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Parliament monsoon session: Both houses adjourned till 11 am tomorrow
Parliament monsoon session: Both Rajya sabha and Lok Sabha have been adjourned till Tuesday 11 am amid disruptions by opposition and the voting for presidential elections.
Parliament monsoon session : The monsoon session of the Parliament commenced today and will conclude on August 12. The Rajya Sabha session has been adjoured for the day amid disturbances by the Congress over GST and inflation. Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm for the voting of presidential elections. ...Read More
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Monday paid tribute to assassinated Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.
During the session, the central government will seek to push several legislations and its legislative agenda includes 32 bills for passage - out of which 14 are ready. The bills include cantonment bill, multi-state cooperative societies bill, development of enterprises and services hubs bill, two separate bills for Constitution amendment to revise the list of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) for Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu, among others.
In addition to this, some pending bills will also be taken up. Some of the bills that are in the pending list include The Indian Antarctica Bill, 2022, the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
The first day of the parliament monsoon session is witnessing voting for the presidential election - and the counting of the votes will be held on July 21.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am tomorrow
Lok Sabha has been adjourned till Tuesday 11 am amid disruptions by opposition.
RS general secy presents statement of bills passed in the previous houses by president
Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody also laid on the table a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Bills passed by the Houses of Parliament during the Two Hundred and Fifty-sixth Session of the Rajya Sabha and assented to by the President.
Polling booth set up inside Parliament premises
A polling booth has been set up inside the Parliament premises where Members of Parliament will cast their votes.
Venkaiah Naidu urges MPs to be ‘different and better’ than last 5 years
Presiding over his last session as Rajya Sabha chairman, M Venkaiah Naidu urged MPs to be "different & better" than they were in the last 5 years when 57% of House sittings were partly or fully disrupted.
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day amid disruption by Congress members over price rise and GST issues.
BAC meeting of RS to be held on July 19
Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting of Rajya Sabha will be held on 19th July in Parliament.
RS holds silence for all lives lost in terrorist attacks
Rajya Sabha condemns terrorist acts in Nigeria, Afghanistan; holds two minute silence for all the lives lost in attacks.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm today for voting in Presidential election in Parliament premises.
LS speaker pays tribute to former Japanese PM
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pays tribute to former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.
Parliament monsoon session commences
Parliament monsoon session began today at 11 am.
Congress MP gives suspension of business notice to discuss GST, inflation
Congress MP in Rajya Sabha, KC Venugopal gives suspension of business notice under Rule 267 to discuss inflation and the recent increase in GST of some essential commodities.
PM Modi holds a meeting with his top ministers in Parliament premise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a meeting with his top ministers in Parliament premises ahead of the session.
CPI(M) leader gives notice over rise of GST
CPI(M) floor leader in Rajya Sabha, Elamaram Kareem MP has given notice under rule 267 to suspend the business and discuss the issue of price rise and imposition of 5% GST on essential items.
What's expected from the Parliament monsoon session?
The start of the monsoon session of parliament coincides with the elections for the 15th president of India. Here's what to expect from the session.
PM Modi addresses ahead of monsoon session
PM Modi urges lawmakers for cooperation for a "fruitful" monsoon session of parliament.
AAP RS MP gives suspension of business notice over centre not allowing Kejriwal to visit Singapore
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under Rule 267 over "Centre not allowing Delhi CM to visit Singapore" and demands discussion on the issue.
meeting of the Business Advisory Committee to be held today
The meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha chaired by Speaker Om Birla is scheduled to be held today.
CPI MP gives suspension of business notice in RS over Agnipath scheme
CPI MP Binoy Viswam has given the suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under Rule 267 over the Centre's 'Agnipath Scheme' and demands discussion on it.
Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil gives zero hour notice in RS over Agnipath scheme
Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil gives zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over Centre's 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme.
Govt to introduce Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019
The government is all set to bring in legislation to regulate the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019, which will include the Digital News Media industry for the first time. Through this, the Cabinet proposes to bring digital news portals at par with newspapers.
Monsoon sessions to begin amid fears of global recession and inflation becoming a global concern
The monsoon session is set to begin amid fears of global recession and inflation becoming a global concern. While the US inflation figures in June soared to four-decade high, New Zealand consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in three decades.
Opposition likely to charge at govt over several issues including Agnipath scheme
The opposition is likely to charge at the government over various issues, including the Agnipath military recruitment scheme during the monsoon session.
Monsoon session: Government holds all-party meet
The government held an all-party meeting on Sunday, ahead of the Monsoon session of the Parliament, which begins on Monday, to formulate a strategy to maximise the productivity of the House along with addressing the concerns of the Opposition during the course of the session. Read more
Centre to push 24 bills during the session
The central government will seek to push several legislations during the monsoon session and its legislative agenda includes 24 bills for passage.
32 bills indicated by various departments for Monsoon session, 14 ready: Govt
A day before the start of the monsoon session of Parliament, the government on Sunday said 32 bills have been indicated by various departments for presentation in two houses of which 14 are ready. Read more
