 77 percent: Govt
Feb 09, 2022, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Wednesday claimed in Parliament that incidents of Maoist violence have reduced by 77 percent over the last 12 years and the "Maoist ideology is fast approaching its end" in India.
PM Modi renews attack on Congress over 'dynasty politics' ahead of crucial state elections
Feb 08, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Barely a couple of days ahead of the beginning of crucial state elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday relaunched his fierce attack on his arch-rival Congress over the "dynasty politics", which has remained the 71-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart's trump card in cornering the country's oldest outfit.
PM Modi rips apart Congress in address to Rajya Sabha
Feb 08, 2022, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday relaunched a blistering attack on the Congress on the issue of democracy and patted his own back for the way his government managed COVID-19 as well as the economy amid the pandemic.
'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.
Govt working for farmers’ welfare: President Ram Nath Kovind in address to Parliament
Jan 31, 2022, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said the government is working continuously to empower farmers and the rural economy.