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Participating in the no-confidence motion debate, Rajnath Singh expressed confidence that India stands with the BJP and no-trust vote will fail. (LSTV GRAB via ANI)

1984 anti-Sikh riots ‘biggest’ incident of mob lynching: Rajnath Singh

Speaking in Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister also accused the Opposition of derailing the democracy by moving no-trust motion.

20 Jul 2018 6:35 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. (Photo: PTI)

No-trust debate: Govt, Oppn hopes stay high

It will also be worth watching if the BJP has succeeded in causing breaks within the UPA.

20 Jul 2018 12:00 AM

After taking over as Rajya Sabha Chairman in 2017, Venkaiah Naidu had advised ministers and members not to use the term 'beg' while tabling the listed official papers in the House. (Photo: File | PTI)

Venkaiah Naidu pulls up Union Minister Jitendra Singh for saying ‘I beg to...’

Venkaiah Naidu said members can just state that 'I rise to present a report etc. They need not beg.'

19 Jul 2018 9:43 PM

The AIADMK has 37 MPs in Lok Sabha, making it the third-largest party after the ruling BJP and opposition Congress. (Photo: File | PTI)

AIADMK might not back no-trust motion against Modi govt: Palanisamy

Palanisamy said no party had backed TN when AIADMK had stalled LS seeking constitution of Cauvery Management Board.

19 Jul 2018 2:41 PM

Rahul Gandhi said that the changes being suggested 'must be opposed by every Indian'.(Photo: File/PTI)

Changes in RTI Act will make it useless: Rahul Gandhi

Govt said it is considering a proposal to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005 to frame rules on salaries and services of CICs and ICs.

19 Jul 2018 11:47 AM

Reddy is a Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur constituency. (Photo: ANI)

No-trust motion: TDP MP refuses to attend crucial session, says he is 'fed up'

This is the first time that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will face such a motion.

19 Jul 2018 10:44 AM

Making the announcement, Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu spoke few words in Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu to inform the members about the simultaneous interpretation service. (Photo: PTI)

Venkaiah Naidu sets a record, speaks in 10 languages in Rajya Sabha

Venkaiah Naidu announced that Rajya Sabha now has facility for simultaneous interpretation in 22 Indian languages.

19 Jul 2018 9:17 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders at the all-party meeting at the Parliament Library in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter/@PMOIndia)

Lok Sabha to hold debate on no-confidence Motion on Friday

The last no-confidence motion was moved in the Lok Sabha by then Congress president Sonia Gandhi against the Atal Behari Vajpayee government in 2003.

19 Jul 2018 6:44 AM

When asked about the no-confidence motion brought by her party among others, Sonia Gandhi retorted: 'Who says we don’t have the numbers?' (Photo: File/PTI)

Who says we don’t have numbers for no-trust motion, asks confident Sonia

The motion will be debated in Lok Sabha on Friday.

18 Jul 2018 3:05 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker admits Oppn's no-confidence motion, discussion Friday

The monsoon session, which concludes on August 10, will have 18 sittings amid much-expected drama in both the houses.

18 Jul 2018 9:21 AM

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan had last week written to opposition parties expressing concern over the frequent disruptions in Parliament and asked them to introspect. (Photo: File/PTI)

Children often blame others: Sumitra Mahajan replies to Oppn's letter

Oppn parties said that trends emerged during Budget Session might prove lethal to constitutional democracy if left unchecked.

18 Jul 2018 8:54 AM

Since a no-confidence motion can be moved only in the Lok Sabha, respective leaders of all Opposition parties in the Lower House are holding consultations amongst each other to finalise the issues that would be included. (Photo: PTI)

Monsoon Session: Parliament likely to witness ‘fireworks’

Sources said that the decision to move a no-confidence motion was taken at the Opposition parties meeting on Monday.

18 Jul 2018 1:29 AM

BJP MP Vijay Goel, parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and others after an all-party meeting ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Allies seek debate on lynchings, dalits as PM reaches out to Oppn

Former NDA ally TDP is likely to push for a no-confidence motion against the government for denying Andhra Pradesh special category status.

18 Jul 2018 1:14 AM

PM Modi during his speech in Azamgarh on Saturday had come down heavily on the Congress over its stand on triple talaq, asking if it was a party for Muslim men alone. (Photo: File)

Cong demands PM Modi to apologise for calling INC as 'Muslim men' party

Terming PM 'peddler of untruths', Congress challenged him to discuss his allegations against opposition party in Parliament.

16 Jul 2018 10:29 AM

Leaders from the Congress and various other parties will meet in the evening in the office of the Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad in Parliament House. (Photo: PTI)

Oppositionn to meet today, form strategy to corner Govt during Monsoon Session

On top of the agenda will be to finalise a joint candidate for the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman's post.

16 Jul 2018 8:31 AM

Opposition parties likely to pass a resolution pressing the government to call for election to the post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson as early as possible.

Opposition meet to chalk out House strategy

The Congress party has ‘in-principle’ accepted the need for Opposition unity.

16 Jul 2018 6:42 AM

The monsoon session will be held from July 18 to August 10. (Photo: PTI | File)

Concerns raised as Centre moves to amend RTI law in Parliament session

The amendment bill has been listed for 'introduction, consideration and passing' in the monsoon session of parliament.

15 Jul 2018 8:32 PM

The data was produced by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a written reply while replying to a query by Congress lawmakers in the Legislative Assembly. (Photo: File)

2,264 missing girls, women in Mumbai untraced: Maharashtra government data

Figures exhibit rising number of minor girls going missing since 2015, while there has been rise of missing women, over 18 yrs, since 2013.

15 Jul 2018 7:03 PM

'We would raise the issues of lynching and communal violence in the country in both the Houses of parliament,' CPI(M) Lok Sabha member Mohammad Salim said. (Photo: File/PTI)

Left to press for PM's reply on communal violence, lynching in Monsoon Session

Opposition parties would be meeting on July 16 and work out a strategy for the Parliament, said the Left leaders.

15 Jul 2018 4:53 PM

Death sentence in India is given to convicts only in the “rarest of rare” cases as ruled by the Supreme Court in the Bachan Singh vs. State of Punjab of 1980. (Representational image)

Bill on death for rapists likely in Monsoon Session

Special fast-track courts planned.

11 Jul 2018 2:32 AM

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