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Monsoon Session: Modi calls for debate, criticism for positive contribution

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged MPs to make Parliament's Monsoon Session as productive as possible and called for debate, criticism and analysis

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm to facilitate MPs to vote in prez poll

The Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha began on Monday with obituary references and new members taking oath, and was then adjourned till 2 pm so members could vote in the presidential poll

Monsoon Session from today: Govt lists 32 bills, Oppn seeks Agnipath debate

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi has listed the government's business for the monsoon session, which includes 14 pending bills and 24 new bills

Monday's Presidential election, little else in likely muted Monsoon session

Key bills that are relatively non-controversial have been listed. Four have already been cleared by departmental standing committees, 24 new ones to be introduced

32 bills indicated by various departments for Monsoon session, 14 ready

A day before the start of the monsoon session of Parliament, the government on Sunday said 32 bills have been indicated by various departments for presentation in two houses of which 14 are ready

Will see if unparliamentary words list applied in draconian manner: Tharoor

'Some are regular words which feature in parliamentary debates all the time and it is possible they were expunged in a specific context that would not apply in other contexts'

Distribution of literature, placards prohibited in Parl's Monsoon Session

This advisory comes in at a time when Opposition parties created a huge furore over the advisory on permission not been given to hold demonstrations and dharnas within the parliament complex

No words banned, but members should maintain decorum: Lok Sabha Speaker

'It's a routine practice continuing since 1954,' says Om Birla on row over selection of words for expunging

Corrupt, dictator, nikamma: Centre releases list of 'unparliamentary' words

'Khalistaani', 'Baal buddhi', 'Covid spreader', 'anarchist', 'Shakuni', 'dictatorial', 'taanashah', 'taanashahi', 'Jaichand', 'behri sarkar', and 'Snoopgate' are among the words that have been banned

Monsoon session: Venkaiah Naidu calls for floor leaders' meeting on Sunday

Sources said the meeting has been convened by Naidu on July 17 at 6 PM and will seek the support of various parties for a smooth session

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Kharge reiterates no apology will be made over conduct of suspended RS MPs

12 members were suspended for the rest of the winter session for alleged unruly conduct towards the end of the monsoon session in August

Govt wants to make Parliament dysfunctional: Kapil Sibal on MP suspension

12 MPs from the opposition parties were suspended from Parliament's Winter Session for allegedly creating ruckus on the last day of the Monsoon Session

Newsmaker: Meet Pralhad Joshi, a minister who needs to step up his game

Joshi's name was mentioned in despatches as a possible B S Yediyurappa successor when the BJP replaced the stalwart

Oppn accuses govt of crushing its voice in Parl, 'murdering' democracy

Leaders of several opposition parties stepped up their offensive accusing the government of crushing their voice in Parliament

Some ministers call on RS chairperson a day after Monsoon session curtailed

A day after Parliament's Monsoon session ended on a stormy note, some Union ministers Thursday called on Rajya Sabha chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu

Monsoon session: RS passes 2nd highest number of bills since 2014

Despite the highest disruption in the recently concluded monsoon session of Parliament in the last seven years, the number of bills passed per day during this session was the second-highest since 2014

Lok Sabha session ends abruptly; Speaker meets PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi

Rajya Sabha, meanwhile, passes Bill that allows states to make own OBC lists

Opposition top brass at Sibal's residence, calls for unity against BJP

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal's residence witnessed another show of G-23 leaders, where for the first time opposition party leaders got together at a dinner table.