Parliament session highlights: Both Houses adjourned till July 27

The Lok Sabha and The Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till tomorrow 11am.

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.

The Upper House of Parliament is again adjourned till 5pm today.

The session of the Upper House of Parliament has resumed after it was adjourned till 4pm.

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.

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.

The Lower House of Parliament has been adjourned till tomorrow 11am.

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.

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.

The session in the Lower House of Parliament has resumed. However opposition parties continue to raise the issues of the Pegasus hacking co

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2.45 pm as opposition parties continue to target the central government over the Pegasus hacking controversy.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid sloganeering in the House by Opposition MPs, against 'Pegasus Project' media report.

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.

MPs of Shiromani Akali Dal and Bahujan Samaj Party stage a protest at Parliament against the three agriculture laws

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha congratulate weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for winning a silver medal at Tokyo Olympics.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12pm following sloganeering by Opposition MPs demanding a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report (ANI)

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."

DMK MP Tiruchi Siva gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha, demanding a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report.

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.

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.

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.

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.