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Govt scraps Question Hour, private members' business; Oppn slams move

Lok Sabha decided to scrap Question Hour and private members' business during the Monsoon session, inviting strong criticism from opposition members who accused the government of stifling democracy

For the first time, LS members sit in RS chamber as House meets amid Covid

In a first, some Lok Sabha members attended the House proceedings on Monday while seated in the Rajya Sabha chamber as Parliament met for the Monsoon session amid the Covid-19 pandemic

LS adopts motion to do away with Question Hour, private members' business

Lok Sabha adopted a motion to do away with Question Hour and private members' business during the Monsoon session, which is being held amid coronavirus

Farooq Abdullah attends Parliament 1st time after Art 370 abrogation

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah attended the Monsoon Session of Parliament for the first time after a gap of more than a year since the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir

Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned for an hour after obituary references

Lok Sabha was adjourned for an hour on Monday after paying tributes to former President Pranab Mukherjee, a sitting MP and 13 ex-parliamentarians who died in the recent past

Parliament's Monsoon session begins today, 47 items listed for 18 sittings

The fourth session of 17th Lok Sabha and 252nd session of Rajya Sabha is scheduled to be held today and subject to exigencies of government business, may conclude on October 1

Parliament all geared up for holding 18-day Monsoon Session from Sept 14

Entry in the premises will be allowed only on production of a Covid-19 negative report, with the test conducted not more than 72 hours before the start of the session

Oppn demands discussion in Lok Sabha on standoff at LAC, economic slowdown

Birla told reporters after the meeting that the leaders of all parties have assured their support for the smooth functioning of the House

KC Venugopal: What makes the leader from Kerala important in the Congress

Valued by both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, his sights are set on the chief minister's job in Kerala and he may make it there eventually

No leaf unturned as Parliament gets set for monsoon session starting Sep 14

The two houses will sit for four-hour spells, may work on weekends as well. Dry runs on Tuesday and Wedneday for the most technologically challenging session ever in the history of Indian Parliament

Covid-19: Centre considering proposal on physical Parliament session

Both sessions of Parliament are likely to be functional from the Central Hall daily except on a vacation day

Govt should revisit proposed social security code, says labour panel

The panel is set to ask the government to specifically mention the source of the social security fund it has proposed for workers in the unorganised sector

Eelection Commission to announce schedule of bypolls at appropriate time

The Election Commission on Friday said it will announce the schedule for holding by-elections to assembly andLok Sabha seats at an "appropriate time"

Overambitious leaders quitting Cong as they feel party won't win: Adhir

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury feels a section of young "overambitious" leaders is becoming increasingly restless and deserting the party due to growing perception that it is not going to return to power

Monsoon session plan: LS and RS to sit by turns, use each others' chambers

Venkaiah Naidu and Om Birla hold two-hour long meeting, inspect chambers and galleries of both Houses to take stock of seating capacity as per social distancing norms

Covid-19: 8-point protocol for MPs ahead of Parliamentary panel meetings

The Rajya Sabha has eight Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees of the House, of which two are chaired by Congress leaders Anand Sharma and Jairam Ramesh.

Covid-19: As meetings resume, MPs demand virtual parliamentary committees

Committee heads are apprehensive that meetings would not be able to get the requisite quorum needed to start meetings

LS Secretariat issues guidelines for meetings of parliamentary panels

In view of the Covid-19 outbreak, chairpersons of various panels had requested both Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu for holding virtual meetings

Prospect of monsoon session bleak as Covid-19 surges in national capital

Officials tell RS chairman Naidu and LS speaker Birla that chambers not big enough to ensure social distancing norms

Amid anti-China sentiments, police use TikTok to spread Covid-19 awareness

Besides Covid-related information, the Bengaluru police has used TikTok to highlight issues related to women's safety and online frauds.