Parliament Highlights: RS could have only 3 hours 37 mins of proceedings so far

Both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha have been adjourned for the day owing to protests by Opposition MPs, and proceedings will resume tomorrow.

Proceedings of Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi (ANI Photo)

The monsoon session of Parliament resumed on Monday amid continuing protests by the Opposition, who targetted the Centre over several issues including the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, farm laws and the Pegasus snooping controversy....Read More

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• 2 Aug 2021, 09:11:20 PM IST

  Of 10 sittings so far, RS could have only 3 hours 37 mins of proceedings: Govt sources

• 2 Aug 2021, 08:14:26 PM IST

  Of total 50 working hours, 39 hours 52 mins have been lost due to disruptions: Govt sources

• 2 Aug 2021, 08:12:42 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha productivity fell to 13.70% in second week from 32.20% in the first due to disruptions: Govt sources

• 2 Aug 2021, 07:04:58 PM IST

  Lok Sabha passes General Insurance Nationalisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021

  Lok Sabha on Monday passed the General Insurance Nationalisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Both Houses will meet again tomorrow as sessions have been adjourned for the day.

• 2 Aug 2021, 05:58:21 PM IST

  Both Houses adjourned till tomorrow

  Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till tomorrow owing to continuing uproar by Opposition MPs over Pegasus snooping row, farm laws, and other issues.

• 2 Aug 2021, 04:02:38 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow 11am

  Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till tomorrow (August 3) 11am amid protests by Opposition MPs over pegasus, and other issues.

• 2 Aug 2021, 03:00:27 PM IST

  Opposition floor leaders to meet at the Constitution Club tomorrow in Delhi, says Kharge

  Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday that all Opposition floor leaders will meet tomorrow morning at the Constitution Club in Delhi. Rahul Gandhi will also attend the meeting, ANI reported citing sources.

• 2 Aug 2021, 02:55:14 PM IST

  The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, passed in Rajya Sabha; House adjourned till 3.36pm

  Both Houses of the Parliament only resumed at 2pm before being adjourned for the third time in the day owing to protests by Opposition MPs over pegasus, and other issues.

• 2 Aug 2021, 02:50:53 PM IST

  Lok Sabha adjourned till 3.30pm amid uproar by Opposition MPs

• 2 Aug 2021, 02:09:38 PM IST

  Both houses resume after being adjourned twice

  The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha sessions have resumed after being adjourned twice during the day.

• 2 Aug 2021, 12:11:53 PM IST

  'What is our fault if we want a discussion over Pegasus?': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

  Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury lashed out at the Centre over the Pegasus hacking controversy by saying that Pegasus is a snooping matter and the opposition wanted a discussion on it.

• 2 Aug 2021, 11:31:04 AM IST

  Mudra loan available for manufacturing, trading, services: Nirmala Sitharaman

  Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha on Monday that the Mudra loan is available for manufacturing, trading, services along with activities allied to agriculture.

• 2 Aug 2021, 11:14:49 AM IST

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm amid Oppn uproar over farm laws

  The Upper House of Parliament has been adjourned till 12 noon amid opposition uproar over the farmers protest against the farm laws.

• 2 Aug 2021, 11:01:59 AM IST

  Lok Sabha session begins, speaker Birla congratulates PV Sindhu

  The Lok Sabha session began on Monday morning and speaker Om Birla and other members of the House congratulated badminton player PV Sindhu for winning bronze medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

• 2 Aug 2021, 10:47:43 AM IST

  Centre responsible if House is not functioning: Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge

  Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha, lashed out at the Centre on Monday by saying that it was responsible if the Upper House of Parliament was not functioning. Kharge said the Centre will face challenges if there is a discussion on the Pegasus hacking controversy.

  
  

  "They want Parliament to go on just like this, that their Bills get passed just like that & issues like inflation, Covid, fuel prices hike, Rafale get hidden," Kharge further said.

• 2 Aug 2021, 10:31:22 AM IST

  Cong MP moves adjournment motion notice in LS over Pegasus

  Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday gave adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the Pegasus hacking controversy. "It should be noted that this kind of surveillance classifies as hacking, which is what spyware does and it would very much qualify as "unauthorised interception" or hacking as per Information Technology Act, 2000," Tewari said in his notice.

• 2 Aug 2021, 09:52:18 AM IST

  Oppn to meet RS LoP to formulate strategy for day's proceedings

  Rajya Sabha Floor leaders of like-minded opposition parties to meet at LoP (Leader of Opposition) Mallikarjun Kharge's office at 10.15 am to formulate strategy for the day's proceedings of the House.

• 2 Aug 2021, 08:09:24 AM IST

  Rajya Sabha to discuss important bills today

  The Upper House of Parliament will be seeing a discussion on important bills today including the Constitution(Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021.

• 2 Aug 2021, 07:09:12 AM IST

  Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to move the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha

  Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha today, which seeks to abolish tribunals or authorities under various laws by amending various statutes to streamline the justice delivery system.