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  • LS Speaker Om Birla to skip House proceedings on "moral grounds" after Congress-led no-confidence motion notice

    LS Speaker Om Birla to skip House proceedings on "moral grounds" after Congress-led no-confidence motion notice

    This comes after the Congress submitted a no-confidence motion notice against the Lok Sabha Speaker on Tuesday.

  • Congress submits no-confidence motion against LS Speaker Om Birla

    Congress submits no-confidence motion against LS Speaker Om Birla

    The Opposition may hold back the motion if Birla allows Rahul Gandhi to speak in the Parliament

  • Heightened sense of insecurity: Lok Sabha secretariat reveals reason behind Speaker cautioning PM

    Heightened sense of insecurity: Lok Sabha secretariat reveals reason behind Speaker cautioning PM

    The Lok Sabha last week passed the Motion of Thanks without the Prime Minister’s customary reply that was scheduled a day earlier in the face of relentless protests by Opposition members.

  • Om Birla says asked PM Modi not to come to Lok Sabha: 'Plot by Congress to create unprecedented incident'

    Om Birla says asked PM Modi not to come to Lok Sabha: 'Plot by Congress to create unprecedented incident'

    Congress has signalled that it will not permit PM Modi to speak in either House unless Rahul Gandhi is allowed to present his views.

  • Govt-opposition Lok Sabha deadlock: Congress invokes 2004 Manmohan Singh episode to counter government

    Govt-opposition Lok Sabha deadlock: Congress invokes 2004 Manmohan Singh episode to counter government

    The lower house on Thursday passed the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address through a voice vote, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi not speaking during the debate in the House.

  • In a first since 2004, Lok Sabha approves President speech without PM's reply

    In a first since 2004, Lok Sabha approves President speech without PM's reply

    The Opposition led by Congress staged a walkout on Thursday from the Rajya Sabha after Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was not allowed to quote from a "memoir" of former Army chief M M Naravane on the 2020 India-China conflict.

  • Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after suspension of eight Opposition MPs following uproar

    Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after suspension of eight Opposition MPs following uproar

    Six Opposition MPs, including Hibi Eden, Amarinder Singh, Raja Warring, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Prashant Yadaorao Padole and Kiran Kumar Reddy, have been suspended for the remainder of this session.

  • Supriya Sule meets Ajit Pawar's mother in Baramati

    Supriya Sule meets Ajit Pawar's mother in Baramati

    NCP (SP) Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule met the deceased leader's mother Asha Pawar, fondly called 'Asha kaki'.

  • Election Commission key participant in 'vote chori' conspiracy: Rahul Gandhi

    Election Commission key participant in 'vote chori' conspiracy: Rahul Gandhi

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been transformed into a weapon to destroy the constitutional right of "one person, one vote", so that the BJP, not the people, decides who will be in power.

  • From Budget session, attendance in Lok Sabha to be marked from members' seats: LS speaker Om Birla

    From Budget session, attendance in Lok Sabha to be marked from members' seats: LS speaker Om Birla

    The Budget Session of Parliament will begin on January 28 and the Union Budget will be presented on February 1.

  • PM Modi to inaugurate Commonwealth speakers' conference; Pakistan, Bangladesh to stay away

    PM Modi to inaugurate Commonwealth speakers' conference; Pakistan, Bangladesh to stay away

    A total of 61 speakers and presiding officers are expected to attend the event to be held at the Samvidhan Sadan here from January 14 to 16.

  • Om Birla says 'probe on' against TMC MP Kirti Azad for 'vaping' in Lok Sabha

    Om Birla says 'probe on' against TMC MP Kirti Azad for 'vaping' in Lok Sabha

    Stressing upon discipline, the Lok Sabha Speaker reminded members that maintaining decorum was not optional but a responsibility that applied to everyone present in the chamber.

  • New rural jobs scheme to strain Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand under 60:40 cost split

    New rural jobs scheme to strain Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand under 60:40 cost split

    Shift away from demand-driven MGNREGA raises fiscal pressure on weaker states, with deficits set to rise by up to 0.3 percentage points

  • Securities Market Code Bill introduced in Lok Sabha: Here are major proposed reforms

    Securities Market Code Bill introduced in Lok Sabha: Here are major proposed reforms

    The number of Members of SEBI Board is proposed to be increased up to 15 from current provision of 9 members under the SEBI Act

  • 'Mahatma Gandhi not from my family, but...':  Priyanka on rural jobs bill

    'Mahatma Gandhi not from my family, but...': Priyanka on rural jobs bill

    Speaking in Lok Sabha, the Wayanad MP also said no law should be passed because of “someone’s obsession and prejudice”. The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 seeks to replace MGNREGA, which was implemented in 2006.

  • Deepathoon row: Opposition, led by DMK, submit notice to Lok Sabha Speaker for moving motion to remove Madras HC judge

    Deepathoon row: Opposition, led by DMK, submit notice to Lok Sabha Speaker for moving motion to remove Madras HC judge

    New Delhi, Dec 9 Several opposition MPs, led by the DMK, on Tuesday submitted a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to move a motion for the removal of..

  • Congress likely to field Gaurav Gogoi, Priyanka during Vande Mataram debate in Lok Sabha

    Congress likely to field Gaurav Gogoi, Priyanka during Vande Mataram debate in Lok Sabha

    A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Modi on October 1, approved nationwide celebrations to commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram, recognising its historic role in India’s freedom struggle.

  • Lok Sabha passes Bill to levy excise duty on tobacco

    Lok Sabha passes Bill to levy excise duty on tobacco

    The levy of compensation cess was later extended by four years till March 31, 2026, and the collection is being used to repay the Rs 2.69 lakh crore loan that the Centre took to compensate states for the GST revenue loss during the Covid period.

  • Centre's truce offer to Opposition amid SIR storm: Lok Sabha to debate 'electoral reforms' on December 9

    Centre's truce offer to Opposition amid SIR storm: Lok Sabha to debate 'electoral reforms' on December 9

    The Opposition on Sunday (November 30, 2025) demanded that a discussion be held in Parliament over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and indicated that functioning of both the Houses would be hampered if such a debate is not allowed.

  • Monsoon session of Parliament: Government pushes for debate on space programme amid logjam over Bihar SIR protests

    Monsoon session of Parliament: Government pushes for debate on space programme amid logjam over Bihar SIR protests

  • ‘1 lakh crore rhetoric Season 2’: Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at job scheme announced in PM Modi I-Day speech

    ‘1 lakh crore rhetoric Season 2’: Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at job scheme announced in PM Modi I-Day speech

    Sharing the figures from a response to his question asked in Lok Sabha in the Monsoon Session this year, Gandhi said the government admitted that less than 10,000 youth joined the internships offered under PM internship scheme.

  • Oppn hurls paper at Chair in Lok Sabha; JP Nadda, Mallikarjun Kharge clash over SIR issue

    Oppn hurls paper at Chair in Lok Sabha; JP Nadda, Mallikarjun Kharge clash over SIR issue

    During the proceedings, the Opposition disrupted the House, tore papers and hurled it towards the Chair amid sloganeering.

  • Lok Sabha passes revised income-tax bill

    Lok Sabha passes revised income-tax bill

    The revised income tax bill was tabled in the house earlier today by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It carries most of the 285 recommendations made by the Parliamentary Select Committee

  • Pakistan cries foul over Lok Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor, India says response to terror is justified

    Pakistan cries foul over Lok Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor, India says response to terror is justified

    Indian intelligence sources said that Operation Sindoor was a legitimate response to cross-border terrorism, and its discussion in Parliament reflects India’s democratic approach to national security.

  • 'Will respond at appropriate time': Pakistan on Lok Sabha debate on Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor

    'Will respond at appropriate time': Pakistan on Lok Sabha debate on Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor

    During the special debate, the ruling BJP and its allies praised the Narendra Modi government for taking swift and bold action and also took sharp aim at the opposition, accusing them of questioning the capabilities and integrity of India’s armed forces.

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