Monsoon Session 2021

Both houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Friday, bringing an end to the Monsoon session that registered total productivity of 45 per cent in the Lower House and 63 per cent in the Upper House.

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the government will table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar fixed the matter for hearing in August.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of Maoist-affected districts has gone down from 70 in 2014 to 46 in 2021.

Twelve opposition MPs from Rajya Sabha have been suspended from parliament's Winter Session for the shocking violence on the last day of the Monsoon Session. The opposition has condemned the suspension, saying it is against the rules.

Parliament Winter Session: 36 bills are expected to be passed, including one to repeal the three farm laws, in the winter session that begins today.

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Sunday rued the unruly scenes in the Rajya Sabha and wastage of the recently concluded Parliament session without any debates on issues affecting people, saying he had not seen anything like it in his 30 years

The opposition must apologise for "disruptive (and) threatening behaviour" that forced Parliament to close two days early, the government said today, countering allegations by 12 parties, including the Congress, that "outsiders" were brought in.

Opposition members are seen jostling security personnel in the Rajya Sabha in CCTV footage released today in the middle of an acrimonious standoff that peaked over the abrupt end to the monsoon session yesterday.

The ending of the monsoon session of parliament - with much left undone - has saddened former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.

A total of 348 people have died in police custody and 5,221 in judicial custody in the country in the last three years, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Over Rs 49,000 crore in foreign funds were received by more than 18,000 NGOs in the country in the last three years, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

The Congress asked the government on Wednesday why was it "quiet" and "running away" from a caste-based census, which was mooted by a woman MP of the ruling BJP in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday and even by the chief ministers of Bihar and Odisha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi were both in Speaker Om Birla's room in parliament when he met with leaders of various parties after the monsoon session ended on Wednesday morning, two days early.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up a Constitution amendment bill to restore the powers of states to have their own lists of OBCs for reservation in jobs and educational institutions, ending a three-week deadlock between the government and the oppos

The Lok Sabha was adjourned indefinitely on Wednesday, bringing an end to the stormy Monsoon session two days ahead of the scheduled date of August 13.

Both houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Friday, bringing an end to the Monsoon session that registered total productivity of 45 per cent in the Lower House and 63 per cent in the Upper House.

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the government will table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar fixed the matter for hearing in August.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of Maoist-affected districts has gone down from 70 in 2014 to 46 in 2021.

Twelve opposition MPs from Rajya Sabha have been suspended from parliament's Winter Session for the shocking violence on the last day of the Monsoon Session. The opposition has condemned the suspension, saying it is against the rules.

Parliament Winter Session: 36 bills are expected to be passed, including one to repeal the three farm laws, in the winter session that begins today.

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Sunday rued the unruly scenes in the Rajya Sabha and wastage of the recently concluded Parliament session without any debates on issues affecting people, saying he had not seen anything like it in his 30 years

The opposition must apologise for "disruptive (and) threatening behaviour" that forced Parliament to close two days early, the government said today, countering allegations by 12 parties, including the Congress, that "outsiders" were brought in.

Opposition members are seen jostling security personnel in the Rajya Sabha in CCTV footage released today in the middle of an acrimonious standoff that peaked over the abrupt end to the monsoon session yesterday.

The ending of the monsoon session of parliament - with much left undone - has saddened former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.

A total of 348 people have died in police custody and 5,221 in judicial custody in the country in the last three years, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Over Rs 49,000 crore in foreign funds were received by more than 18,000 NGOs in the country in the last three years, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

The Congress asked the government on Wednesday why was it "quiet" and "running away" from a caste-based census, which was mooted by a woman MP of the ruling BJP in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday and even by the chief ministers of Bihar and Odisha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi were both in Speaker Om Birla's room in parliament when he met with leaders of various parties after the monsoon session ended on Wednesday morning, two days early.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up a Constitution amendment bill to restore the powers of states to have their own lists of OBCs for reservation in jobs and educational institutions, ending a three-week deadlock between the government and the oppos

The Lok Sabha was adjourned indefinitely on Wednesday, bringing an end to the stormy Monsoon session two days ahead of the scheduled date of August 13.