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Railways saw least number of accidents in last two and half years: Goyal

"The last 2.5 years have been the safest in the history of Indian Railways. There have been least number of accidents in the last 2.5 years", the minister said

Lok Sabha Speaker indicates Pragya Thakur to be called to the House

Birla made these observations after the Congress once again raked up the issue of the controversial remarks on Nathuram Godse by Thakur on Wednesday

India's banks wrote off Rs 2 trillion worth of bad loans in 2018-19

Even as banks have written off more loans than before, recovery of bad loans has also improved substantially in the past couple of years

WhatsApp spying row: We've sent notice to Israel's Pegasus, says Prasad

Govt has asked for an audit of WhatsApp security and systems, according to IT minister

Parliament highlights: Chit fund Bill passed, Pragya faces action, and more

Parliament Winter Session 2019: Lok Sabha passes bill to grant ownership rights to residents of Delhi's 1,731 unauthorised colonies

Over 16 crore rural households have access to toilets: Govt tells LS

Shekhawat said out of the over 16.34 crore rural households which have access to toilets, 2.84 crore are in Uttar Pradesh, 1.59 crore in Bihar and 1.37 crore in West Bengal

Parliament highlights: SPG Bill, UT merger, FM's views on economy, and more

Parliament Winter Session 2019: In the Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that growth in India may have come down, but the country is not facing recession

Parliament Winter Session: Lok Sabha passes Bill to ban e-cigarettes

The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019, seeks to replace an ordinance issued on Sept 38

Well aware of shortcomings in data quality: Govt tells Parliament

During the Question Hour, Congress member Shashi Tharoor said the country is facing statistical crisis

Railways made Rs 139 cr selling platform tickets in FY19: Govt to Lok sabha

Replying to a query in Lok Sabha, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said Rs 230.47 crore were earned from advertisements and shops including those on the platforms in 2018-19.

Hurt by behaviour of Congress MPs in LS on Maharashtra issue: Speaker

"I am hurt by whatever happened in Parliament today. It is unacceptable and won't be tolerated," Birla told reporters

Rajya Sabha sees productivity of over 90% in first week of Winter Session

Based on the discussions that Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had with leaders of various parties, the Rajya Sabha is likely to discuss the state of the economy and the Pegasus spyware issue next week

Govt introduces bill to ban production, sale of e-cigarettes in Lok Sabha

The government had cited health risk to people, especially youth and issued an ordinance to ban such products

Parliament LIVE: Congress oppose govt's PSU stake sale, calls it scam

Parliament Winter Session 2019: Opposition parties have used the Winter Parliament to attack the government over economic slowdown, farmer distress and the situation in Kashmir.

Congress protests in Lok Sabha over disinvestment of PSUs, electoral bond

"This is a big scam. The country is being looted. Please allow us to speak," Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said

Not planning 'one nation, one language', all equally important: Govt

Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy was replying to a written question in Rajya Sabha whether there is a proposal to have a single language for the country

Parliament LIVE: Process of NRC to be carried out across India, says Shah

Parliament LIVE updates: The Lok Sabha is likely to continue the discussion on air pollution, the situation in Kashmir and other issues.

NITI Aayog hasn't rejected offer to bring medical devices under CDSCO: Govt

It also proposes a penalty of up to Rs 1 crore on the manufacturers or importers for faulty medical devices having adverse impacts on patients.

Food Corporation of India has borrowed Rs 2.19 trn till Oct-end, says govt

For 2019-20, the budget estimate for the FCI is Rs 1,51,000 crore, of which Rs 1,06,000 crore has been released till November 15, he added.

Please don't allow another Doklam in Arunachal: BJP's Gao in Lok Sabha

'If a repeat of Doklam takes place, it will happen in Arunachal Pradesh because China has encroached 50-60 km of the state,' he said