Union Home Minister Amit Shah has written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging a discussion in the House on the student agitation regarding the NEET examination.
 

Rajya Sabha passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, on Wednesday.

Rajya Sabha passed the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2026.

Lok Sabha adjourned to meet again on August 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM.

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, was passed in the Lok Sabha by voice vote.

Lok Sabha proceedings resume amid chaos.

#MonsoonSession2026 #LokSabha adjourned to meet again at 03:00 PM@ombirlakota @LokSabhaSectt @loksabhaspeaker pic.twitter.com/1EHgZHaYLI

— SansadTV (@sansad_tv) August 12, 2026

The Congress and Samajwadi Party are opposing the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Rajya Sabha.

The government on Wednesday proposed to refer the contentious Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a Joint Committee of Parliament for a detailed review and possible suggestions.

The committee is proposed to be comprised of 31 members, with 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.

"That the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, be referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses consisting of 21 Members of this House to be nominated by the Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha, and 10 Members of Rajya Sabha to be nominated by Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha," according to the supplementary agenda of the Lok Sabha for August 12.

The Committee shall make a report to the Lok Sabha by the last day of the first week of the Winter Session 2026, it said.

BJP MP Sushmita Dev's alleged derogatory remarks against CPM's John Brittas led to a chaos in Rajya Sabha today. Soon after listed papers were laid on the table at the start of the day, Brittas raised the issue of him being targetted with the "lungiwala" slur by Dev.

Brittas had had earlier moved a privilege motion against Dev for addressing him as "lungiwala" during proceedings in the Upper House on Monday.

On Wednesday, after being granted permission to speak, Brittas said when he was moving a statutory resolution against the Income Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 on Monday afternoon, the BJP MP left her allotted seat and moved to a seat immediately behind him.

"She repeatedly called me lungiwala," he alleged.

Amid Opposition's consistent demand for Amit Shah to come to Parliament and make a statement on the alleged police excesses on students during their July 20 Parliament march over the NEET paper leak issue, Home Minister said that he is "ready to answer everything but Opposition don't want discussion."

"Ready to answer all questions": Union Home Minister Amit Shah pic.twitter.com/rPcV71rsPd

— NDTV (@ndtv) August 12, 2026

#MonsoonSession2026 #RajyaSabha adjourned to meet again at 02:00 PM@VPIndia pic.twitter.com/xCmWQiQwWJ

— SansadTV (@sansad_tv) August 12, 2026

#Watch। मेरा आप सबसे अनुरोध रहता है कि सदन चले। मतभेद हमारे हो सकते है, नीतियों और विचारों में मतभेद हो सकता है लेकिन देश सदन चलते हुए देखना चाहता है। देश के लोगों का मत है कि नीतियों और विचारों में मतभेद हो लेकिन वो विचारों में अभिव्यक्त होना चाहिए। लोक सभा अध्यक्ष @ombirlakota… pic.twitter.com/4deHwWaU7O

— SansadTV (@sansad_tv) August 12, 2026

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm amid Opposition protests over various issues.

Lok Sabha proceedings begin with heavy sloganeering from Opposition. Speaker Om Birla told the Opposition members that it is not right to tarnish image of House by protests, and shouting slogans.

The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today. The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill to rename Kerala as 'Keralam' without a debate, with the government taking a swipe at Congress MPs from the state for not participating in a discussion on the matter.

The Kerala Assembly had passed a resolution in 2024 urging the Centre to bring a law to change the name of the state to Keralam.

Subsequently, the president of India referred a Bill to the state legislature for expressing its views and later, the state Assembly adopted a unanimous resolution agreeing with the Bill.

With the passage of the Bill, amendments will be made in the First Schedule to the Constitution by modifying the name of state of Kerala as 'Keralam' in accordance with Article 3 of the Constitution.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday gave notice of an Adjournment Motion in the Lok Sabha seeking a discussion on the alleged theft, misappropriation and irregular handling of temple donations and valuables across the country.

In his notice, Tagore said recent reports of alleged irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya have raised concerns among devotees and the public.

He said reported lapses in security and cash-counting procedures have raised questions over accountability and supervision.

The then Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, formed a three-member committee of Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia, and Karnataka High Court judge Justice Anu Sivaraman to probe the incident.

The Delhi High Court Chief Justice for the time being was asked not to assign any judicial work to Justice Yashwant Varma.

On late March 22, Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya submitted the report on the Supreme Court website in an unprecedented move by the top court in the interest of transparency.

The report also included Justice Varma's response to the allegation and documents linked to the matter.

Justice Varma had strongly refuted allegations that a huge pile of cash was found at his house.

On March 23, Justice Varma, who was appointed the Delhi High Court judge in October 2021, was removed from active duty.

The Supreme Court, during its meetings held on March 20 and 24, decided to transfer Justice Varma to the Allahabad High Court.

A huge row erupted after a pile of unaccounted cash was found at the then Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma's official bungalow in the capital on March 14, during the Holi break.

The money was discovered after a fire broke out in the building and family members of the judge - who was not in Delhi at the time - called emergency services, who then called the police.

The inquiry committee report into allegations against former Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma will be tabled in both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. Removal proceedings were initiated against Justice Varma following the alleged discovery of unaccounted cash at his official residence.

According to the list of business for August 12, the Secretary-General will lay the "Report, Volumes 1 and 2 (English and Hindi versions) of the Inquiry Committee" along with oral and documentary evidence recorded during the inquiry.

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy will move The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.