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Cong Lok Sabha MP K Suresh slips in Parliament corridor, taken to hospital

Congress Lok Sabha MP K Suresh slipped in the Parliament corridor while coming out from LoP Mallikarjun Kharge's office in Rajya Sabha

Be more realistic in demand for supplementary grants: CAG to Rail Ministry

The Ministry of Railways needs to be more "realistic" in its estimation of demand for supplementary grants, CAG said in a report tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

No decision on nationwide National Register of Citizens yet: Govt in LS

The government has not taken any decision yet to prepare a nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid Opposition uproar over various issues

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday amid Opposition protests over various issues.

Long live 'debate-less' parliamentary democracy: Chidambaram's dig at govt

Parliament on Monday passed the bill to repeal the three agricultural laws at the centre of protests by farmers for over a year with the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha giving approvals in quick succession

Bill on regulation of reproductive technology to be tabled in Lok Sabha

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is scheduled to table the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020 in Lok Sabha on Tuesday

500,000 cos went out of biz, 700,000 new cos registered in 6 years: Data

As many as 12,808 companies were closed down in 2016-17, 70,972 companies in 2019-20 and 14,674 in the last fiscal, the data showed

Improvement in Delhi's AQI in 2020, compared to 2019: Centre informs LS

The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi indicates an improvement in air quality in 2020 as compared to 2019, said the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change on Monday.The reply by the Ministry came after members of Lok Sabha Saugata Roy and Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal asked whether pollution has increased in Delhi and adjoining areas in November 2021 and whether the government has examined the cause."Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi indicates an improvement in air quality from year 2019 to 2020, as number days in 'Good', 'Satisfactory', 'Moderate' category have increased in the year 2020 as compared to year 2019. Air Quality Index of Delhi is placed at Annexure-I," the ministry said in a written reply to Lok Sabha."The major sources of air pollution in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas which aggravate during the winter due to unfavourable meteorological conditions include industrial pollution, vehicular pollution, dust from construction and demolition activities, road and ...

LS adjourned for the day amid continuous protests by Opposition

Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day on Monday amid continuous protest by Opposition members over issues pertaining to farmers. After the initial two adjournments, the House met again at 2 pm, but adjourned for the day as Opposition members continued with their protests, raising slogans and holding placards, demanding justice for farmers. Rajendra Agrawal, who was chairing the proceedings, requested members to allow the House to function but later adjourned it till Tuesday morning. Earlier, a bill to repeal the three contentious agricultural laws, against which farmers have been protesting for over a year, was passed within minutes of its introduction by Lok Sabha, without a discussion. Soon after the House reassembled at noon after a brief adjournment on the first day of the Winter Session, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar introduced the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021. The opposition came to the Well of the House demanding a debate on the bill and .

Why is govt shying away from discussion on farm laws repeal bill, asks Cong

A bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws, against which farmers have been protesting for over a year, was passed by the Lok Sabha within minutes of introduction on Monday

Lok Sabha passes bill to repeal three contentious farm laws

The repeal of these three legislations has been one of the key demands of around 40 farmer unions protesting against these reforms for nearly a year now at various Delhi border points

RBI wants digital currency included under definition of 'bank note': FinMin

RBI is working out a phased implementation strategy for introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency with little or no disruption

Lok Sabha adjourns till noon amid Opposition din over farmer issues

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon on Monday amid din as Opposition members sought to raise the issue of deaths of farmers during their protests against three farm laws

All eyes on productivity levels in winter session of Parliament

LS operated just 22% of functioning hours, RS 28% in monsoon session

Repeal of farm laws will help in forthcoming assembly polls, feels BJP

The BJP believes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to repeal three farm laws will help the party in the forthcoming Assembly polls.

A warning from Himachal Pradesh

In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the BJP stayed ahead in each of the Assembly segments

LIVE updates: G20 leaders endorse global minimum corporate tax deal

PM Narendra Modi arrived in the Vatican City on Saturday to meet Pope Francis ahead of the highly anticipated G20 Summit

Voting underway in bypolls to one Lok Sabha, three Assembly seats in MP

Voting began Saturday morning for by-elections in Madhya Pradesh

Babul Supriyo formally resigns as Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP

Former Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Tuesday formally submitted his resignation as a BJP MP

Starlink to focus on 10 rural constituencies for broadband connectivity

Satellite company Starlink, led by world's one of the richest entrepreneurs Elon Musk, will focus on 10 rural Lok Sabha constituencies to provide internet services, according to a top company official. The company is also looking to hold virtual conversations with Members of Parliament, ministers and top government officials over the importance of broadband connectivity in changing lives in rural areas. The SpaceX's satellite broadband arm aims to start broadband service in India from December 2022, with 2 lakh active terminals subject to permission from the government. Starlink Country Director for India Sanjay Bhargava on Sunday said, "In October I am also keen to have 30-minute virtual conversations with MPs, ministers, secretaries to GOI (government of India), or principal secretaries to states to see if they think 100 per cent broadband would help improve lives. We will probably focus on ten rural Lok Sabha constituencies for 80 per cent of the Starlink terminals shipped to ...