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After 24 years, no adjournments in Lok Sabha due to interruptions

In 1990 too, during the second session of the 9th Lok Sabha, a similar feat was achieved when Rabi Ray was the speaker

Naidu-Azad rapport broke House logjam

The Lok Sabha held 13 sittings from April 25 to May 11, in which it passed 10 Bills, including Finance, Regional Centre for Biotechnology and Anti-Hijacking

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal to account for 33% of Lok Sabha by 2026

If India's parliamentary seats were to be re-allocated across states on the basis of population, the Gangetic belt would send 275 of 548 MPs to the Lok Sabha

Govt faces embarrassment in LS over absence of Ministers

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and junior minister Manoj Sinha were absent, leading the Speaker to issue a stricture

Govt pushes for passage of Bankruptcy code this week; early end to session

Fireworks in RS over Augusta Westland, Trinamool MP suspended

BJP, Congress won't form govt in 2019, future of regional parties

An opposition MP says upcoming assembly elections will be a litmus test for regionalisation of Indian politics

Lok Sabha to take up mining, real estate Bills

Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Tomar will make a statement in Parliament about Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act of 2015, on Monday

Bill in Lok Sabha to terminate MP's membership for disrupting House

A Bill seeking termination of the membership of a member of Parliament (MP) for disrupting proceedings of the House was among the 32 private members' Bills introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.Some of the other Bills introduced included those seeking to set up artisan's welfare board, digital recording of judicial proceedings and compulsory harvesting of rainwater.The Lok Sabha, however, rejected a Bill by Congress Member Shashi Tharoor, which sought to amend Section 377 of the IPC to decriminalise homosexuality at the introduction stage itself.Jayadev Galla (TDP) introduced a Bill for disentitlement of daily allowance to members for disrupting the House and also "termination of membership of a member or a group of members who disrupt the proceedings of the House".K R Solanki (BJP) introduced a Bill to provide for welfare and rehabilitation of sex workers and their families. He introduced another Bill for compulsory harvesting of rainwater in every government, residential, commercial

Bill to raise compensation for air travellers passed

Once the President approves it, the law would require Indian carriers to pay compensation equivalent to the rates paid by their global counterparts

Women MPs demand financial inclusion, education in LS

Some members said that there is a need to raise their strength in Parliamentary Standing Committees.