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The current regime has a brute majority in the Lok Sabha and a managed one in the Rajya Sabha. (Twitter)

Pavan K. Varma | A 10-point 'toolkit' for an authoritarian democracy

Each step in this journey that goes unchallenged prepares the ground for the next step, further reinforcing the trend

31 Oct 2021 1:48 AM IST

Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi (R) joins other parliament members from opposition parties in a march to protest against the suspension of 12 parliament members at the Parliament House in New Delhi on December 14, 2021. (Photo:AFP)

Winter session: Both houses of Parliament adjourned sine die ahead of...

Since the beginning of the winter session on November 29, both the Houses of Parliament witnessed continuous disruptions

22 Dec 2021 11:31 AM IST

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

Mobile app launched for live telecast of Parliament proceedings

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced about the mobile application and its features during the Question Hour

21 Dec 2021 3:31 PM IST

The Parliament has been witnessing protests since November 30, the second day of the Winter Session. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till 2 pm amid Opposition ruckus

Ajay Mishra and his son have denied the charges. However, Ashish Mishra and several others have been booked for murder

16 Dec 2021 1:34 PM IST

The Parliament has been witnessing protests since November 30, the second day of the Winter Session. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Opposition disrupts Rajya Sabha Zero Hour again

Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House till 12 noon and said both sides should resolve the matter

14 Dec 2021 2:30 AM IST

The current regime has a brute majority in the Lok Sabha and a managed one in the Rajya Sabha. (Twitter)

Winter session: Rajya Sabha shows signs of return to normal...

The last time it happened was on February 7, 2020, during the Budget session, the 251st session of the House

5 Dec 2021 2:13 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha, during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

Rajya Sabha adjourned briefly amid Opposition uproar over Insurance...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved a bill in the Upper House to consider for further amendment of the Insurance...

18 March 2021 3:52 PM IST

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)

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day amid opposition's...

Deputy Leader of the House, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, said that the Union information technology (IT) minister has already...

23 July 2021 4:04 PM IST

Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw seapks on Pegasus in Parliament. (ANI)

Pegasus rocks Parliament for second day as Opposition starts furore

The Opposition also demanded the sacking of the Union home minister Amit Shah

21 July 2021 7:06 AM IST

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...

20 July 2021 7:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 19, 2021. (LSTV/PTI Photo)

Introduction of ministers halted, PM Modi slams Opposition 'mentality'

As the Opposition members continued their uproar, Mr Modi laid the list of the newly inducted ministers on the table of...

20 July 2021 7:06 AM IST

Union minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi appointed Deputy Leader of House in Rajya Sabha

The position fell vacant after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was elevated as the Leader of the House in...

19 July 2021 5:46 PM IST