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Oppn parties attack govt on fuel price hike, protest in Parliament

The Congress accused the government of "looting" Rs 10,000 crore through this "triple assault" on the poor and common people

Govt seeks Parliament's nod for net additional spending of Rs 1.07 trn

The government on Monday sought Parliament's nod for net additional spending of over Rs 1.07 trillion

Budget session of Parliament resumes from Monday

The second part of the Parliament's Budget session begins on Monday with the Opposition set to corner the government on a range of issues

Rajya Sabha to get 19 additional business hrs in 2nd part of Budget session

Rajya Sabha will get additional 19 hours of business time in the second part of the Budget session of Parliament, resuming from Monday.The House will sit from 11.00 am till 6.00 pm during the scheduled 19 sittings while it sat from 10.00 am till 3.00 pm during the first part of the Budget session.With this increase in sitting time of one hour per sitting, Rajya Sabha will get 64 hours 30 minutes to transact the legislative business besides taking up the issues of public importance during the second part of the session.The House will have four days for Private Member's Business and Question Hour will continue to be for one hour while the Zero Hour which was curtailed to half an hour during the first part will now be for a full one hour per each sitting.The Budget session resumes after a 30-day recess during which the 'Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs)' examined the Demands for Grants of various ministries and departments.Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu

Parliamentary Delegation from Austria to witness Lok Sabha proceedings

As a 17-member Parliamentary Delegation from Austria is expected to visit the Indian Parliament scheduled on March 14.

Parliament to resume normal sittings from Monday, Covid measures to stay

Amid declining Covid-19 cases in the country, the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha are set to resume their normal sittings for the second part of the Budget session, beginning from March 14 at 11 am.

Foreign Secy briefs parl panel on Ukraine situation, evacuation efforts

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla briefed a parliamentary panel on Monday on the situation in Ukraine amid a Russian military offensive and India's efforts to evacuate its citizens

Nepal ratifies $500 mn grant assistance with 'interpretative declaration'

Nepal's House of Representatives on Sunday has ratified 500 million US Dollar grant assistance-Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) pact along with "interpretative declaration".

How do I reply to person who skips Parliament: PM Modi hits back at Rahul

PM Modi said that he and his government do not attack anyone and believe in dialogue

Left parties attack PM Narendra Modi on his remarks in Parliament

The Left parties on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his statements in Parliament, terming them "rhetoric" and "Modinomics".

Rajya Sabha clocks full productivity in first week of Budget session

The debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address was taken up and the prime minister is likely to reply in the House on Tuesday.

Mass exodus report of migrant workers false, states should be wary: Govt

Media reports about mass exodus of migrant workers amid the third wave of the pandemic were untrue and states have been asked to be wary of rumour mongering

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin welcomes Rahul's 'rousing' speech in Parliament

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday hailed Rahul Gandhi for his "rousing" speech in Lok Sabha and said the Congress MP had voiced the long-standing arguments of Tamils in the Parliament. In a Twitter post, the DMK president thanked Gandhi on behalf of "all Tamils" for his parliament speech. "Dear Rahul Gandhi, I thank you on behalf of all Tamils for your rousing speech in the Parliament, expressing the idea of Indian Constitution in an emphatic manner. You have voiced the long-standing arguments of Tamils in the Parliament, which rest on the unique cultural and political roots that value self respect," Stalin said. Launching a full-blown attack on the BJP government at the Centre on Wednesday, among others, Gandhi accused the ruling party of bringing back the idea of a "king of India" that was "smashed in 1947" and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the "idea of a king is back". "India is described in the Constitution as a union of states and not as a ..

What is Demand for Grants?

The Union Budget is finalised with inputs from all ministries and departments about estimates of their spending for the next FY. This estimate tabled as part of the Budget is called Demand for Grants

RS to debate motion of thanks to Prez address for 12 hrs, Budget for 11 hrs

Rajya Sabha will debate on the motion of thanks on the president's address for 12 hours and the prime minister is likely to reply on February 8

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleges Centre misleading Parliament, SC on Pegasus

Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday alleged that the Central government is misleading the Parliament, the Supreme Court and the people on the Pegasus matter.

Before Prez address, DMK, Cong protest over TN Guv 'delaying' NEET bill

Before the start of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to Parliament, DMK and Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu protested over the governor "delaying" a bill related to the NEET

Conflict of interest in parliamentary panels

While it's up to the government to educate parliamentarians to make their committees meaningful, shouldn't the ones who own industry be kept away from such panels?

Parliamentary panel Chairperson urges Shah to enact law against hate speech

Chairman of Parliamentary Standing committee on Home Affairs Anand Sharma has written a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah urging him to enact a law to curb hate speeches

Eye on fiscal deficit: Govt tells ministries to keep expenses in check

Departments to seek additional funds only for unavoidable expenditure