Parliament session highlights: Both Houses adjourned till July 27
The Lok Sabha, which passed two important bills today- the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 and the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, has been adjourned till 11am tomorrow. The Upper House of Parliament is also adjourned till 11am tomorrow.
The ongoing monsoon session of Parliament recommenced on Monday and opposition parties continued to target the Centre over various issues including the Pegasus hacking controversy, Covid-19 pandemic and the farmers agitation against the farm laws. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned multiple times. ...Read More
The Lok Sabha, which passed two important bills today- the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 and the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, has been adjourned till 11am tomorrow. The Upper House of Parliament is also adjourned till 11am tomorrow.
The Centre is keen to push key bills this week since there remain only 14 working days in the ongoing session, people familiar with developments told Hindustan Times.
It has listed five ordinances to be taken up during this week’s proceedings.
They are -- The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance and The Essential Defence Services Ordinance.
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- Jul 26, 2021 05:16 pm IST
Both Houses adjourned till July 27
The Lok Sabha and The Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till tomorrow 11am.
- Jul 26, 2021 05:10 pm IST
No consensus among opposition parties on any issue: Piyush Goyal
Union minister and leader of House in the Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal said on Monday that there is no consensus among opposition parties on any issue, adding he personally reached out to different opposition parties on a daily basis.
- Jul 26, 2021 04:10 pm IST
Rajya Sabha again adjourned till 5pm
The Upper House of Parliament is again adjourned till 5pm today.
- Jul 26, 2021 04:05 pm IST
Rajya Sabha resumes after being adjourned
The session of the Upper House of Parliament has resumed after it was adjourned till 4pm.
- Jul 26, 2021 03:27 pm IST
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 passed in Lok Sabha
The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 was also passed in the Lower House. The bill seeks to declare two institutes, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management at Kundli, and the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology at Thanjavur as instutes of national importance.
- Jul 26, 2021 03:24 pm IST
Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed in Lok Sabha
The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed in Lok Sabha today. It was introduced in the Lower House in September 2020 and seeks to liberalise the Factory Regulation Act of 2011 by widening the scope of entities involved in the factoring business.
- Jul 26, 2021 03:24 pm IST
Lok Sabha adjourned till tomorrow 11am.
The Lower House of Parliament has been adjourned till tomorrow 11am.
- Jul 26, 2021 03:17 pm IST
Govt reduced basic customs duty on Masur dal to nil: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that the Centre reduced the basic customs duty on Masur dal to nil and halved Agriculture infrastructure Development Cess on the lentil to 10 per cent.
"Basic customs duty has been reduced from 30 per cent to 20 per cent on lentils (Masur) originating in or exported from the USA. The Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess on Lentils (Masur) has been reduced from the present rate of 20 per cent to 10 per cent," Sitharaman added.
- Jul 26, 2021 03:11 pm IST
Govt didn't mention Pegasus in this week's agenda, says Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday that the Centre did not mention the Pegasus project in this week's agenda, adding it does not want to speak on Covid management, vaccine policy, and hike in fuel prices in the Lok Sabha.
- Jul 26, 2021 02:46 pm IST
Lok Sabha session resumes after being adjourned; opposition uproar continues over Pegasus hacking controversy
The session in the Lower House of Parliament has resumed. However opposition parties continue to raise the issues of the Pegasus hacking co
- Jul 26, 2021 02:11 pm IST
LS adjourned till 2.45pm amid Oppn uproar over Pegasus project
Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2.45 pm as opposition parties continue to target the central government over the Pegasus hacking controversy.
- Jul 26, 2021 12:26 pm IST
Opposition ruckus continues, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid sloganeering in the House by Opposition MPs, against 'Pegasus Project' media report.
- Jul 26, 2021 11:41 am IST
Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till 12pm
Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 PM amid disruptions by opposition members. Earlier, the Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12pm following sloganeering by Opposition MPs demanding a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report.
- Jul 26, 2021 11:22 am IST
Akali Dal, BSP protest against farm laws
MPs of Shiromani Akali Dal and Bahujan Samaj Party stage a protest at Parliament against the three agriculture laws
- Jul 26, 2021 11:16 am IST
Parliament lauds Mirabai Chanu, silver medal winner at Tokyo Olympics
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha congratulate weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for winning a silver medal at Tokyo Olympics.
- Jul 26, 2021 11:15 am IST
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12pm amid Opposition ruckus over Pegasus issue
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12pm following sloganeering by Opposition MPs demanding a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report (ANI)
- Jul 26, 2021 11:01 am IST
Rahul Gandhi drives a tractor to Parliament, says govt must repeal farm laws
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi drives a tractor to reach Parliament, in protest against the three farm laws. "I've brought farmers' message to Parliament," he says. "They (the government) are suppressing voices of farmers and not letting a discussion take place in Parliament."
"They'll have to repeal these black laws," he added. "The entire country knows these laws favour 2-3 big businessmen."
- Jul 26, 2021 10:26 am IST
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over Pegasus issue
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha, demanding a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report.
- Jul 26, 2021 10:13 am IST
Opposition leaders meet at Mallikarjun Kharge's office to strategise over monsoon session
Floor leaders of Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha meet at Mallikarjun Kharge's office in Parliament, to discuss the strategy regarding the issues raised by them in the House.
- Jul 26, 2021 08:53 am IST
Congress MPs Manish Tewari and Manickam Tagore give adjournment notice in Lok Sabha over Pegasus issue
- Jul 26, 2021 08:43 am IST
Union finance minister to introduce amendments to bankruptcy code today
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharam will introduce a Bill to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, is the bankruptcy law of India that seeks to consolidate the existing framework by creating a single law for insolvency and bankruptcy. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015 was introduced in Lok Sabha in December 2015.
- Jul 26, 2021 07:38 am IST
Bill allowing change of power connections to soon be taken up in Parliament
The Union cabinet is expected to take up for approval soon the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. The Bill, once passed, will allow consumers to choose electricity connections from multiple service providers and change one as per their convenience on the lines of mobile connections.
- Jul 26, 2021 06:16 am IST
Amid protests, govt looks to push key bills in House
After the first week of Parliament’s monsoon session was mostly washed out due to disruptions by the Opposition, the ruling dispensation plans to push key bills this week as there are just 14 working days remaining in the session, people aware of the developments said on Sunday.