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Meanwhile, Congress MP Rajni Patil gave zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and Assembly. (Photo: ANI)

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill

The Bill was passed after amendments moved by the opposition were mitigated.

18 July 2019 7:05 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

7 indirect tax-related laws being amended: FM Sitharaman

The government would also be bringing changes to seven laws related to direct taxes.

18 July 2019 3:00 PM IST

A legislation, calling for increasing the minimum salaries of H1-B visa holders to $130,000, was introduced in the US House of Representatives.

Indians received 67-72 pc of total US H1-B visas in last five years:...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said no comprehensive changes have been made to the H-1B visa programme so far.

17 July 2019 7:44 PM IST

Participating in the discussions on Demands for Grants for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for 2019-20 in Lok Sabha, Veeraswamy said the DMK will continue to protect Tamil speaking peoples linguistic pride. (Representational Image)

DMK, BJP spar over alleged imposition of Hindi in Tamil Nadu

BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy protested and said that Hindi is India's main language, how can DMK MP Veeraswamy speak against...

17 July 2019 5:16 PM IST

Home minister Rajnath Singh

India, China respecting bilateral pacts for peace at border: Rajnath...

Singh's statement came after Leader of Cong Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary raised issue of Chinese troops entering over six km...

17 July 2019 2:05 PM IST

Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi

Congress lawmakers fume over minister's jibe at Gandhis

The House witnessed ruckus for a while and the proceedings became normal after Speaker Om Birla's intervention.

17 July 2019 1:32 PM IST

Taking a swipe at AAP Lok Sabha MP Bhagwant Mann for his changing subject during Zero Hour, Lok Sabha speaker OM Birla on Thursday said that he is an educated speaker. (Photo: ANI)

Congress stages walkout in LS after Speaker rejects adjournment notice

As soon as the Question Hour came to an end, the Speaker rejected all the notices of adjournment, which was opposed by...

16 July 2019 10:15 PM IST

The Congress led by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday too had filed an adjournment motion notice over pension of disabled army personnel. (Photo: ANI)

Congress submits adjournment notice in LS over Chinese intrusion'

The notice has been filed over the alleged reports of Chinese troops trying to enter the Indian territory in Jammu and...

16 July 2019 2:19 PM IST

Derek OBrien, TMC RS MP

Repeated Bengal mention irks TMC

Party shoots off letter to LS, RS chiefs, says state govt being targeted.

16 July 2019 6:13 AM IST

An ongoing trial in Phnom Penh of Australian nurse Tammy Davis-Charles on charges of running an illegal surrogacy business. ( Photo: AP)

Bill to regulate surrogacy moved in Lok Sabha

Health minister Harsh Vardhan introduced the bill in Lok Sabha.

16 July 2019 6:08 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday moved the Jammu and Kashmir reservation bill in the Lok Sabha. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Amit Shah, Owaisi spar over NIA amendment bill in Lok Sabha

Owaisi got agitated and asked Shah to not point a finger at him and said he cannot be frightened.

15 July 2019 3:45 PM IST

Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel had a meeting with officials of Twitter earlier this week and requested them to create a dedicated mechanism. (Photo: Twitter)

Infra development taking place in 15 identified tourism circuits: Govt...

Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel said the ministry is developing infrastructure in circuits like tourist parks and tourism...

15 July 2019 1:51 PM IST