LIVE: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am on Tuesday

Day 1 of Monsoon session of Parliament is underway; fuel price rise, farm laws on agenda. Torrential rains wreaked havoc in Mumbai yesterday leaving 33 dead. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

3:44 PM

Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am tomorrow

3:43 PM

IT Minister speaks in LS on 'Pegasus Project'

3:27 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am tomorrow

2:14 PM

Houses adjourned

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 3.30pm and Rajya Sabha till 3pm as Opposition MPs continue their protests against the government.

1:23 PM

SC serves Kerala notice on festival relaxation

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Kerala government to file its response during the day on an application against the three-day relaxation in Covid-19 restrictions in the state for the upcoming Bakrid festival. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that a range of shops will stay to July 18, 19 and 20 from 7am to 8pm. The festival is on July 21.

 

12:23 PM

Puducherry records 42 new cases

Puducherry logged 42 new coronavirus cases over 24 hours: the first time in four months the number came down below the fifty mark. The 42 new infections took the overall tally to 1,19,745, PTI reported quoting a government health officer.

11:37 AM

Parliament session LIVE: Rajya Sbha adjourned till 12:45 pm

Parliament session LIVE: Rajya Sbha adjourned till 12:45 pm

11:33 AM

MPs in Rajya Sabha pay tribute to MPs & personalities who lost died this year

Members of Parliament in Rajya Sabha paid tribute to MPs & personalities who died this year, including veteran actor Dilip Kumar & veteran athlete Milkha Singh.

11:16 AM

Parliament session LIVE: PM Modi introduces new Cabinet ministers in Lok Sabha

I thought that there would be enthusiasm in the Parliament as so many women, Dalits, tribals have become Ministers. This time our colleagues from agricultural & rural background, OBC community, have been given berth in Council of Ministers: PM introduces his new Ministers, in LS

10:53 AM

Monsoon session LIVE updates: An informal meeting of opposition leaders underway in Rajya Sabha

An informal meeting of opposition leaders underway at Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge's office in Parliament, on strategy for monsoon session

10:50 AM

We want discussion inside the Parliament as well with the Floor Leaders outside the Parliament: PM Modi

I have urged all floor leaders that if they can take out some time tomorrow evening then I would like to give them all detailed information regarding the pandemic. We want discussion inside the Parliament as well with the Floor Leaders outside the Parliament: PM Modi

10:37 AM

Monsoon session 2021 LIVE: Rain intensity reduces in Mumbai after heavy spell

A day after heavy downpour wreaked havoc in Mumbai and claimed 30 lives, the rain intensity reduced on Monday, bringing some relief to citizens of the metropolis, officials said. The local train and road transport services, which were badly affected due to the torrential rains and water-logging on Sunday, were now running normal, they said.

On Sunday, 19 people died in Mahul area of Chembur where a retaining wall collapsed on some houses after a landslide, 10 died as some shanties collapsed in suburban Vikhroli, while one person died in Bhandup area where a forest department wall collapsed. On Monday, no fresh death was reported, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

The eastern suburbs of Mumbai recorded the highest 90.65 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Monday, as compared to 48.88 mm rainfall in the island city and 51.89 mm rainfall in western suburbs, he said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) earlier issued an "orange alert" for Mumbai on Monday, predicting "heavy to very heavy rain at few places". 

10:35 AM

Request MPs to follow Covid protocols, says PM Modi ahead of the Monsoon session of the Parliament

Request MPs to follow Covid protocols, says PM Modi

10:34 AM

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Urge constructive discussion in Parliament, says PM Modi

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Urge constructive discussion in Parliament, says PM Modi

10:28 AM

Monsoon 2021: Three of family killed in cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi

Three members of a family, including a mother-daughter duo, were killed while one person was reportedly missing after a cloudburst hit two adjacent villages in Uttarakhand''s Uttarkashi district, officials said on Monday.
 

Those killed in the incident that took place on Sunday night in Mandav village were identified as Madhuri Devi (36), Ritu Devi (32) and her three-year-old daughter Trishvi, Uttarakashi''s Disaster Management Officer Devendra Patwal said, adding that all the bodies have been recovered.

 

One person is reported to be missing after the cloudburst in the neighbouring Kankrari village. A search operation is underway to find him, he said.

10:27 AM

Our national security is under threat: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on 'Pegasus Project' media report

Our national security is under threat. I will definitely raise this issue (in the House): Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on 'Pegasus Project' media report

10:09 AM

Heavy rain lashes Delhi, Haryana; Met department predicts more rainfall

Several parts of Delhi received incessant rainfall on Monday morning.

 

As parts of the national capital continued to receive heavy rainfall, the vehicular movement has been affected in several parts, while roads were waterlogged in several parts of Delhi.

 

According to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) prediction in the wee hours of Monday, a thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain is likely in Delhi and its adjoining places including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.

 

"Recent satellite imagery shows intense or very intense convection over parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Chandigarh, and Delhi, northwest Madhya Pradesh, northeast Rajasthan, north Konkan and Bihar," IMD informed. Read on...

10:00 AM

High Command must have taken a thoughtful decision: Kharge on the appointment of new Punjab Congress chief

High Command must have taken a thoughtful decision. He is young & was an active parliamentarian. He has the zeal to work so we welcome it: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on the appointment of new Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

9:36 AM

As Mumbai slept, rain fury kills 33, hits road, rail, air traffic

Delhi will see stormy weather from Monday, both literally and figuratively, as Parliament opens for the monsoon session amid the delayed rainy season. Seventeen new Bills will be introduced during the 19-day session, but the fate of the eagerly awaited Personal Data Protection Bill, which is being discussed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), is uncertain after chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi and prominent member Rajeev Chandrasekhar were appointed ministers in the last reshuffle. The JPC was to have given its report in the first week of the monsoon session. This looks extremely uncertain now. Read on...

 

9:23 AM

Monsoon 2021: Vehicles partially submerged in water due to heavy rainfall in Gurugram

9:01 AM

Has govt got cold feet on privatisation? Monsoon Session key bills explained

Government is bracing for a tough Monsoon session as the Opposition prepares to corner it for mishandling of Covid and economy.

 

A K Bhattacharya talks about key bills to be discussed in this session. Watch the video here

8:53 AM

Price of petrol, diesel in Delhi at Rs 101.84 per litre, Rs 89.87 per litre respectively today

Price of petrol, diesel in Delhi at Rs 101.84 per litre, Rs 89.87 per litre respectively today