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Monsoon Session highlights| Both Houses adjourned till tomorrow

Monsoon session highlights: A day ago, both the houses assembled at 2pm following the oath-taking ceremony of Droupadi Murmu, country's first President from the tribal community.

Parliament building.
Parliament building.

Monsoon session highlights: The Monsoon Session of Parliament entered the seventh day on Tuesday, with proceedings beginning at 11am. A day ago, both the houses assembled at 2pm following the oath-taking ceremony of Droupadi Murmu, country's first President from the tribal community. She is also the second woman to hold the top constitutional post in the country. However, proceedings in Parliament remained paralysed as the stalemate over the Opposition's demand for immediate discussions on price rise and GST hike in both Houses deepened with four Congress members suspended in the Lok Sabha for the rest of the session for causing disruptions. In the past week as well, both houses had seen abrupt disruptions and adjournments following a ruckus created by the Opposition parties that sought to corner the Centre on a number of issues, including inflation, unemployment and the Agnipath military recruitment scheme.

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Jul 26, 2022, 18:22:12 IST

Lok Sabha adjourned till tomorrow

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till tomorrow.

Jul 26, 2022, 18:13:06 IST

Lok Sabha passes The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2022

Lok Sabha passed the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2022.

Jul 26, 2022, 17:37:33 IST

2,399 Bangladeshis using fraudulent documents between 2017 & 2022: MHA

"As per reports received from the Bureau of Immigration, 2,399 Bangladeshi nationals were intercepted and found using fraudulently obtained Indian documents at Bureau of Immigration controlled ICPs, from the year 2017 to 2022," the ministry of home affairs stated in the Lok Sabha.

Jul 26, 2022, 17:30:41 IST

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am tomorrow

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till Wednesday 11 am.

Jul 26, 2022, 17:20:41 IST

'Democracy suspended...': Derek O’Brien on action against MPs amid stir

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Tuesday lashed out at the central government after 19 Rajya Sabha MPs were suspended amid opposition protests. This is said to be the highest number of parliamentarians who have been suspended in a single year. Read more

Jul 26, 2022, 15:44:06 IST

‘This is not a place to..’: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla appeals to protesting MPs

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday urged the Opposition MPs protesting against the price rise and Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike to take part in the discussion happening in the House saying that he does not want to take action against any member. Read more

Jul 26, 2022, 14:41:00 IST

19 MPs suspended from Rajya Sabha as opposition protest continues

Nineteen MPs were suspended from Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, a day after action was taken by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Prakash Birla against four Congress MPs. More than 20 MPs would now be barred to attend the monsoon session of parliament amid protests by opposition against the government over inflation. Read more

Jul 26, 2022, 14:30:31 IST

Govt informs parliament about vacancies in Delhi Police

As reported by Delhi Police, the details of sanctioned strength and personnel posted in Delhi Police as on 15th July 2022 are 94,255 and 82,264, respectively. Vacancies in Delhi Police are 11,991: MoS Home Nityanand Rai to Lok Sabha

Jul 26, 2022, 13:28:43 IST

No Kashmiri Pandit working under Prime Minister's Development Package has resigned recently in protest: Govt 

As per information provided by J&K govt, no Kashmiri Pandit working under Prime Minister's Development Package has resigned recently in protest of the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Kashmir Valley: MoS Home Nityanand Rai to Lok Sabha

Jul 26, 2022, 12:40:15 IST

Oppn raises slogans in Rajya Sabha

"Rollback GST" slogans raised by joint Opposition during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha.

Deputy Chairman says “Please go back to your seats. The whole nation is seeing that you are not letting the House function.”

Jul 26, 2022, 12:33:18 IST

Congress protests against Sonia Gandhi's ED questioning

Congress MPs march from Gandhi Statue in the Parliament premises towards Vijay Chowk, in protest against ED questioning of party's interim president Sonia Gandhi in National Herald case. Rahul Gandhi also taking part in the protest march.

Jul 26, 2022, 12:14:25 IST

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2pm 

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2pm amid continuous sloganeering by Opposition members, on the seventh day of the Monsoon session.

Jul 26, 2022, 11:17:23 IST

Lok Sabha adjourned till 11.45am

Lok Sabha adjourned till 11.45am, minutes after proceedings of the House began for the day, amid sloganeering and protest by the Opposition over various issues.

Jul 26, 2022, 11:12:49 IST

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12pm

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12pm, minutes after proceedings of the House began for the day, amid the Opposition's ruckus on various issues.

Jul 26, 2022, 11:09:17 IST

Congress MPs meet in Parliament premises

Congress MPs meet in Parliament premises today, ahead of proceedings on the seventh day of the Monsoon session.

Jul 26, 2022, 11:07:22 IST

TMC MPs protest near Parliament

TMC MPs protest near Parliament demanding inclusion of Garo & Khasi in Eighth Schedule of Constitution.

"We're demanding inclusion of Garo & Khasi in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. I'm going to raise this issue in Zero Hour today in Parliament,"says Sudip Bandyopadhyay

Jul 26, 2022, 09:09:40 IST

CPI MP gives notice to discuss recent GST hike, inflation

CPI MP Binoy Viswam gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss the recent GST rate hike and inflation.

Jul 26, 2022, 08:46:19 IST

AAP's Sanjay Singh gives Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha

AAP MP Sanjay Singh gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss the recent GST rate hike.

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