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Congress raises heat against Smriti Irani with MPs' protest in Parliament

Congress on Friday stepped up its attack against Union minister Smriti Irani for having a face-off with Sonia Gandhi earlier in the lower house over Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's "rashtrapatni" remark

LS will function only after Sonia's apology for remark on Prez: BJP leader

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday said the Lok Sabha will only function after Congress president Sonia Gandhi apologises for party MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark against the President

Suspended MPs continue 50-hour day-night sit-in protest in Parliament

Opposition MPs continued their 50-hour day-night sit-in protest on Friday morning inside Parliament premises to mark their strong protest against their suspension and the Centre

Ranjan's 'rashtrapatni' comment shows his mindset towards women: NCW chief

National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma on Thursday called the 'rashtrapatni' remark by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on President Droupadi Murmu "sexist"

Sri Lankan President prorogues Parliament with effect from midnight

The prorogation means all current business before the House are suspended and all proceedings pending at the time are quashed except impeachments.

Slip of the tongue: Adhir on row over him calling Prez Murmu 'rashtrapatni'

Referring to President Droupadi Murmu as 'rashtrapatni' was a "slip of the tongue", Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said and alleged that BJP was making a "mountain out of a molehill"

Some suspended MPs spend night in open beside Gandhi statue in Parliament

Braving mosquitoes and the heat, some of the suspended MPs like CPI's Santosh Kumar, AAP's Sanjay Singh spent the night beside the Gandhi statue in Parliament complex.

RS adjourned till noon amid uproar over Chowdhury's remark on Prez

Rajya Sabha was adjourned for almost an hour on Thursday as the treasury benches sought an apology from Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over his "sexist insult" of the President

Centre to move 'The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022' in Rajya Sabha today

Amid continuous disruption since the first day of the ongoing Monsoon Session, the Centre will on Thursday move 'The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022' for consideration and passing in the Rajya Sabha

Govt likely to discuss price rise in Parliament next week, says report

Government has given indications that a discussion on price rise may be taken up next week in Parliament, sources in the opposition parties claimed on Wednesday.

Suspension can be revoked if Oppn MPs apologise: Parliamentary Affairs Min

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said the suspension of Opposition MPs can be revoked by the Chair if they apologise and assure they would not show placards in the House. As many as 24 opposition MPs 20 from the Rajya Sabha and four from the Lok Sabha have been suspended for their unruly behaviour and creating ruckus in Parliament. "We have been maintaining that the government is ready for discussion on price rise and today Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman resumed her office after recovering from Covid," Joshi said. If the Opposition wants, "we can start discussion from today", he further said. Asked about the suspension of the MPs, Joshi said, "Their suspension can be revoked by the Chair if they apologise and assure that they would not again bring the placards in the house." The 20 opposition MPs suspended from the Rajya Sabha have started a 50-hour-long protest inside the Parliament complex. They are holding the relay protest near the Gandhi Statu

20th suspension in Rajya Sabha; AAP MP Sanjay Singh suspended for a week

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh was on Wednesday suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remainder of this week for "throwing paper on the Chair" a day ago during proceedings of the House

ED's raids, cases increased manifold during last 8 years: Centre tells RS

Centre informed Rajya Sabha that since the NDA government, the ED attached proceeds of crime worth Rs 99,356 crore and filed charge-sheets in 888 cases resulting in conviction of 23 accused

UP, Bengal top list of states in custodial death cases: Centre tells LS

Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal top the list of states in terms of cases registered in respect of custodial deaths, the Parliament was told on Tuesday

RS conducts Question Hour amid oppn sloganeering, protest over price hike

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday conducted Question Hour proceedings amid protests by opposition parties over various issues including price rise, and a brief adjournment

Rajya Sabha: 14 points of order raised during 1-hour discussion on bill

The Rajya Sabha witnessed a record 14 'points of order' raised during the long debate on The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill

RS: MoS Rai may move motion for election to committee on Official Language

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai is likely to move a motion in the Rajya Sabha later on Monday for election to the Committee of Parliament on Official Language.Rai is set to move the motion during the business of the Upper House after it will assemble for the day at 2 pm.Union Home Minister Amit Shah is the Chairperson of the Official Language Committee."In pursuance of sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Official Languages Act, 1963 (19 of 1963), this House does proceed to elect, in the manner as directed by the Chairman, two Members from amongst the Members of the House to be members of the Committee on Official Language in an existing vacancy and another that will arise on the 1 August 2022, due to the retirement of Dr Subhash Chandra from the membership of the Rayya Sabha," mentions revised list of business of Rajya Sabha.Under Article, 344 (4) of the Constitution, a Committee of Parliament on Official Language was constituted with 30 members (20 from Lok ...

It's pouring adjournments in Parliament; RS spends 27% time working, LS 16%

Proceedings of Monsoon session of Parliament during the first seven days were yet again marred by Opposition protests which led to a decrease in overall functioning of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

Gaming industry seeks govt intervention against tech giants' unfair policy

The skill-gaming industry has sought the intervention of the government to rein in the arbitrary policies of the monopoly global tech-giants

Oppn continues protest on GST rates in Parliament, PM meets top ministers

Congress and other like-minded opposition parties held a joint protest against the price rise and increase in the GST rates of essential commodities in the Parliament House complex