Lok Sabha to focus on financial business now, One Nation, One Election Bills delayed
Dec 15, 2024, at 09:07 pm
The Central government is likely to focus on completing the financial business before introducing bills related to the 'One Nation, One Election' in the Lok Sabha, media reports said.
Dec 14, 2024, at 05:54 pm
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday tried to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party on the floor of the Parliament by referring to Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's remark where he said there "is nothing Indian about our Constitution".
Winter Session of Parliament begins today, 16 key bills remain on government agenda
Nov 25, 2024, at 02:11 pm
The Winter Session of the Indian Parliament will begin on Monday with the legislators expected to discuss several crucial bills including the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill.
First Indian Parliament session following Lok Sabha polls to begin today
Jun 24, 2024, at 03:16 pm
The first session of the Indian Parliament since the completion of the Lok Sabha polls is going to begin on Monday as the opposition is gearing up to corner the government over the NEET paper leak scam.
BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab appointed Pro Tem Speaker, Congress calls it 'first mistake'
Jun 21, 2024, at 05:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP's key leader from Odisha, has been appointed as Pro Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Counting of votes to begin shortly
Jun 04, 2024, at 12:52 pm
After six-week voting in the seven-phased Lok Sabha polls, the counting of votes will be held on Tuesday (June 4, 2024) which will reveal the fates of candidates who are fighting to win one of the 543 Lok Sabha seats up for grab in the world's largest democracy.
Nirmala Sitharaman rebuts Congress's charge of discrimination over state fund
Feb 05, 2024, at 09:56 pm
Rebutting the charges of the Congress party over the devolution of funds to the states, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said this apprehension that some states are discriminated against "politically vitiates narrative".
Jan 20, 2024, at 04:44 am
Three British Parliamentarians recently moved an early-day motion demanding the Indian government to deliver “much-awaited justice” to the Kashmiri Pandit community.
Dec 22, 2023, at 09:57 pm
A Delhi court on Friday passed an order extending the 14-day police custody of mastermind Lalit Jha, arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach case, till January 5, 2024.
Over 90 opposition members suspended from Indian Parliament amid protests over security breach
Dec 19, 2023, at 01:08 am
Rajya Sabha on Monday (December 18, 2023) suspended 45 MPs for the remainder of the Winter Season, just hours after Lok Sabha witnessed the suspension of 33 members amid the opposition's protest demanding Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement over the Parliament security breach.
Security breach in Parliament: Two persons enter Lok Sabha, open smoke canisters
Dec 13, 2023, at 08:37 pm
In a major security breach in the Parliament, which was marking the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 terror attack, two persons opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, triggering panic in the Lok Sabha.
Special Session of Indian Parliament: Women's Reservation Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
Sep 19, 2023, at 10:04 pm
The Women's Reservation Bill, pledging 33 percent of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies for women, was tabled in the Lower House of the new Parliament building on Tuesday.
Special five-day session of Indian Parliament begins today
Sep 18, 2023, at 03:24 pm
The special five-day session of the Indian Parliament will begin on Monday.
Parliament: Both Houses adjourned sine die
Aug 12, 2023, at 12:10 am
New Delhi: Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Friday with frequent disruptions, slogans and walk-outs marring the Monsoon session of the Parliament that began on July 20.
Democracy is about dialogue and not disruption: VP Jagdeep Dhankar
Jul 24, 2023, at 01:35 am
New Delhi: Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday emphasised that democracy is all about dialogue, discussion, deliberation and debate, and called disruption and disturbance antithetical to democratic values.
Monsoon session of Parliament to commence from July 20
Jul 01, 2023, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the Monsoon session of the Parliament will begin on July 20 and continue till August 11.
New Parliament building is going to fill all of us with pride and hope: PM Modi
May 28, 2023, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said the New Building of the Parliament is going to fill the countrymen with pride and hope.
India's voice against terrorism heard on every global platform : Prez Murmu
Jan 31, 2023, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi: Indian President Dropuadi Murmu on Tuesday said India's voice against terrorism is heard across all platforms globally.
Jul 18, 2022, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there should be an 'open dialogue' in the Parliament during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament which commenced from Monday.
Farm Laws: Farmers to observe ‘Vijay Diwas' today at protest site before leaving for home
Dec 11, 2021, at 02:27 pm
New Delhi: The farmers, who were protesting at the borders near national capital Delhi against the farm laws for the past several months, will return to their homes on Saturday after celebrating the day as ‘Vijay Diwas’.
Indian Cabinet approves bill to repeal Farm Laws
Nov 24, 2021, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Cabinet has cleared a bill to repeal the three Farm Laws, sources said, here on Wednesday.
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.
Parliament's budget session to begin today
Jan 29, 2021, at 02:58 pm
New Delhi: The Budget session of the Indian Parliament will begin from Friday by following strict COVID-19 restrictions.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Parliament not to be adjourned sine die
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Budget session of Parliament will not be adjourned sine die in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country and the proceedings of both the Houses will run till the pre-scheduled time of April 3.
Citizenship Amendment Bill to face Rajya Sabha Test today
Dec 11, 2019, at 08:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after its passage in the Lok Sabha, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is all set to be presented in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Citizenship Amendment Bill undermines basic tenet of democracy, says United States
Dec 10, 2019, at 09:37 am
Washington/IBNS: The United States House Foreign Affairs Committee expressed its apprehensions over the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) and said any religious test for citizenship 'undermines the most basic democratic tenet'.
Winter Session of Parliament starts today
Nov 18, 2019, at 08:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Winter Session of the Parliament is all set to start from Monday.
Solapur: Modi describes 10 percent reservation bill passage in Lok Sabha as historic
Jan 09, 2019, at 04:33 pm
Solapur, Jan 9 (IBNS): Visiting Solapur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appreciated the move of passing the Bill which is providing 10 percent reservation to economically weak upper castes in the Lok Sabha and called it 'historic'.
President of India Kovind inaugurates international conference of PIO Parliamentarians
Jan 10, 2018, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday inaugurated the International Conference of PIO Parliamentarians, being organised by Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad - Bharat in association with the PIO Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, in New Delhi.
Parliament should not become a platform for scoring political brownie points: Vice President Naidu
Dec 30, 2017, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Parliament should not become a platform for scoring political brownie points.