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Winter Session ends a day ahead of schedule without win of any group

Lok Sabha productivity was approximately 82%, Rajya Sabha's 48%

LS registers nearly 82% productivity, RS 48% during Winter Session

As the Winter Session of Parliament concluded on Wednesday, a day ahead of the schedule, the productivity of Lok Sabha was registered to be approximately 82% and that of Rajya Sabha was nearly 48%

Winter session: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die ahead of schedule

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned sine die ahead of schedule today

Winter session: LS likely to adjourn sine die ahead of schedule today

Amid speculation that Parliament is likely to adjourn sine die on Wednesday, a day ahead of schedule, no legislative business is listed in the Lok Sabha for the day.

Bill to increase marriageable age of women to 21 years introduced in LS

Union minister Smriti Irani introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021 that seeks to increase the legal minimum age for women to marry to 21 years

Election Amendment Bill passes through Rajya Sabha amid Oppn walkout

TMC MP Derek O'Brien suspended for throwing rulebook at Chair; AIADMK, YSRC, BJD back govt

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm amid Opposition protests

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday amid protests by Opposition members on various issues including the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Soon after the House assembled for the day, Opposition members stormed into the Well and began protesting, displaying placards. While some of the Opposition members were demanding sacking of Union Minister for Home Affair Ajay Mishra as his son Ashish Mishra is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, the Shiv Sena was demanding action in the matter pertaining to the alleged insult to Chhatrapati Shivaji in Karnataka. Amid din, the House took up several questions during the Question Hour. Speaker Om Birla repeatedly urged the members to maintain the decorum of the House and go back to their seats. He adjourned the proceedings of the House till 2 pm as the Opposition refused to relent.

Congress MPs move adjournment motion notice in LS over Lakhimpur incident

Congress MPs on Tuesday moved suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha and adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Winter session: BJP Parliamentary party meeting will be held today

As the ongoing winter session of the Parliament reaches its final week, the Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary Party meeting will be held today at Ambedkar International Centre, Delhi.In its notice, the BJP Parliamentary Party has requested the attendance of all BJP members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha."A meeting of BJP Parliamentary Party will be held at 9.15 am on Tuesday, the 21st December 2021 in the Dr Ambedkar International Centre, 15 Janpath (Near Hotel Le Meridian), New Delhi," its notice read.The winter session of Parliament is scheduled to culminate on December 23.

Lok Sabha refers Biological Diversity Bill to Joint Committee of Parliament

The Lok Sabha on Monday referred the Biological Diversity Bill to a Joint Committee of both houses of Parliament. Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav moved the motion to refer the Bill to the Joint Committee with 21 members of the Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha. The Committee is expected to submit its report to the House by the last day of the first week of the next session. The Committee will comprise Lok Sabha members Sanjay Jaiswal, Diya Kumari, Heena Gavit, Aparajita Sarangi, Raju Bista, Pallab Lochan Das, Santosh Pandey, Prathap Simha, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Brijendra Singh, Ajay Tamta, Jagdambika Pal (all BJP), Gaurav Gogoi, S Jothimani (both Congress), A Raja (DMK), Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (Trinamool), Sridhar Kotagiri (YSRCP), Prataprao Jadhav (Shiv Sena), Sunil Kumar Pintu (JD-U), Achyutananda Samanta (BJD) and Ritesh Pandey (BSP). The Rajya Sabha is expected to nominate members to the committee soon. The bill seeks to relax certain rules in the Biodiversi

Lok Sabha clears Bill to link voter ID, Aadhaar amid protests

Oppn parties unite, say Bill will infringe on fundamental rights of citizens

Lok Sabha passes electoral reforms bill that links Aadhaar to voter ID

This will allow the electoral registration officers to seek the Aadhaar number of people who want to register as voters for the purpose of establishing the identity

LS: Centre introduces Electoral Reforms Bill that links Aadhaar to voter ID

The opposition parties led by the Congress opposed the bill, saying it will infringe on the fundamental rights of citizens

Lok Sabha clears second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants amid din

Lok Sabha cleared the second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants authorising the government to spend an additional Rs 3.73 trillion during the current fiscal

Owaisi moves notice in LS to oppose Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has submitted a notice in Lok Sabha "to oppose Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 which proposes to link Aadhaar to electoral roll enrolment."

Centre to introduce Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in LS today

The Centre on Monday is likely to introduce 'The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021' that seeks to link Aadhaar with electoral roll in the Lok Sabha

LS: Bill on linking electoral rolls with Aadhaar listed for introduction

A bill on electoral reforms which seeks to link electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem to weed out duplicacy, is listed for introduction in Lok Sabha

Centre introduces Bill to strengthen disciplinary process of CA, CS Acts

The Bill proposes a time limit for resolving cases under investigation

Winter Session: LS, RS adjourned over Lakhimpur issue, MP suspensions

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day amid protests over the issue of suspension of 12 Opposition legislators

Winter Session: Parliament passes Surrogacy Bill amid uproar

Last week, Rajya Sabha passed the bill after amendments, and returned it to Lok Sabha