Monsoon Session

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with leaders of Opposition Parties address media on the issue of the Pegasus Project, in New Delhi, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Pegasus is not a privacy issue, it's treason: Rahul

Mr Gandhi claimed the government doesn’t want the Pegasus issue to be discussed in the House

29 Jul 2021 7:30 AM

Parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 19, 2021. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

Houses erupt over snooping, government denies any surveillance

Opposition parties did not accept the response and have demanded an independent investigation into the allegations of snooping

20 Jul 2021 7:03 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media, as it rains on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 19, 2021. Union Ministers Prahlad Joshi and Jitendra Singh are also seen. (PTI Photo)

Those who get jabbed become 'Baahubali': PM

Over 40 crore people vaccinated against COVID

19 Jul 2021 10:12 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an all-party meeting, a day before the monsoon session of Parliament begins, in New Delhi, Sunday, July 18, 2021. BJP leader Rajnath Singh also seen. (PTI Photo)

PM’s joint address plan angers Opposition

Centre lists 29 Bills for monsoon session

19 Jul 2021 1:36 AM

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan. (Photo:PTI)

Cooperatives a state subject, says Congress

Several Opposition leaders feel that the move is to hijack the cooperative movement that currently falls under the state governments

11 Jul 2021 7:48 AM

Parliamentarians in Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Photo:PTI)

Govt hopeful of holding Monsoon Session of Parliament in July: Minister Joshi

Since the pandemic began, three sessions of Parliament were curtailed and the winter session last year had to be cancelled

09 Jun 2021 12:57 AM

Farmers shout slogans as they march to protest against the Union government's agriculture reforms in Amritsar. (AFP)

Parsa | What is PM Modi afraid of?

The prime minister should have used the debate on farm bills to underscore their virtues

24 Sep 2020 9:53 PM

Monsoon session: Congress to take on Centre over China, economy

The party will also raise the issue of the handling of Covid-19 pandemic amid a sharp rise in the number of cases, besides economic slump

09 Sep 2020 1:12 PM

Antigen test made compulsory for ministers attending monsoon session in Maharashtra. (Photo- Twitter)

Maharashtra monsoon session begins with COVID prevention norms

The state government has taken elaborate measures to ensure the smooth passage of the shortest-ever monsoon session

07 Sep 2020 1:07 PM

File photo of prime minister Narendra Modi addressing BJP MPs.

Pavan K Varma | A Parliament without questions is no democracy

The decision to do away with Question Hour indicates that the government has no answers

06 Sep 2020 6:05 PM

There will also be no breaks during the session, which will be held from September 14 to October 1. (PTI Photo)

Parliament monsoon session: No question hour, curtailed Zero Hour

There will also be no breaks during the session and both Houses will function on Saturdays and Sundays as well

02 Sep 2020 3:19 PM

Top of the list of legislation in the Winter Session will be further changes to the essential structure of the Indian State.

Momentum of inertia, govt remains in denial

The hectic legislative schedule of the BJP on establishing a proto Hindu rashtra with lawful approval masks a curious and intriguing deletion.

18 Nov 2019 1:58 AM

These new iconic structures will be a legacy for 150 to 200 years at the very least, according to the RFP. (Photo: File)

Government to redevelop Parliament building or build new one by 2022

The project to build a composite complex for various ministries will also kick off very soon.

13 Sep 2019 9:14 AM

In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address, he said when we move ahead in the national interest, a change in the lives of the poor, the backward, the exploited and the deprived ones can also be brought about. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Won't tolerate rapes, will curb crimes against women: PM Modi on Mann ki Baat

Referring to issue of talaq-e-biddat or instant triple talaq, Modi said economic growth will be incomplete without a social transformation.

26 Aug 2018 2:25 PM

Despite opposition to it by various groups working with sex workers, Union minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi was able to push this bill through in great haste in the Lok Sabha on July 26. (Photo: PTI)

Will a stringent anti-trafficking law really protect women?

Trafficking under this bill also includes begging, domestic work, farm or factory work.

21 Aug 2018 12:55 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Throwback to the days when Third Front was a reality

The BJP and the Congress better watch out as they could well be outwitted by the newbie party once again.

12 Aug 2018 12:44 AM

The amendments came after the Supreme Court on August 22 last year had struck down ‘triple talaq’, calling unconstitutional. (Representational image)

BJP blames Congress for triple talaq impasse

The Congress-led Opposition has been demanding that the bill be sent to the Select Committee for further scrutiny.

11 Aug 2018 12:47 AM

'Triple talaq bill will not be taken up today because no consensus could be built around it,' Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday. (Representational Image)

Triple Talaq bill not tabled in Rajya Sabha, deferred to next session

Triple talaq bill was to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Friday a day after Union Cabinet made amendments in it.

10 Aug 2018 3:55 PM

The bill criminalises the Islamic practice of divorcing by uttering the word 'talaq' thrice in any form – spoken, in writing, or over electronic communication. (Photo: File | PTI)

After amendments, triple talaq bill to face Rajya Sabha test today

If the Triple Talaq bill is cleared in Rajya Sabha, it will be sent back to Lok Sabha for approval.

10 Aug 2018 9:32 AM

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will host the breakfast party at 9:30 am for the appointment of his new deputy, Harivansh Narayan Singh, a lawmaker from the JD(U). (Photo: File | PTI)

Upset over RS speaker's 'partisan' role, Cong to skip his breakfast

The Congress is also miffed over the government's push to key legislation without discussion in Parliament.

10 Aug 2018 8:51 AM

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