Parliament updates: Lok Sabha adjourned till 11am tomorrow

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made a statement in both houses regarding recent developments pertaining to welfare abroad of Indians, NRIs and PIOs in the COVID situation

A view of Parliament House complex, in New Delhi. (PTI)

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• 15 Mar 2021, 08:40:49 PM IST

  Lok Sabha adjourned till 11am tomorrow

• 15 Mar 2021, 08:15:51 PM IST

  Govt likely to introduce Electricity Amendment Bill

  The government is likely to introduce the Electricity Amendment Bill 2021, which seeks to enable power consumers to choose from multiple service providers as in the case of telecom services, in the ongoing session of Parliament.

• 15 Mar 2021, 07:44:46 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha adjourns for the day, govt to reply Tuesday

  Rajya Sabha adjourns for the day after concluding discussion on the working of Ministry of Jal Shakti. Government's reply to take place tomorrow.

• 15 Mar 2021, 06:57:45 PM IST

  Lok Sabha session extended till 8pm

• 15 Mar 2021, 06:48:15 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha passes bill declaring food tech institutes as national ones

  The Rajya Sabha on Monday approved a bill that declares two food technology institutes at Kundli in Haryana and Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu as national institutes.

• 15 Mar 2021, 06:00:39 PM IST

  India cognizant of plight of Indians abroad due to Covid: Jaishankar

  External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday told Parliament that India is fully cognizant of the plight of Indian workers and students abroad on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, and has repatriated 45.82 lakh people from 98 countries under the Vande Bharat Mission till date.

• 15 Mar 2021, 04:43:37 PM IST

  No proposal to include petrol, diesel under GST: Sitharaman

  "At present, there is no proposal to bring crude petroleum, petrol, diesel, ATF and natural gas under GST," finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.

• 15 Mar 2021, 04:15:30 PM IST

  Centre tables bill to define role of LG in Delhi in Lok Sabha

  With the objective of giving a proper "interpretation" of a Supreme Court ruling, the government on Monday introduced a bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to define certain role and powers of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

• 15 Mar 2021, 04:08:27 PM IST

  Lok Sabha discusses demands for grants under railways

• 15 Mar 2021, 03:45:27 PM IST

  BJP MP lauds railways for its services during the pandemic

  BJP MP Ram Kripal Yadav on Monday initiating the debate on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Railways in Lok Sabha said the Indian Railways has been completely changed into a dynamic development-oriented organisation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last several years. The Indian Railways has rendered yeoman service during the coronavirus pandemic by transporting 43 lakh migrant labourers and making available several hundred coaches to be used as healthcare centres.

• 15 Mar 2021, 03:12:22 PM IST

  Amendments to Juvenile Justice Act introduced in Lok Sabha

  Bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 that seeks to increase the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates, was introduced in the Lok Sabha.

• 15 Mar 2021, 02:28:32 PM IST

  NTA to conduct NEET-UG only once in 2021: Education minister

  In 2021, the NEET (UG) will be conducted by NTA only one time. NTA has informed that they have not received any memorandum in this regard, said Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

• 15 Mar 2021, 01:05:43 PM IST

  India to take up UK racism matters when required: Jaishankar

  India will champion the fight against discrimination and will take up the matters of racism against Indian students with the UK, said the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha on Monday.

  "We will raise it whenever required and we will always champion the fight against racism and other forms of intolerance," the Minister said.

• 15 Mar 2021, 12:28:34 PM IST

  Bills to be introduced today

  In this list of bills to be introduced today are "The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021", "The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021" and "The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021", "The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021", "The Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021".

• 15 Mar 2021, 12:19:43 PM IST

  External affairs minister S Jaishankar delivers statement on Oxford University's racism row

  "As land of Mahatma Gandhi, we can never ever turn our eyes away from racism. Particularly so when it is in a country where we have such a large diaspora. We've strong ties with UK. We'll take up such matters with great candour when required," S Jaishankar said.

• 15 Mar 2021, 12:14:52 PM IST

  Om Birla inaugurates CGHS health camp in Parliament House Annexe

  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) health camp in Parliament House Annexe on Monday.

  Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghal, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan also participated were also present there.