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BJP's Thaawar Chand Gehlot asserts himself as leader of the Rajya Sabha

The Opposition protested that neither Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, nor his deputy Ashwini Kumar Choubey was present in the House

Opposition accuses govt in LS of pushing through Bills without consultation

Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Bills are being brought in the House without giving proper information

JD (U) objects to 'contentious' triple talaq bill, stages walk out

Stating his party does not support the Bill, Rajiv Ranjan Singh told the Lok Sabha that it will 'create a lack of trust in the mind of the society'

Are we delivering pizzas: Derek O'Brien to govt on hurried passing of Bills

The Trinamool Congress MP also said the way the Bills were being passed amounted to a 'mockery of Parliament' and was the government's way of 'smothering' the Opposition

Lok Sabha passes Wage Code Bill to ensure minimum wage for workers

The Bill which was passed by voice vote subsumes four labour laws -- Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Wages Act, Payment of Bonus Act and Equal Remuneration Act

Parliament extended till Aug 7 to transact 'essential' govt business

Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday about the extension of session

Rajya Sabha clears RTI Bill; Parliament session to go on till August 7

he Right to Information (RTI) Amendment Bill was also passed in the Rajya Sabha by a voice vote

Parliament session likely to be extended till August 7: Reports

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs here, the sources said

Oppn firm on sending RTI bill to select panel, RS proceedings disrupted

The treasury benches and the minister said let the bill be discussed first and only then can a motion to send the bill to Select Committee be taken up

Govt introduces bill to repeal 58 archaic laws in Lok Sabha

Prasad said the Narendra Modi government has already repealed 1,458 old and archaic Acts and the move to scrap 58 more laws is a part of the same exercise

Modi govt passing Bills in Parliament with 'zero scrutiny': Derek O' Brien

Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Bill amending the RTI Act, amid objections by the Oppn which alleged that it was an attempt to undermine the law and make the transparency panel a 'toothless tiger'

Govt may extend Parl session by 10 days to complete legislative agenda

The session, which started on June 17, is scheduled to end on July 26

Govt may extend ongoing Parliament session by 10 days till August 6th

If the session is extended by 10 sittings, then it will be extended by two weeks

Rajya Sabha adjourns twice amid uproar over Karnataka crisis

This is the second day in a row during the current session of Parliament that the Rajya Sabha failed to transact any business.

Approved 187 new cold chain projects in last 5 years: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal Tuesday said that under the scheme for integrated cold chain and value addition infrastructure, 292 projects have been approved so far.

Poetry in Parliament

Does political poetry have any value at all?

Strong, secure & inclusive India: President outlines Modi govt's priorities

This was the president's first address of the joint session after the Modi govt emerged victorious in elections 2019

Parliament highlights: PM pitches for majority govt; Cong slams Rafale deal

PM Modi took potshots at Rahul Gandhi over the Rafale issue and made a strong pitch for electing a majority government in national interest, as he addressed the 16th Lok Sabha for the final time

NDA's parliamentary performance: Better strike rate but fewer new bills

BJP-led NDA scored higher than its predecessor on conversion of bills into law, but had fewer sittings and introduced fewer new legislation than both UPA-I and UPA-II

Monsoon session of Parliament: Last sitting before general elections?

Dark clouds of divisive politics hover over the Monsoon session of Parliament