Budget session highlights: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till Wednesday 11 am

Union Budget session 2023 highlights: The second part of the Budget Session 2023 resumed on March 13 and will continue till April 6.

Budget Session 2023: Second leg of Parliament's Budget session 2023 began on Monday. (ANI)

Both houses of the Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 11am on Wednesday following uproar over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's speech in London. The second leg of Union Budget 2023 commenced on Monday, after the first half being marred by a series of disruptions over number of issues with Hindenburg report and Adani Group issue being the focal point. Centre's top-most priority this time is to pass the Finance Bill along with a number of other pending bills. ...Read More

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• 14 Mar 2023, 03:22:59 PM IST

  Parliament adjourned (again) amid chaos over Rahul Gandhi's Cambridge speech

  Parliament was adjourned for the day Tuesday afternoon - till 11 am tomorrow - amid a continuing stand-off between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress over Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the government and prime minister Narendra Modi. Read full story

• 14 Mar 2023, 02:15:39 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha proceeding resumes

  Rajya Sabha discusses Congress MP Rahul Gandhi remarks made in London. While ruling party demands apology, opposition says nothing wrong in what MP Gandhi said.

• 14 Mar 2023, 02:07:42 PM IST

  BJP MPs demand apology from Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

  Lok Sabha session resumed amid heavy uproar from ruling party MLAs demanding apology from Congress MP Rahul Gandi over his London remarks.

• 14 Mar 2023, 12:40:10 PM IST

  Shashi Tharoor defends Rahul Gandhi's London remark, says he hasn't said anything that requires an apology

  Rahul Gandhi hasn't said anything that requires an apology. He expressed concern about the state of our democracy & attacks on it by the practices of the ruling govt, says Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, reports ANI.

• 14 Mar 2023, 12:10:20 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm 

  Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2pm over ruckus as Opposition MPs raise 'Modi-Adani bhai bhai' slogans.

• 14 Mar 2023, 12:07:43 PM IST

  Ruckus erupts in Rajya Sabha as Opposition MPs raise 'Modi-Adani bhai bhai' slogans

  Opposition MPs rakes up Adani issue in Rajya Sabha started to raise the slogans the minute Rajya Sabha Chairman started reading the notices submitted today.

• 14 Mar 2023, 12:03:53 PM IST

  Anurag Thakur lauds India's win at Oscars

• 14 Mar 2023, 12:01:20 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha passes motion for election to PGIMER Chandigarh

  Rajya Sabha passes motion for election to Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:59:32 AM IST

  Opposition MPs disrupt the Rajya Sabha

  Opposition MPs disrupt the Rajya Sabha by sloganeering "Modi-Adani Bhai Bhai" amid the proceedings.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:58:21 AM IST

  YSRTP chief protests over Kaleshwaram Project 'scam'

  YSR Telangana Party chief YS Sharmila protests from Jantar Mantar to Parliament House in New Delhi against KCR over irregularities in Kaleshwaram Project.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:53:57 AM IST

  RS MPs mentioning the papers to be laid on the table today

  Rajya Sabha MPs mentioning the papers that are to be laid on the table today.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:52:11 AM IST

  RS MPs congratulate winners of Oscars

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:49:22 AM IST

  Don't politicise the Oscars achievement: RS Chairman Dhankhar

  BJP leader Piyush Goyal says that two women were behind the making of the documentary and it's a great feat for women of India. He adds that the 'RRR' scriptwriter is a Rajya Sabha member. As MPs object to Goyal endorsing PM Modi's choice, Jagdeep Dhankhar asks members to not politicise the matter.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:48:36 AM IST

  Oscars feat contribution of the country, BJP should not take the credit: Kharge

  It is a contribution of the country, the ruling party should not take the credit for feats of 'RRR' and 'The Elephant Whisperers', says Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:47:31 AM IST

  If I didn't become a lawyer, I would have been acting somewhere, says Rajya Sabha Chairman

  As MPs in the Rajya Sabha talk about the country's feat at Oscars,Rajya Sabha Chairman says, "If I didn't become a lawyer, I would have been acting somewhere."

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:39:50 AM IST

  Lok Sabha Speaker  condoles the passing away of Karni Sena founder 

  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla condoles the passing away of Rajput #KarniSena founder #LokendraSinghKalvi.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:32:42 AM IST

  Boycott Bollywood should stop: Priyanka Chaturvedi

  While congratulating teams of 'RRR' & The Elephant Whisperes' on their Oscar win, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said that the trend of boycott bollywood should stop.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:31:12 AM IST

  Rajya Sabha MPs congratulate teams of 'RRR' & The Elephant Whisperes' on their Oscar win

  Rajya Sabha MPs including Priyanka Chaturvedi, Ranjit Ranjan, Prakash Javadekar congratulate teams of 'RRR' & The Elephant Whisperes' on their Oscar win.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:24:00 AM IST

  Congress MP moves privilege notice against Piyush Goyal

  Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil has moved a privilege motion against Union minister and BJP leader Piyush Goyal for naming Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi in the House: Congress MP KC Venugopal

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:19:03 AM IST

  Rajya Sabha members congratulate teams of 'RRR' & The Elephant Whisperes' on their Oscar win

  Rajya Sabha Members including Jaya Bachchan, Amar Patnaik, Dr Santanu Sen congratulate teams of 'RRR' & The Elephant Whisperes' on their Oscar win.

  “These achievements reflect a global appreciation of the vast talent, immense creativity and committed dedication of Indian artists. Indeed another facet of our global rise & recognition”, says RS Chairman.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:14:57 AM IST

  Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm 

  Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid row over Rahul Gandhi's democracy remarks.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:08:49 AM IST

  LOP Kharge lauds India's win at Oscars

  Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge lauds India's win at Oscars.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:04:26 AM IST

  RS chairman Dhankhar lauds India's Oscar achievements

  Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar congratulates the entire team of artists associated with the RRR and The Elephant Whisperers on winning the Oscars.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:02:18 AM IST

  House resumes on 2nd day of the Budget session

  Both houses of the parliament resume for the proceedings.

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:00:11 AM IST

  Congress protest in Parliament over various issues

  

  Congress MPs protest in Parliament. (ANI)

  Congress protest in Parliament over various issues including the Adani stocks issue, reported ANI.

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:57:56 AM IST

  FM Sitharaman ₹1.18 lakh crore budget for J-K in Lok Sabha on Monday

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented in the Lok Sabha a ₹1.18 lakh crore budget for Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2023-24 with a thrust on providing housing in rural areas and water tap connections to 18.36 lakh households.

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:48:51 AM IST

  PM Modi holds a meeting with his top ministers in Parliament

  PM Narendra Modi holds a meeting with his top ministers including Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal Narendra Singh Tomar, Kiren Rijiju, Anurag Thakur and Nitin Gadkari in Parliament, reports ANI.

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:45:58 AM IST

  BRS, AAP MPs protest in Parliament demanding a JPC probe on Adani issue

  

  BRS and AAP MPs protest in Parliament demanding a JPC probe in the Adani issue. (ANI)

  BRS and AAP MPs protest in Parliament demanding a JPC probe in the Adani issue.

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:41:37 AM IST

  Congress gives breach of privilege notice against Piyush Goyal

  

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:32:07 AM IST

  Congress' AR Chowdhury over Parliament ruckus

  Government doesn't want to run the Parliament. Has it ever been witnessed that all the members of a party in power create a ruckus to halt the Parliament? Why should Rahul Gandhi apologise? Instead, they (Centre) should apologise, says AR Chowdhury, Congress MP

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:26:30 AM IST

  Kharge convenes urgent meeting of opposition leaders

  Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has convened an urgent meeting of the opposition leaders at 10am at the Parliament a day after Parliamentary proceedings were adjourned amid the ruckus over Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in the United Kingdom (UK) on Indian democracy and Parliament. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:20:55 AM IST

  Trinamool MPs hold a protest in Parliament on Adani issue

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:16:12 AM IST

  Anurag Thakur's ‘kshama yatra' dig to Rahul Gandhi over 'London lies'

  The Bharatiya Janata Party continued to target Rahul Gandhi for his speech in London, with Union minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday demanding the Congress MP's apology in Parliament for allegedly insulting the country abroad. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:14:45 AM IST

  Organisations probing terror-funding cases now doing case study on the corruption: Anurag Thakur

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:11:01 AM IST

  Ramesh Pokhriyal over 2nd part budget session 

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:08:16 AM IST

  FM Sitharaman to present Supplementary Demands for Grants for J&K 

  FM Sitharaman to present Supplementary Demands for Grants for Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha today.

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:02:15 AM IST

  "Opposition parties creating hurdles against investigation agencies..." BJP leader

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Telangana Spokesperson NV Subhash on Monday reacted to the protest of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) against the "misuse of central investigation agencies" in Parliament and said that opposition parties are creating hurdles against the investigation agencies due to the fear of exposure, reported ANI.

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:00:35 AM IST

  Sanjay Singh gives zero-hour notice over misuse of central agencies against opposition leaders

  AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh gives zero-hour notice over the "misuse of central agencies against opposition leaders", reported ANI.

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:56:30 AM IST

  Delhi Waqf properties not seized, Hardeep Singh Puri tells Parliament

  Union minister for housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday rejected allegations that Waqf Board properties in Delhi, including mosques, dargahs and graveyards, were seized and said their ownership is with the government of India. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:54:17 AM IST

  Congress plans to intensify protest over Adani issue

  The Congress party walked out of a meeting chaired by Speaker Om Birla, sought Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Pralhad Joshi’s comments against Rahul Gandhi be expunged in the Lok Sabha, shouted slogans along with other opposition parties and disrupted Parliament for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe on the Adani-Hindenburg issue. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:53:23 AM IST

  LIC’s debt exposure in Adani firms decreased marginally: Centre 

  The amount of money loaned by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to Adani Group companies reduced marginally from ₹6,347 crore at the end of last year to ₹6,182 crore as on March 5, the Union government told Parliament. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:52:38 AM IST

  On Adani-Hindenburg row, Centre says no significant impact at systemic level

  The Union Finance Ministry on Monday answered an array of questions in the Lok Sabha over the impact that the Adani Group of companies had suffered after US short-seller Hindenburg Research came out with a report accusing them of fraud and stock manipulation-- a claim the Gautam Adani-led group has denied. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:48:28 AM IST

  AAP's Sanjay Singh gives notive demanding probe into Adani-Hindenburg case

  AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh gives suspension of business notice under rule 267 demanding an investigation into the Adani-Hindenburg case and a discussion in the House on this issue.

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:47:18 AM IST

  Congress' Pramod Tiwari gives notice on Adani stocks issue

  Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari gives suspension of business notice under rule 267 on Adani stocks issue.

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:43:56 AM IST

  Congress knows the art of corruption: Anurag Thakur

  Congress knows the art of corruption and corruption through art. They are running a campaign against the country. They should apologise to the nation and stop their Cambridge cries, says Union minister Anurag Thakur, reported ANI.

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:42:34 AM IST

  Sonai Gandhi arrives in Parliament 

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:41:53 AM IST

  Congress MP Naseer Hussain gives notice to discuss JPC probe over Adani- Hindenburg row

  

  Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dr Naseer Hussain has given notice under rule 267 to suspend the proceedings of the House & discuss the "failure of Govt in constituting JPC in the Adani financial fraud case", reports ANI.

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:37:50 AM IST

  Crimes related to cryptocurrencies amounted to ₹953.70 crore: FM Sitharaman

  Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman told the parliament yesterday that crimes related to cryptocurrencies amounted to Rs953.70 crores so far, and that the FATF has adopted several methods to prevent growing illegitimate activities from cryptocurrencies.

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:36:25 AM IST

  Rahul Gandhi goes abroad and insults the country: Anurag Thakur

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:30:42 AM IST

  Congress MP gives motion notice in Lok Sabha over Hindenburg report

  Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding JPC probe into Hindenburg report.