Lok Sabha Speaker

News Highlights: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on the Lok Sabha Speaker election said they could have opted for division but prioritized consensus.

Lok Sabha Speaker inks pact to strengthen ties with Mongolian Parliament

The Mongolian Speaker also gifted Birla a horse as a ceremonial gift, in keeping with a tradition for dignitaries that dates back many years.

Electricity Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha amid opposition protests

Power Minister R K Singh introduced the bill to amend the Electricity Act, 2003 and urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to refer it to a Parliamentary Standing Committee for wider consultations to address the concerns raised by the opposition.

Ahead of Kashmir debate by UK MPs, LS Speaker says 'Respect sovereign mandate of other Parliaments'

Birla's remarks came hours ahead of a debate on "political situation in Kashmir", scheduled in the UK Parliament on January 13. A day earlier, the UK MPs had discussed the topic of "persecution of Muslims, Christians and minority groups in India."

Govt ready to hold discussion on Delhi violence after Holi: Lok Sabha speaker

Amid uproar in the House by members demanding an immediate discussion on the issue,the speaker said the matter can be taken up after the festival.

Speaker Om Birla is the change the House needed

Birla, who was elected the new Speaker unanimously on June 19, has already set the tone of how the House should function over the next five years.

‘Parliament not a place for sloganeering’: Speaker Om Birla

The sloganeering was mentioned by the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, in his welcome address to the speaker on Wednesday.

Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan calls all-party meeting on December 11

The winter session from December 11 to January 8 will be the last full-fledged session before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The counting of votes for election in five states, on December 11, will coincide with the beginning of the session.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away at 89

Last month, he had suffered a hemorrhagic stroke. He had been undergoing treatment for over 40 days.

Appointment of Lokpal not feasible presently, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict in a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to appoint Lokpal as per the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, as the government informed the court that Lokpal cannot be appointed until amendments are cleared by the parliament.

Aadhaar bill: Tentatively not convinced, says SC

Supreme Court today said it was "tentatively not convinced" with the grounds taken by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to challenge Lok Sabha Speaker's decision to certify a bill to amend Aadhaar law as a money bill.

Demonetisation was a pre-planned move: Sumitra Mahajan

"It is being said in discussions that the decision to demonetise currency notes was taken suddenly. But, if we look at the chain of events then it seems that the government had planned it long back," Mahajan told the gathering while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Digi-Dhan Mela.

Lokmat `Vidhi Mandal Puraskar Encouraged and Motivated Legislative Work and Created Platform of Open Discussion in Presence of Chief Minister of Maharashtra

1st time in India, an award to recognize efforts of Legislators

India, Mongolia explore ways to deepen bilateral ties

An agreement to utilise India's line of credit of USD 1 billion to Mongolia for developing railways and infrastructure projects was signed between the two countries after they held extensive talks covering entire gamut of ties.

FinMin defends Arun Sathe's appointment on Sebi board

Sathe's appointment has also been made at a time when one more position is vacant on Sebi's board and its Chairman U K Sinha's current tenure will end in February 2016.

Sushma turns the table on Cong; targets Gandhi family

Dismissing all allegations against her family and self, the External Affairs Minister alleged that those who actually indulged in quid pro quo were members of Congress, and Gandhi family in particular.

Cong may force BJP to seek cancellation of suspended MPs

While Sonia Gandhi marshalled the slogan shouting MPs outside Parliament, MPs from The Left, Rashtriya Janata Dal, and RSP protested inside against the suspension of the Congress legislators.

Congress holds protest against the suspension of party MPs

Congress workers, led by senior vice-president of the state unit Sham Lal Sharma and other leaders, took out a protest march from outside the party office. However, they were halted by the police as Section 144 has been imposed in Jammu.

TMC not to attend LS from tomorrow to protest suspension

"For the greater interest of Parliamentary democracy, we are opposed to suspension of 25 Lok Sabha MPs. We are not attending Lok Sabha from tomorrow," Bandyopadhyay said in a statement.

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 Congress MPs for 5 days

Congress-led opposition parties continued to stall the proceedings of Parliament, inviting the ire of Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who went on to suspend at least 25 opposition MPs for five days.

Need to address trade deficit between China, India: Mahajan

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today expressed concern over the "increasing trade deficit" between India and China during a meeting with a delegation of Chinese leaders and said the issue needed to be addressed to make mutual trade more sustainable and beneficial.

Budget Session: Speaker calls meeting of leaders

The session, which will begin on February 23 and conclude on May 8, will see presentation of the first full-fledged budget of the Narendra Modi government which came to power in May last year.

Sangma says his legal team going through RO's order

Opposition backed Presidential candidate P A Sangma today said his legal team is going through the Returning Officer's ruling in the Pranab Mukherjee Office of Profit case and he would decide the future course of action after consulting his colleagues and supporters.