Special Parliament Session

Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas told a special session of the Turkish parliament on Thursday that he would travel to Gaza.

Congress's Jairam Ramesh today said in the all-party meeting ahead of parliament's budget session, demands for special category status for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh were raised.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman read out the 2024 interim Budget in a special session of Parliament this morning amid muted expectations but hope of a revision in income tax slabs and boost to job creation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has encountered disruptions from family members of hostages held in Gaza, as he spoke during a special parliamentary session on Monday, CNN reported.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday demanded the Centre to resolve the issue of Maratha reservation by calling a special session of Parliament.

Lok Sabha member from Dharashiv in Maharashtra, Omprakash Rajenimbalkar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding convening a special session of Parliament to discuss the quotas being demanded by the Maratha and Dhangar communities.

European Union lawmakers en route from Brussels to Strasbourg found themselves at Disneyland Paris due to a routing error.

Close to the midnight hour on the last day of the special session of parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen posing for photos with hordes of laughing, chattering women MPs at the new building.

The women's reservation bill sailed through the Upper House this evening, scripting history after decades of roadblocks. It now needs the signature of the President to make 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies official.

The Women's Reservation Bill, passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday, is set for another litmus test today in the Rajya Sabha on Day 4 of the special session of Parliament.

The women's reservation bill sailed through the Lok Sabha Wednesday - 454 MPs voted in favour and two against - after hours of ferocious attack-counterattack between the government and the opposition. The question now - how soon can it become law?

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi spoke of an "incomplete" women's reservation bill as he joined a day-long discussion of the landmark discussion on the proposed legislation.

The new Parliament reverberated with explosive speeches from women MPs - including ex-Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, DMK MP Kanimozhi, NCP's Supriya Sule and Union Minister Smriti Irani - during a debate on the women's reservation bill.

Striking an emotive note, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday remembered her "life partner" Rajiv Gandhi while speaking on the women's reservation bill and said his dream would be fulfilled with the passage of this legislation.

Women "do not want to be put on a pedestal... worshipped" DMK MP Kanimozhi said in Parliament today in a heated debate on the women's reservation bill.

Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas told a special session of the Turkish parliament on Thursday that he would travel to Gaza.

Congress's Jairam Ramesh today said in the all-party meeting ahead of parliament's budget session, demands for special category status for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh were raised.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman read out the 2024 interim Budget in a special session of Parliament this morning amid muted expectations but hope of a revision in income tax slabs and boost to job creation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has encountered disruptions from family members of hostages held in Gaza, as he spoke during a special parliamentary session on Monday, CNN reported.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday demanded the Centre to resolve the issue of Maratha reservation by calling a special session of Parliament.

Lok Sabha member from Dharashiv in Maharashtra, Omprakash Rajenimbalkar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding convening a special session of Parliament to discuss the quotas being demanded by the Maratha and Dhangar communities.

European Union lawmakers en route from Brussels to Strasbourg found themselves at Disneyland Paris due to a routing error.

Close to the midnight hour on the last day of the special session of parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen posing for photos with hordes of laughing, chattering women MPs at the new building.

The women's reservation bill sailed through the Upper House this evening, scripting history after decades of roadblocks. It now needs the signature of the President to make 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies official.

The Women's Reservation Bill, passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday, is set for another litmus test today in the Rajya Sabha on Day 4 of the special session of Parliament.

The women's reservation bill sailed through the Lok Sabha Wednesday - 454 MPs voted in favour and two against - after hours of ferocious attack-counterattack between the government and the opposition. The question now - how soon can it become law?

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi spoke of an "incomplete" women's reservation bill as he joined a day-long discussion of the landmark discussion on the proposed legislation.

The new Parliament reverberated with explosive speeches from women MPs - including ex-Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, DMK MP Kanimozhi, NCP's Supriya Sule and Union Minister Smriti Irani - during a debate on the women's reservation bill.

Striking an emotive note, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday remembered her "life partner" Rajiv Gandhi while speaking on the women's reservation bill and said his dream would be fulfilled with the passage of this legislation.

Women "do not want to be put on a pedestal... worshipped" DMK MP Kanimozhi said in Parliament today in a heated debate on the women's reservation bill.