Page 12 - Monsoon Session Of Parliament

Most productive monsoon session since 2000, LS worked 110%: Think tank

PRS Legislative Research says 20 bills were introduced, 12 passed; Rajya Sabha worked for 66% of scheduled hours

How Modi is undermined by more than a hug and a wink from Rahul Gandhi

Lacklustre except when insulting opponents, PM Modi came across as a top-class bore in his one-hour soliloquy, reading out a laundry list of his government's achievements, often unsupported by data

Not just Modi & Rahul, these politicians too made it a 'Blockbuster Friday'

From Rahul Gandhi's stinging allegations against Modi to PM's fiery comeback, a highlight of who said what during the No-Confidence Motion debate in the Lok Sabha on July 20

Chandrababu Naidu says Modi hurt Andhra Pradesh, showed arrogance

The chief minister wondered why the prime minister could not even say he would do justice to AP by rectifying the mistakes

Modi mocks Rahul's hug-and-wink, asks why he's in a hurry to get PM's seat

He also termed the surgical strikes being described as 'jumla strike' an insult to the security forces

Modi govt faces Opposition challenge in Parliament: Who said what

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech during no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha as an 'old rhetoric'

No-confidence motion against Modi govt rejected, House adjourned

The monsoon session of Parliament saw the first no-trust motion faced by Modi govt in its 4-year rule. The govt won the motion by 325 against 126 votes. Catch the highlights here

LS Speaker chides Rahul for hugging Modi, says decorum should be maintained

Mahajan said she was not opposed to Rahul hugging any individual but everyone has to maintain decorum in Parliament

No-confidence motion against Modi 27th in history of LS, first in 15 years

Of the 27, 15 were against Indira Gandhi during her various tenures as prime minister

No more a Pappu: How Rahul Gandhi made most of an impossible situation

In his speech, Gandhi got under the skin of BJP MPs by attacking Amit Shah and PM Modi, turned self-deprecating when he said he didn't mind people calling him 'Pappu', and went on to Modi

Ahead of LS elections, a resurgence of coalition politics threatens PM Modi

The federal election due by next year will determine whether Modi extends business-friendly policies he put in place after the 2014 vote

Rahul Gandhi hugs PM Modi, says 'this is what it means to be a Hindu'

PM Modi recovered quickly and called Gandhi back and patted him on the back

No-trust motion debate: TDP MP's remark against PM draws Sitharaman's ire

TDP's Jayadev Galla initiated the debate in the first no-confidence motion against the Modi government in 4 years

Ahead of no-trust vote, Speaker accepts resignation of BJD MP Jay Panda

With the effective strength of the Lower House coming down, the majority mark now stands at 266 for the ruling NDA govt which is going to face a no-trust motion on Friday

Rahul Gandhi rakes up Rafale in Parliament, says PM Modi lied to nation

The mention of the Rafale deal triggered noisy protests from the ruling party MPs

No-confidence motion: Rise to occasion as India will watch, Modi tells MPs

Hours before the Lok Sabha is to take up the no trust vote against his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for a disruption-free and constructive debate in the House. "Today is an important day in our Parliamentary democracy. I am sure my fellow MP colleagues will rise to the occasion and ensure a constructive, comprehensive & disruption free debate," he tweeted. He said lawmakers owe this to the people and the makers of the Constitution. "India will be watching us closely," he said. The Modi government is expected to have a smooth sailing when it faces the first no-confidence motion in four years in the Lok Sabha. Though the numbers are heavily stacked against the opposition, the Congress and other parties have indicated that they are keen to utilise the debate to attack the government on a range of of issues including farm distress, slow economic growth and rising incidents of lynching. The BJP is seeking to expand the guaranteed support of 313 members after .

No-confidence motion: BJP confident, Congress unhappy with allotted time

Telugu Desam Party's Jayadev Galla initiated the discussion on the no-confidence motion

No-confidence motion: Will Modi do the unthinkable and stun Opposition?

There is a view that the PM could use his speech to paint the Opposition as a motley crowd of discredited leaders, and use the no-confidence motion debate to call for an early election

What is a no-confidence motion? Find out as BJP govt, Opposition square off

The stage is all set in the Lok Sabha for a clash between the ruling National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition

TDP's no-trust motion concerns Andhra, might not support it, hints AIADMK

The Opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion against the Modi government moved by the TDP is to be debated in Lok Sabha on Thursday