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India will have nine nuclear reactors by 2024, govt tells Parliament

Nuclear energy will soon emerge as one of the most important sources of alternative or clean energy for the increasing power demand of the country: Minister

Oppn leaders protest wearing black bands in Parliament over MPs' suspension

Opposition party leaders staged a protest at the Gandhi statue in Parliament on Thursday wearing black bands against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs.Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and KC Venugopal also participated in the protest.The Opposition MPs carried banners and posters with slogans like "Save India" and "BJP kills Democracy".As many as 12 MPs from the opposition parties were suspended from Parliament's winter session for allegedly creating ruckus on the last day of the Monsoon Session.The suspension came after Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Monday wrote a letter to Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, who is the Vice President, for shocking violence on the last day of the Monsoon Session.The suspended MPs include six from Congress, two each from TMC and Shiv Sena and one each from CPM and CPI.The action has been taken against them for the 'indiscipline' in the monsoon session of the House.The suspended MPs are Elamaram ...

LS passes bill on assisted reproductive tech, offences to be punishable

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021 provides for penal provisions with offences punishable with hefty fines and tougher sentences

Govt notifies Farm Laws Repeal Act: Check details here

The government on Wednesday notified a legislation to repeal the three laws

Prime Minister Modi holds meeting with senior cabinet ministers

It is learnt that the Prime Minister discussed ongoing protest by the opposition parties over suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha members and other issues in both houses of Parliament

Opposition leaders stage protest in Parliament over suspension of 12 MPs

Opposition party leaders, including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest at the Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises demanding revocation of suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha members.

Minor fire in a room of Parliament House, doused in 10 minutes

A minor fire broke out in Parliament premises on Wednesday morning, which was doused by the firemen in just 10 minutes, an official said.

Suspended MPs to protest in front of Gandhi statue on Parliament premises

The 12 suspended MPs from the Rajya Sabha have decided to sit on a protest in front of Gandhi statue on Parliament premises.

Stalemate to end in Rajya Sabha as Oppn parties plan to participate: Report

The stalemate in the Rajya Sabha is likely to end as the opposition parties plan to take part in House proceedings today, sources said.

Centre-Opposition relations on the boil; won't apologise, say errant MPs

While government-Opposition relations are unlikely to see a patch-up, a working solution might be thrashed out.

Govt seeks names of farmer leaders for panel on MSP, other issues

The move comes a day after both Houses of Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws against which farmers have been protesting for a year

Number of farmers' suicide dropped to 5,579 in 2020: Narendra Singh Tomar

The number of farmers who committed suicide dropped to 5,579 in 2020 as compared to 5,957 in the previous year, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament on Tuesday

Parliament takes 12 mins to repeal farm laws; Tomar hails PM's generosity

The farmers leading the protest, however, said they would keep up the pressure on their other demands, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agri-commodities

Parl panel not satisfied with Facebook's answers, to summon officials again

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT is not yet satisfied with the answers given by Facebook in the matters of citizens' rights, and has decided to call Facebook representatives again.

Leaders of 12 oppn parties condemn Centre over suspension of RS members

The opposition leaders termed the suspension as "unwarranted and undemocratic", and alleged that the action is in violation of all rules and procedures of the Upper House

Top headlines: RBI supersedes RCap; Parl passes bill to repeal farm laws

Business Standard brings you the top news 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

Parliamentary panel summons Facebook India over protecting citizen rights

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) has summoned representatives of Facebook on Monday

Oppn demands law on MSP, debate on snooping row, price rise in Parliament

Defence Minister and Deputy Leader of Lok Sabha Rajnath Singh sought cooperation from all parties for productive and smooth functioning of the House

Parliament session begins Monday, BJP and Cong issues whips to party MPs

The Winter Session of Parliament is set to begin on a stormy note on Monday, with the government ready to bring in a bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws. The Farm Laws Repeal Bill is slated to be introduced in the Lok Sabha. Thousands of farmers have been protesting for the past one year to repeal the three legislations. The bill states that though "only a small group of farmers are protesting" against these legislations, the need of the hour is to take along everyone for inclusive growth. The ruling BJP and main opposition party Congress have issued whips to their MPs to be present on the day. The opposition will seek to target the government on the issue of farmers' plight as well as their demand for a legal backing for minimum support price. The Congress has also demanded a condolence resolution for the farmers who died during the year-long protests against the three laws. Besides the repeal bill, the government has listed 25 draft legislations for the Parliament .