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Parliament monsoon session highlights: Bankers' Books Evidence, Taxation Bills passed amid Oppn walkout
Parliament monsoon session highlights: On the Taxation Bill, Sitharaman clarified that no extra charges or taxes would be imposed on UPI transactions. Speaking during the debate on Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, the finance minister said it would “strenghthen public confidence.”
- 7:48 PM IST, Aug 10Key highlights today
- 6:50 PM IST, Aug 10Rahul puts forward three conditions; demands PM Modi's apology
- 6:37 PM IST, Aug 10‘Amit Shah should come clean on who authorised shooting,’ says Rahul
- 6:28 PM IST, Aug 10Question was never whether Amit Shah should speak in Parliament, question was over police action on protesters, says Rahul
- 6:20 PM IST, Aug 10Rajya Sabha adjourned till Tuesday
- 5:46 PM IST, Aug 10No charge on UPI transactions, says FM Sitharaman after Taxation Bill passed
- 5:44 PM IST, Aug 10Rajya Sabha passes Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill
- 5:13 PM IST, Aug 10‘Misconceived, misguided,’ says BJP MP over US congressman's remarks on FCRA amendments
- 5:07 PM IST, Aug 10Can't de-link Oppn demand for Amit Shah's statement on police action in student protests; PM's on donation irregularities, says Cong
- 4:49 PM IST, Aug 10‘Nothing was officially confirmed to us,’ says CPI(M) MP on Centre reportedly agreeing to discuss student agitation
- 4:01 PM IST, Aug 10What is The Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026?
- 3:21 PM IST, Aug 10Rajya Sabha passes the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill
- 3:08 PM IST, Aug 10Aspects related to banking will have to catch up with digitisation, says FM Sitharaman
- 3:06 PM IST, Aug 10India has shown ‘exemplary speed’ in digitisation of economy, says Sitharaman
- 2:56 PM IST, Aug 10FM Sitharaman recalls PM Modi's ‘change of mindset’ speech
- 2:54 PM IST, Aug 10‘Sad state that oppn chooses to walk out on such important debates,’ says Sitharaman
- 2:48 PM IST, Aug 10FM moves Bankers' Books Evidence Bill in RS
- 2:42 PM IST, Aug 10What is Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026
- 2:32 PM IST, Aug 10Tribunals Reforms Bill passed in LS
- 2:28 PM IST, Aug 10Mines and minerals bill tabled in LS
- 2:21 PM IST, Aug 10Lok Sabha adjourned till tomorrow
- 2:19 PM IST, Aug 10Both houses underway amid uproar
- 2:02 PM IST, Aug 10Govt ready for detailed discussion, says Rijiju
- 1:47 PM IST, Aug 10Rijiju urges Oppn to not create disturbances during Shah's statement
- 1:45 PM IST, Aug 10Govt yet to decide on FCRA bill
- 1:32 PM IST, Aug 10Amit Shah to reply on student protests
- 1:24 PM IST, Aug 10They are scared, says Kharge
- 1:22 PM IST, Aug 10Kharge trains guns on PM Modi, Shah
- 1:11 PM IST, Aug 10Will women's reservation bill come up
- 12:54 PM IST, Aug 10Mahua Moitra alleges BJP in role in Mamata attack
- 12:41 PM IST, Aug 10BJP MP slams Oppn
- 12:30 PM IST, Aug 102 bills tabled in Lok Sabha
- 12:26 PM IST, Aug 10Both houses adjourned till 2 pm
- 12:04 PM IST, Aug 10Lok Sabha gets underway
- 12:01 PM IST, Aug 10Rajya Sabha resumes
- 11:52 AM IST, Aug 10RS MP writes to US lawmaker on FCRA
- 11:32 AM IST, Aug 10Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm
- 11:20 AM IST, Aug 10Oppn stages protest, demands Amit Shah's statement
- 11:18 AM IST, Aug 10Akhilesh says govt wants to take over institutions
- 11:03 AM IST, Aug 10Rajya Sabha session gets underway
- 11:01 AM IST, Aug 10Parliament monsoon session LIVE
- 10:51 AM IST, Aug 10Rahul Gandhi raises questions over police brutality
- 10:30 AM IST, Aug 10NDA parliamentary party meet tomorrow
- 10:25 AM IST, Aug 10Key bills in Rajya Sabha
- 10:17 AM IST, Aug 10Will FCRA bill be taken up in LS
- 10:05 AM IST, Aug 10Standing committee reports expected
- 10:01 AM IST, Aug 10Key bills on agenda
- 9:52 AM IST, Aug 10Impasse in both houses
- 9:47 AM IST, Aug 10Rahul Gandhi seeks Amit Shah's resignation
- 9:28 AM IST, Aug 10Amit Shah to table 2 bills in Lok Sabha
- 9:27 AM IST, Aug 10Houses to resume at 11am
Parliament monsoon session highlights: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill and Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill amid an Opposition walkout. Sitharaman referred to it a “sad state”, saying the Opposition had “chosen to walk out from an important debate.” On the Taxation Bill, Sitharaman clarified that no extra charges or taxes would be imposed on UPI transactions. Speaking during the debate on Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, the finance minister said it would “strenghthen public confidence.”...Read More
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till Tuesday, August 11, as the Opposition continued to create uproar over various issues. Meanwhile, the Centre has reportedly agreed to discuss the student agitation in Parliament and union home minister Amit Shah is set to reply on the issue in the houses.
Four bills tabled, one passed in Lok Sabha
Four bills were tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday as scheduled. The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, seeks to change the name of the state to Keralam. The second bill, National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposes wider financing powers to the NCDC.
The third bill introduced today was the Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026, which was passed without a debate amid sloganeering by the Opposition. Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, was the last bill to be tabled before the lower house was adjourned for the day.
Govt yet to decide on FCRA Bill
The FCRA bill is likely to be taken up in the ongoing session however Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said the government is yet to take a decision in the matter. The Opposition has alleged that the FCRA bill will target religious and minority organisations, which often rely on foreign funding.
The monsoon session of the parliament began on July 20 and is set to conclude on August 13.
Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Manish Tewari moves adjournment motion on new anti-defection law
Congress MP Manish Tewari gives notice in Lok Sabha to move a motion for adjournment of the House business in order to discuss the need for a new anti-defection law.
Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Amit Shah to table 2 bills in Lok Sabha
Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Union home minister Amit Shah will table two bills in the Lok Sabha today. The first seeks to officially change the change of the state of Kerala to ‘Keralam’, and the other is an expansion of the financing powers of the National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC).
Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Houses to resume at 11am
Parliament monsoon session LIVE: The Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha are set to resume for the ongoing monsoon session at 11am today.
