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- MPs' salary hike: Do they have a case?
New Delhi, Aug 31: The Lok Sabha has passed the bill to revise the salary of members of parliament. Much of the debate in the media has been on the wealth of current MPs and the lack of account....
- MPs: Crorepatis or underpaid public servants?
New Delhi, Aug 30: A 300-percent salary hike plus doubling of generous allowances is in the offing for our MPs, never mind that the majority of them are 'crorepatis', or millionaires as....
- Lok Sabha okays MPs' three-fold salary hike
New Delhi, Aug 27: A bill seeking a three-fold hike in MPs' salaries and doubling their allowances was cleared by the Lok Sabha today though some members sought changes in the legislation ....
- Lok Sabha passes bill to regulate foreign fund flow
New Delhi, Aug 27: A bill aimed at putting a check on the huge flow of foreign funds to religious and social organizations is all set to become a law after the Lok Sabha today passed the legisl....
- MPs' salary hike bill in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 25: A bill seeking a three-fold hike in MPs' salaries from Rs.16,000 to Rs.50,000 and doubling some of their allowances was introduced in the Lok Sabha today without any oppo....
- Opposition likely to corner government on several issues in Parliament
New Delhi, Aug 24: The opposition will put forward a range of issues in the Parliament on Wednesday and that is likely to catch the government unguarded. Besides the ongoing tussle over the ame....
- There should be a salary panel for MPs: Somnath Chatterjee
New Delhi, Aug 24: Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee has voiced disappointment over the way MPs raised a ruckus in parliament to demand a salary hike and said he had suggested the set....
- Mock proceedings in parliament; Lalu, Mulayam elected 'PM'
New Delhi, Aug 21: It was a mock session in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde became "speaker" and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad and Samajwadi Party chi....
- Medical Council of India bill passed in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 20: The Lok Sabha today passed the Medical Council of India (Amendment) Bill without discussion as members were busy staging protests demanding more hike in their salaries.
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- Walkouts make headlines, but debates should be better: PM
New Delhi, Aug 19: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said walkouts make for good headlines, but a good parliamentarian, who has done his homework well, can take government to task. He also stressed....
- Farmers' killing sparks fiery debate in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 17: The death of two farmers in an agitation against land acquisition in western Uttar Pradesh sparked a fiery debate in the Lok Sabha today with opposition members accusing the ....
- Both the Houses adjourned till 2 pm over Aligarh issue
New Delhi, Aug 16: Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2pm today following protests by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party members against the killing of two far....
- Language barrier disrupts Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 13: There was peace in the Lok Sabha today with no protests from opposition MPs, but a technical problem that hampered English translation led to a minor commotion and disruption....
- Lok Sabha clears bill to restrict police powers
New Delhi, Aug 12: The Lok Sabha today cleared the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) (Amendment) Bill, 2010, that restricts police powers.
The bill, which also makes it "compulsor....
- Lok Sabha passes bill to regulate foreign trade
New Delhi, Aug 12: The Lok Sabha today passed a bill aimed at promoting foreign trade and enabling the government to take swift action in trade disputes.
The bill, which was passed by....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over caste-based census
New Delhi, Aug 12: The Lok Sabha was today adjourned till noon over protests against the government's approval to caste enumeration in the census only at the biometric stage. Samajwadi Part....
- Opposition walk outs during Gill's CWG statement
New Delhi, Aug 10: Indicative of the divisions within the opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Left parties, the Samajwadi Party, the Telugu ....
- Mamata bashing unites BJP, Left in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 10: The Lok Sabha today witnessed rare unity between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left parties with both attacking Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamat....
- CWG graft generates heat in Lok Sabha, JPC probe demanded
New Delhi, Aug 9: Allegations of corruption in the preparations for the Commonwealth Games generated much heat in the Lok Sabha today with a key government ally calling for a statement from Pri....
- Uproar in Lok Sabha over Mamata's rally in Lalgarh
New Delhi, Aug 9: There was an uproar in Lok Sabha today over Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's "apolitical" rally in West Bengal's Maoist stronghold of Lalgarh. Pro-Ma....
- Lok Sabha remembers Hiroshima, Nagasaki victims
New Delhi, Aug 6: The Lok Sabha today remembered the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings 65 years ago and reiterated its pledge to make earnest efforts for the "elimination of al....
- Alagiri answers first question in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 5: Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M.K. Alagiri, who is not fluent in Hindi and English, answered a question in the Lok Sabha today for the first time after becoming a ministe....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over Babhali barrage row
New Delhi, Aug 4: The Lok Sabha was adjourned today for half-an-hour following protests by the members of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Shiva Sena over the Babhali dam dispute over the G....
- Sushma questions absence of ministers
New Delhi, Aug 3: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today questioned the absence of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora and Agriculture Minister ....
- Government to blame for deadlock in parliament: Sharad Yadav
New Delhi, July 30: Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav today blamed the government for the deadlock in parliament over price rise, saying there was no initiative from its side to s....
- Parliament disruptions a 'regular drama'?
New Delhi, July 30: The continuous disruption of parliament has not gone down well with the common man, with some dismissively terming the pandemonium as a "regular drama", while a Nati....
- Monsoon session: It is raining losses in parliament
New Delhi, July 30: The government spends Rs.7.65 crore for each day of a parliament session, and with the first five days of the ongoing monsoon session being washed away due to unending oppos....
- Logjam over prices continues, both houses adjourned
New Delhi, July 30: The logjam in parliament over rising prices continued for the fourth day today with a united opposition adamantly protesting and demanding a discussion followed by voting on....
- Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon
New Delhi, July 29: Spiralling food prices disrupted proceedings in the Lok Sabha for the third successive day today, forcing its adjournment till 12 noon.
As the house assembled, ang....
- Adjournment motion disallowed, Lok Sabha adjourned
New Delhi, July 28: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today disallowed an adjournment motion on the price rise, rejecting a demand by a united opposition that was seeking a debate on the issue, fol....
- Pawar takes backseat as opposition demands adjournment motion on price rise
New Delhi, July 28: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today took a backseat as MPs debated whether the Lok Sabha should allow adjournment motions, which entail voting, moved by the opposition o....
- Lok Sabha speaker disallows adjournment motion on price rise
New Delhi, July 28: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today disallowed an adjournment motion the opposition sought to move for a discussion followed by voting on the rising food prices.
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- When can an adjournment motion be moved?
New Delhi, July 28: While the opposition in parliament remains adamant on discussing the price rise under an adjournment motion, the government maintains this can be admitted only when it "....
- Speaker allows debate on adjournment motion
New Delhi, July 28: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today allowed MPs to debate on whether the house should allow the adjournment notices, which entail voting, moved by opposition members over th....
- Both houses of parliament adjourned over price rise
New Delhi, July 27: Both houses of parliament were adjourned till 2 P.M. today following protests over price rise by opposition members as well as Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal ....
- Lok Sabha adjourned for second time
New Delhi, July 27: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time today as soon as the house assembled at noon, following fresh protests by the opposition parties, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (R....
- Lok Sabha adjourned for day
New Delhi, July 26: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on the first day of the monsoon session of parliament today.
The lower house assembled at 11 a.m., which was followed by Sp....
- 36 bills to be introduced in parliament's monsoon session
New Delhi, July 24: The monsoon session of parliament that commences from Monday will see the Goods and Service Tax Bill and the Direct Tax Code Bill among the 36 new bills to be introduced in ....
- Women's quota bill likely in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, July 23: The government hopes to introduce the contentious women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the monsoon session of parliament after holding "consultations"....
- Ruckus likely to rule the monsoon session of Parliament
New Delhi, July 21: Monday being the opening day of the Monsoon session of Parliament, much tumult is likely to be created in the House as opposition parties are gearing up to raise burning iss....
- Parliament monsoon session from July 26
New Delhi, July 8: The monsoon session of parliament will begin on July 26, it was announced today.
A press statement from the Lok Sabha secretariat said the session will conclude on ....
- Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar opposes caste-based census
New Delhi, June 4: Indicating her opposition to a caste-based census, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Thursday said she wanted a casteless society as had been the "aim of the founding fath....
- Advani favours fixed tenures of Lok Sabha, assemblies
New Delhi, May 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said in his blog that he has recommended fixed tenures for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies and Prime Minister Manmohan ....
- Meira Kumar to address Bhutanese parliament on Friday
New Delhi, May 25: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will on Friday address the joint session of the Bhutanese parliament, an official statement said here today.
"Meira Kumar, who is ....
- Meira Kumar to visit Bhutan
New Delhi, May 21: A high-level parliamentary delegation, led by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, will visit Bhutan on May 26. Kumar has been invited by the Bhutanese National Assembly Speaker Ts....
- Frequent disruptions will render house irrelevant: Speaker
New Delhi, May 7: Voicing her disappointment over frequent disruptions of the house, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today warned MPs that such kind of behaviour would gradually render the instit....
- Nuclear liability bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha today
New Delhi, May 7: UPA government is all set to table the much debatable Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010 in Lok Sabha today, which is also the last day of the Budget session. The m....
- Parliament passes bill giving Tamil Nadu upper house
New Delhi, May 6: Parliament today accorded its approval to a bill recreating a legislative council in Tamil Nadu, with the Lok Sabha passing the measure by voice vote amidst noisy protest by t....
- Lok Sabha adjourned during zero hour
New Delhi, May 6: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. after members of the DMK and the AIADMK clashed over the 2G spectrum allocation.
During zero hour, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Ku....
- More unparliamentary comments in Lok Sabha, more adjournments
New Delhi, May 5: After the fracas between Left MP Basudeb Acharia and Trinamool Congress' Sudip Bandopadhyaya, the Lok Sabha was adjourned over an unparliamentary remark by Bharatiya Janat....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over MP's 'unparliamentary remarks'
New Delhi, May 5: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon today when Left MPs stalled the proceedings demanding an apology from Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay for using unparliamentary....
- Unruly scenes in Lok Sabha as Trinamool MP fumes
New Delhi, May 4: The Mumbai railway workers's strike led to unruly scenes in the Lok Sabha today when Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay used unparliamentary language against vetera....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over opposition protests
New Delhi, May 4: The Lok Sabha today was adjourned till noon following a ruckus created by opposition MPs over three different issues. The Shiv Sena, Left and AIADMK MPs gathered near the spea....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over train drivers' stir
New Delhi, May 4: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. today over the Mumbai suburban train drivers' strike with members from both the opposition and ruling parties demanding a statement....
- Chandra Shekhar's portrait unveiled in parliament
New Delhi, May 4: Vice President Hamid Ansari today unveiled the portrait of former prime minister Chandra Shekhar in the central hall of Parliament House here.
Prime Minister Manmoha....
- Bill passed for mandatory care to emergency patients
New Delhi, May 3: The Lok Sabha today passed a bill that will make it mandatory for doctors, hospital and other clinical establishments to treat emergency patients and not turn them away on bas....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over 2G spectrum row
New Delhi, May 3: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon today as opposition members disrupted the proceedings over the controversial allocation of 2G telecom spectrum.
When the house ....
- Uproar in Lok Sabha over Tytler's acquittal
New Delhi, April 29: The Lok Sabha erupted in uproar today over the acquittal of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
Raising the matter during zero hour, Ak....
- RJP, SP MPs walk out of Lok Sabha over Muslim quota
New Delhi, April 29: Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MPs today walked out of the Lok Sabha during question hour over the issue of greater representation to Muslims in govern....
- Spectrum issue goes back to 2008, opposition calls it $13-bn scam
New Delhi, April 28: The controversy over the award of spectrum to new players for second-generation telecom services that disrupted parliament again today dates back to 2008, which the opposit....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over phone tapping of firm
New Delhi, April 28: The Lok Sabha was adjourned today over the alleged phone tapping of a lobbyist and a PR person on the controversial allocation of 2G telecom spectrum.
During zero....
- Voting in cut motions in Lok Sabha was a mistake: JMM
New Delhi, April 28 : A day after BJP's ally JMM came out in support of the UPA government in Lok Sabha over the cut motions, its MP Hemant Soren today admitted that the voting happened by....
- Lok Sabha speaker sets precedent on cut motions
New Delhi, April 28: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesday set a precedent by permitting cut motions on demands that were to be guillotined. "The practice followed so far in the house ha....
- Lok Sabha condemns killing of Dalits in Hisar
New Delhi, April 27: The Lok Sabha today denounced the killing of two Dalits in Haryana's Mirchpur village.
Speaker Meira Kumar said: "Two people were burnt to death and over ....
- Lok Sabha adjourned again over price rise
New Delhi, April 27: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the third time today as the Left parties, Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MPs created a ruckus over price rise.
Soo....
- Soren, chief minister, attends Lok Sabha sitting
Ranchi, April 26: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren today attended the Lok Sabha session in New Delhi, raising questions in his home state whether he will contst the assembly polls before Ju....
- Opposition groups to move cut motions on budget proposals
New Delhi, April 26: The main opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) today said it would move cut motions on budgetary proposals and has issued a whip to its members to be present in the....
- No statement by PM as Lok Sabha adjourned for day
New Delhi, April 26: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day today as the opposition continued its protests over reports that politicians' phones were tapped by government agencies. Prime M....
- Bill on punishment for torture introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, April 26: A bill proposing punishment for torture inflicted by public servants or torture inflicted by someone with the consent of public servants was introduced in the Lok Sabha tod....
- PM to speak in Lok Sabha over phone tapping
New Delhi, April 26: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will speak in the Lok Sabha over allegations of politicians' phones being tapped by government agencies, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee....
- Phone tapping fury stalls Lok Sabha
New Delhi, April 26: The Lok Sabha was adjourned today as opposition MPs demanded a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the alleged phone tapping of politicians by the government.....
- BJP, other parties pulled up over Lok Sabha expenses
New Delhi, April 23: The Election Commission has served show-cause notices to 15 political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for failing to furnish information regarding expe....
- Uproar in Lok Sabha over Alagiri's absence
New Delhi, April 22: The opposition parties caused disruption in the Lok Sabha today as Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M.K. Alagiri failed to show up during question hour.
The upr....
- 70 Lok Sabha MPs yet to reveal assets
New Delhi, April 17: At least 70 Lok Sabha MPs, including former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu,....
- Tharoor to speak in Lok Sabha on IPL row
New Delhi, April 16: Under fire for his alleged involvement in the Kochi franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor will today give a st....
- India surrounded by difficult neighbours: Parliamentary panel
New Delhi, April 15: India is surrounded by "difficult" neighbours and it is of "utmost importance" that the country builds "deterrent capabilities" to safeguard the nat....
- Parliament adjourned over demands for debate on Dantewada
New Delhi, April 15: The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 12 noon amid noisy scenes by National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and other opposition parties demanding the suspension ....
- Lok Sabha member allowed to pedal down to parliament
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has approved independent MP Kirodilal Meena's request to allow him to come to the high security parliament house complex on bicycle, said Lok Sabha ....
- Meira Kumar to attend IPU meet in Bangkok
New Delhi: A high-level Indian parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will leave for Bangkok today to attend 122nd assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to be h....
- No provision for OBC quota in Women's Reservation Bill
Bangalore: Amidst the controversy regarding reservation for Other Backward Castes in the Women's Reservation Bill, the Union law Minister has come out with an affirming response ruling out ....
- Lok Sabha to resume sitting from April 15
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha will resume its sitting from April 15 instead of April 12, as scheduled earlier, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said here today.
"Accordingly, the sittings of ....
- Every Minister and MP should wear khadi: Union Minister Dinsha Patel
New Delhi: Dinsha Patel, Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, today directed all the members of Lok Sabha to wear khadi, i.e. clothes produced from handspun fabric.
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- Lok Sabha adjourned over Bareilly violence
New Delhi: Parties across the political spectrum, including the Congress, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), today joined hands against the communal violence in Utta....
- 'Odisha' bill in Lok Sabha today
New Delhi: The government will today move in the Lok Sabha a constitutional amendment bill that proposes to rename Orissa as Odisha.
Home Minister P. Chidambaram will table the Orissa....
- Nuclear Liability Bill to be tabled today in the Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Indian Parliament may expect another session today when the Nuclear Liability Bill will be tabled today in the Lok Sabha. The bill, which aims at setting a fixed liability in case o....
- Opposition, ruling MPs play truant during budget debate
New Delhi: When the Lok Sabha today debated the budget for the fiscal 2010-11, the house presented a near empty look at many points of time.
It was the opposition Bharatiya Janata Par....
- Left, SP MPs walk out against food prices
New Delhi: Left and Samajwadi Party (SP) MPs today walked out of the Lok Sabha in protest against rising food prices and demanded a White Paper on inflation.
Ramachandran Dome of the ....
- Lok Sabha mourns RSS leader's death
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today mourned the death of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue and former MP Nanaji Deshmukh who died on Feb 27.
Speaker Meira Kumar described him as ....
- Mukherjee meets Yadav troika, peace returns to Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Peace returned to the Lok Sabha today following an announcement by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee that the contentious Women's Reservation Bill won't be tabled in the hous....
- Lalu to Speaker: Listen to us and we won't troop towards podium
New Delhi: "Don't take it otherwise," Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad told Speaker Meira Kumar in the Lok Sabha today while attempting to explain the unruly protests ov....
- Do not use marshals in Lok Sabha, says BJP
New Delhi: Condemning the use of force to evict members from the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the government should not use marshals during the debate on ....
- Protest over women's bill stalls Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Heavy slogan shouting by two women and members of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) against the women's quota in legislative bodie....
- Lok Sabha okays railways grants
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today passed the Indian Railways demand for grants and appropriation bill seeking an additional Rs.5,268 crore for the current financial year.
The bill was pa....
- PM calls an all-party meeting over Women's Bill on Tuesday
Delhi: Nothing was well today in both the Houses of the Parliament as the political parties like Samajwadi Party and the RJD shook hands with Janata Dal-United to demand 33 % reservation for th....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over Women's Reservation Bill
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till today noon after MPs from the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) noisily opposed the Women's Reservat....
- Women's bill holds many unrealized promises: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: The women's reservation bill holds many unrealized promises for the political empowerment of women, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said here on Saturday. "India was one of the....
- Tharoor's 'twitting' will lead to quitting: Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi: Whether by accident or design, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M. Venkaiah Naidu's attempted a turn of phrase that generated much mirth in the Rajya Sabha today when he warne....
- Relative calm as parliament debates motion of thanks
New Delhi: Barring a brief adjournment of the Lok Sabha, relative calm prevailed in parliament today as it got down to discussing the motion of thanks on the president's address.
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- BSP, SP fight it out in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) MPs clashed in the Lok Sabha today over the Uttar Pradesh administration's treatment of opposition leaders.
The house ....
- Heated exchange between PM and Advani
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today witnessed a heated exchange between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and opposition leader L.K. Advani over "secret talks" on the Kashmir issue and the imple....
- Lok Sabha adjourned after Opposition raises fuel price hike
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was today adjourned for an hour till noon after Opposition members protested against the hike in fuel prices.
As soon as the House convened for question hour ....
- Four-day break for parliament due to Holi
New Delhi: Parliament will have a four-day break beginning today due to the Holi festival (March 1).
Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will have no sitting on March 2.
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- Opposition walks out over Pawar's reply on price rise
New Delhi: Opposition parties, barring the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), staged walkouts from the Lok Sabha today to protest Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's statement that the prices of essent....
- Opposition, government spar in parliament over high prices
New Delhi: Using decades of political experience and his oratory skills, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee sought to quell the voices of protest from the opposition over high prices, saying his....
- Question hour yet to be held in parliament budget session
New Delhi: Parliament has been in session for four days but question hour, which kicks off the proceedings, is yet to be held.
On the first day, the question hour was not held because....
- Speaker happy at consensus on price rise discussion
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today said she was very happy that political parties had reached a consensus on holding a discussion on rising prices.
At a meeting of all pol....
- Sachin's double ton matter of national pride: Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today congratulated Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the first cricketer in one-day cricket to score a double century.
MPs thumped on their desks when Speaker Me....
- Speaker rejects adjournment motion on price rise
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today rejected the opposition demand of adjourning all other business to discuss rising food prices and said it would be taken up only after the railway....
- Draft food security bill being prepared, Lok Sabha told
New Delhi: The government is working on a draft Food Security Bill, which will be placed before an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) set up to deal with it, Minister of State for Agriculture ....
- Price rise stalls Lok Sabha proceedings
New Delhi: Uproar over the rising prices of food forced Speaker Meira Kumar to adjourn the Lok Sabha after a furious opposition demanded top priority to a discussion on the issue.
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- Opposition gives adjournment motion notice
New Delhi: Opposition parties today gave notices for adjournment to the Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar after the government refused demands to hold a discussion on the price rise by suspending q....
- Lok Sabha speaker to meet party leaders on Saturday
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will meet the leaders of parties in the lower house of parliament here on Saturday, two days before the start of the budget session.
The budge....
- Alagiri still missing - eludes speaker on pet peeve Tamil
New Delhi: Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M.K. Alagiri, who was invited by Speaker Meira Kumar to discuss his request to be allowed to answer questions in Tamil, has not yet come to meet he....
- Why should PM be from Lok Sabha, Congress asks
New Delhi: The Congress today rejected Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P.A. Sangma's contention that the prime minister should belong to the Lok Sabha.
Party spokesman Abh....
- Northeast struggling with backwardness: Meira Kumar
Shillong: Those influenced by the cult of violence should be brought back into the mainstream, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said here today asserting that India's restive northeast region ....
- Somnath Chatterjee hospitalised with chest infection
Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee has been admitted to a private hospital in south Kolkata with chest infection.
"He is stable. And there is no immediate cause ....
- Women Lok Sabha MPs concerned over price rise
New Delhi: Three women Lok Sabha MPs today criticised the rising prices of essential commodities, saying they were not satisfied with efforts of the central and state governments to check the s....
- Lok Sabha Secretariat celebrates 81st anniversary
New Delhi: The Parliament Secretariat, set up in the British era, turned 82 today and to mark the occasion Speaker Meira Kumar presented awards for meritorious service to officers and staff of ....
- PM praises Meira Kumar's 'iron fist, velvet voice'
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today heaped praise on Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, saying she had an "iron fist beneath a velvet voice".
"I am pleased that the....
- Will consider regional woman caucus idea, says Speaker
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today said she would consider suggestions by Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza that there should be a Women's Parliamentary Cau....
- Commonwealth speakers' conference begins
New Delhi: The 20th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), hosted by the Indian parliament, started here today with a meeting under the chairmanship of Lok S....
- I am still waiting for Alagiri: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: Speaker Meira Kumar today said Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M.K. Alagiri, who wrote to her requesting that he be allowed to answer in Tamil the questions in parliament, has not....
- Shhh! There's nobody in the Parliament House library
New Delhi: Amid the noisy scenes, which are almost a routine in the two legislative houses, there is one place in Parliament House where you can hear a pin drop - it is the library that is bare....
- Munde appointed Lok Sabha deputy leader of opposition
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde was today appointed Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Munde's name has been approved by L.K. A....
- Angry speaker adjourns Lok Sabha for an indefinite time amid drama
New Delhi: Amid high drama in the Lok Sabha today, opposition parties walked out in protest against the government passing bills without discussions amid noisy protests over proposed statehood ....
- Speaker slams unruly behaviour, asks MPs to introspect
New Delhi: Speaker Meira Kumar today slammed the unruly behaviour of "certain sections" in the Lok Sabha before adjourning the winter session of the house sine die amidst uproar over th....
- Factfile: Winter session of Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Factfile showing some of the highlights of the third session of the 15th Lok Sabha:
Duration of the session: 19-11-2009 to 18-12-2009
No. of actual days of sittin....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over Telangana issue
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned today after members of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Congress clashed over the issue of separate statehood to Telangana.
When Question Ho....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over price rise
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned today when MPs from the Left parties and the Samajwadi Party (SP) disrupted question hour on the issue of price rise.
As soon as the morning ses....
- TDP legislators urge speaker to accept resignations
Hyderabad: The political impasse in Andhra Pradesh over the proposed move to divide the state continued today with some legislators asking the assembly speaker to accept their resignations.
- Pilot project of computerised tracking of foodgrains started
New Delhi: The government has started a pilot project of computerized tracking of foodgrains in four states. This information was given by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar during question hour....
- Don't exaggerate issue of safety of women tourist: Chidambaram
New Delhi: There was no need to paint an "alarming picture" on the safety of women tourists in India, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in the Lok Sabha today.
As per statisti....
- Lok Sabha adjourned as Congress MPs spar over Telangana
New Delhi: The cracks in the ranks were evident today when Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh clashed on the decision to create a separate state of Telangana, leading to the Lok Sabha being adjou....
- Tributes paid to martyrs of parliament attack
New Delhi: It was on this day eight years ago that the Indian Parliament was the target of an audacious terror strike in which nine people lost their lives while repulsing the attackers and sav....
- Indian leaders pay tribute to martyrs of parliament attack
New Delhi: Indian political leaders today paid tributes to those who were killed in the terror attack on parliament eight years ago that almost sparked off an India-Pakistan war.
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- Parliament to mark 2001 terror attack
New Delhi: India's political leadership will gather in parliament here on Sunday to mark the eighth anniversary of the 2001 terror attack on parliament that almost sparked an India-Pakistan....
- Parliament to mark 2001 terror attack
New Delhi: India's political leadership will gather in parliament here on Sunday to mark the eighth anniversary of the 2001 terror attack on parliament that almost sparked an India-Pakistan....
- Uproar in Lok Sabha over AIIMS status
New Delhi: There was an uproar in Lok Sabha today over the government's stance on the Valiathan Committee report that looked into the functioning of the All India Institute of Medical Scien....
- Andhra assembly adjourned over resignations
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh assembly was today adjourned till Monday following uproar over the resignation of 102 legislators protesting the central government nod to a separate Telangana sta....
- Lok Sabha concerned over TRS Chief KCR's health
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leader and MP K. Chandrasekhara Rao, who has been on a fast-unto-death for 11 da....
- Hindi versus English in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today declined to answer a question in Hindi, saying he never forced MPs to speak in English.
As the minister spoke in Engli....
- Ranganathan Mishra report to be tabled this session: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the Justice Ranganathan Mishra report on the status of religious and linguistic minorities in the country would be tabled in parliament ....
- Muhammad Yunus to deliver Lok Sabha memorial lecture
New Delhi: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will deliver the second Professor Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Annual Parliamentary Lecture on Wednesday evening in the Central Hall of Parliament House.
- Question hour absentees down to five today
New Delhi: The question hour in Lok Sabha went off smoothly today with just five MPs, who had given notice to ask questions, remaining absent. Proceedings during question hour had collapsed tod....
- Lok Sabha to debate Liberhan report on Monday and Tuesday
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh and the deputy leader in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj will present the party's view on the Liberhan Commission report and the Acti....
- Digitise land records, ease acquisition norms: CII
New Delhi: The proposed Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, slated to be introduced in parliament this winter, needs to include provisions for easing land acquisition norms and digitising land r....
- Orissa assembly winter session ends abruptly
Bhubaneswar: Orissa Speaker Pradip Amat abruptly adjourned the state assembly session today, eight days short of its scheduled duration.
Today was the 15th day of the planned 26-day w....
- Question hour facing crisis: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today expressed anguish over the frequent disruptions of question hour. "The question hour is facing a crisis. We are unable to conduct it properly,....
- Lok Sabha adjourned as Trinamool MPs create ruckus
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MPs today disrupted the Lok Sabha proceedings during Zero Hour over the recent political clashes in West Bengal, forcing the speaker to adjourn the house till 2 p.....
- MPs face housing problems: Speaker calls a meet
New Delhi: Meira Kumar, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha has summoned a combined meeting of the Lok Sabha Housing Committee Chairman and Urban Development Ministry in order to solve the various hou....
- Sonia seeks explanation from MPs who missed parliament
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has sought an explanation from party MPs on their absence from the Lok Sabha on Monday when question hour virtually collapsed because of missing membe....
- Lok Sabha question hour cut short due MPs' absence
New Delhi: The question hour in the Lok Sabha was cut short today as MPs who had given notice to ask questions were not present in the house.
Speaker Meira Kumar invited members to as....
- Jayalalithaa slams Alagiri's continued absence in parliament
Chennai: AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa today slammed union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers M.K. Alagiri's continued absence from parliament, especially during question hour to reply t....
- Heated exchange between Pranab and BJP MPs over Advani's 26/11 demand
New Delhi: The government's reluctance to respond to Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani's demand for coordinated action by various agencies to provide relief to people affected by 26/11 l....
- On 26/11 anniversary, ugly scenes in parliament
New Delhi: As the nation united in grief on the first anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, the Indian parliament witnessed an ugly scene with Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani and Finance M....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over political clashes in West Bengal
New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned today following an uproar in the house by Trinamool Congress and Left parties over violent clashes in West Bengal's Hooghly district that left one man dea....
- Lok Sabha resolves to wage united fight against terror
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today observed two minutes silence to remember those killed in the 26/11 terror strike in Mumbai and passed a resolution asking the government to take all necessary ste....
- Pawar calls all-party meeting on sugarcane pricing
New Delhi: With the government facing hurdles in finalising amendments to the bill on sugarcane pricing, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday convened an all-party meeting to thrash o....
- Uproar in Lok Sabha over minister's absence
New Delhi: There was uproar in the Lok Sabha today over the absence of Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M.K. Alagiri when the issue of shortage of fertilisers and seeds was being discus....
- Fertilisers scarcity, Koda scam cause two Lok Sabha adjournments
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was today adjourned tice - first over the issue of shortage of fertilisers, and later over the Congress's alleged hand in the multi-crore scam involving former Jhar....
- Bill for women's quota in urban bodies in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: A bill seeking 50 percent reservation for women in urban local bodies was introduced today in Parliament.
Introducing the constitutional (112th Amendment) bill in the Lok S....
- Vajpayee, Thackeray, Advani in Liberhan's culpability list
New Delhi: The Liberhan Commission that probed the Babri Masjid demolition has held 68 people individually culpable for leading the country "to the brink of communal discord". The list ....
- Liberhan report to be tabled today
New Delhi: An emergency cabinet meeting headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was held today to discuss the tabling of the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry report in parliament.
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- BJP high command responsible for Babri: reports
New Delhi: The Congress and the BJP were today involved in an arguement over the contents of the Liberhan Commission. As per this report the prominent leaders of BJP like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, ....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over Liberhan row
New Delhi: The row over the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry into the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition led to the Lok Sabha being adjourned till 12 noon today.
While the Bharatiya Janata Pa....
- Shankaranand, who headed Bofors probe panel, dead
Bangalore: Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist and long time Congressman B. Shankaranand, who headed the joint parliamentary probe into $1.3 billion Bofors gun scandal, died on Thursday of cardiac arr....
- Parliament adjourned till Monday as sugarcane row continues
New Delhi: Work in both houses of parliament stalled for the second consecutive day today with opposition members stirring up a massive row over sugarcane prices and demanding a better deal for....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over sugarcane prices
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned until noon today after opposition members disrupted the proceedings demanding a better deal for sugarcane farmers.
As soon as the house assemble....
- Lok Sabha adjourned after opposition demands better sugarcane pricing
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned until noon today after opposition members disrupted the proceedings demanding a better deal for sugarcane farmers.
As soon as the house assemble....
- All-party meeting on Monday to discuss sugarcane pricing
New Delhi: The government has decided to convene an all-party meeting on Monday to discuss the sugarcane pricing policy following the growing political row on the issue.
According to ....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over sugarcane price
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned today, the opening day of the winter session of parliament, when the entire opposition united to oppose the new sugarcane pricing policy. The house was ad....
- I am concerned about house disorder: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: As parliament convenes for its winter session Nov 19, Meira Kumar, India's first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha, says she is "concerned" about what people in the visitors....
- Meira Kumar to meet party leaders on Thursday
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will meet the leaders of various political parties in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, ahead of the winter session of parliament next week.
"Mei....
- Election Commission braces for vote count
New Delhi: The Election Commission said today it was all set for counting of votes in a Lok Sabha and 31 assembly constituencies across seven states that went to the polls on Saturday.
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- One Lok Sabha, 31 assembly seats go to polls on Saturday
New Delhi: Voters in 31 assembly constituencies in seven states and one Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh will cast their votes on Saturday to elect new representatives.
The assembly by....
- Speaker yet to decide on Alagiri plea on using Tamil
New Delhi Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today said she is "having a look at" the request of DMK ministers to answer questions in parliament in Tamil.
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- Parliament should sit for 110 days a year: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: The Indian parliament's sittings should be increased to 110 days a year, Speaker Meira Kumar said today.
"We should increase the number of sittings (of parliament) ....
- Meira Kumar to attend Commonwealth parliamentary conference
New Delhi: An Indian parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Meira Kumar will leave on Monday to attend the 55th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPA) in Tanzania from Sep 29-Oct 5.
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- Kochi resident nominated to Lok Sabha
Kochi (Kerala): Charles Dias of Kochi has been named as one of the two Anglo Indian nominees to the Lok Sabha -- taking Kerala's strength in the lower house of the Indian parliament to 21.
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- Parliament to become disabled friendly soon: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: India's Parliament will soon become disabled friendly, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said today.
"I have given instructions to the parliament secretariat to make th....
- President prorogues Lok Sabha
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday prorogued the Lok Sabha, which concluded its second session on Aug 7.
"The Lok Sabha which commenced its second session on July 2 ha....
- Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was today adjourned side die, marking the conclusion of the first month-long budget session of the newly constituted house.
The budget session of the 15th Lok....
- Parliament adjourned over move for separate gurdwara committees
New Delhi: Both houses of parliament were adjourned today morning due to noisy protests over a reported move to have separate gurdwara management committees in different states. MPs from the Ak....
- New companies bill introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: A new Companies Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday with stringent clauses to deal with corporate frauds against the backdrop of the Satyam Computer Services scam, besides....
- Incisive reporting is need of the hour: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: Urging journalists to "rise above jingoism", Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has said that sharp and clear reporting of various issues by the media is essential in the conflict....
- Lok Sabha disrupted over Mayawati's security
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha began proceedings on a chaotic note today with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MPs noisily protesting against the government's reported move to downgrade security for the....
- Uproar in Lok Sabha over drought
New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned for half-an-hour today following uproar that followed heated demands by MPs demanding a discussion on the drought situation in the country. The issue was rais....
- It's never late to brush up on parliamentary etiquette
New Delhi: Over 170 first-time MPs attended an orientation programme organised by the Lok Sabha Secretariat where they were given valuable tips by veteran parliamentarians like L.K. Advani and ....
- New companies bill set for budget session: Khursheed
New Delhi: The new Companies Bill 2009, with stricter disclosure norms and provision for one-person corporate entity, will be tabled in the ongoing budget session of parliament, Corporate Affai....
- People losing interest in poll process: Meira Kumar
Bhopal: Expressing concern over the decline in polling percentage, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today called upon lawmakers to introspect why people were losing interest in the poll process. I....
- Orientation programme for newly elected MPs
New Delhi: The newly elected MPs will get tips on how to ask questions in the house and the other parliamentary proceedings at an orientation programme being organised by the Lok Sabha Secretar....
- MPs welcome call from PM, Advani for 'new beginning'
New Delhi: The call of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani for a "new beginning" in India's parliamentary democracy had a salutary impact on the MPs, ....
- Karia Munda is deputy speaker of Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Tribal leader Karia Munda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was unanimously elected as the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha today.
The motion for the election of deputy sp....
- Meira Kumar's election hailed in Canadian parliament
Toronto: The election of Meira Kumar as India's first woman and Dalit speaker figured in the Canadian parliament on Friday, with Indian-origin MP Deepak Obhrai describing it as a 'mirac....
- Pawar elected NCP leader in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has been elected the party's leader in the Lok Sabha.
The NCP parliamentary party at its meeting ....
- Meira Kumar as speaker impresses opposition MPs
New Delhi: Meira Kumar, the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha, impressed the opposition MPs on her first day in chair, with many saying she will be a success in this role. "She was very ....
- Put polls behind, focus on economic crisis: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: Meira Kumar, who was elected the first woman speaker of India today, exhorted Lok Sabha MPs to put the elections behind them and address the social and economic problems facing the c....
- I will be completely impartial: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: Meira Kumar, the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha, today said she would be impartial and give equal opportunity to all members to express their views.
"It will be m....
- India gets its first woman speaker in Meira Kumar
New Delhi: History was made today when diplomat-turned-politician Meira Kumar became the first woman speaker of the Indian parliament, the otherwise fractious house setting aside its difference....
- Meira Kumar elected Lok Sabha speaker, unanimously
New Delhi: Meira Kumar today became the first woman speaker of the Indian parliament.
The 64-year-old Congress leader from Bihar, a Dalit, was elected unanimously through voice vote after part....
- Karunanidhi welcomes Meira Kumar's candidature
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M. Karunanidhi today welcomed the candidature of Meira Kumar for the Lok Sabha Speaker.
In a statement issued here, he said: "The....
- Meira Kumar files nomination for Lok Sabha speaker
New Delhi: Congress leader Meira Kumar today filed her nomination for the post of Lok Sabha speaker. Her nomination, proposed by United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi, leader of ....
- Rahul, cousin Varun among those taking oath today
New Delhi: The formal oath taking by the 543 newly-elected members of the 15th Lok Sabha concluded today with several prominent leaders, including Rahul Gandhi of the Congress, and his aunt Man....
- 15th Lok Sabha starts, PM hopes for 'new beginning'
New Delhi: The first session of the 15th Lok Sabha began today with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hoping it will herald a "new beginning" as the newly elected MPs took the oath in diffe....
- Wait till June 3: Meira Kumar tells journos
New Delhi: Meira Kumar, who is set to take over as India's first woman Lok Sabha speaker, today expertly dodged persistent queries from waiting media persons, saying with a smile: "Wait....
- First day, First Show: House full!
New Delhi: First Day, First Show. And it was predictably full House, as India's parliament, meeting for the first time after the national election, came alive with the rainbow colours of th....
- 15th Lok Sabha begins first session today
New Delhi: The first session of the 15th Lok Sabha begins today as a resurgent Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was set to start a new innings and an humbled Bharatiya Janata Part....
- India set to get first woman Lok Sabha speaker
New Delhi: India is set to get its first woman Lok Sabha speaker with the Congress zeroing in on Water Resources Minister Meira Kumar, daughter of former deputy prime minister Jagjivan Ram.
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- Brief parliament session begins on Monday
New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is readying for the first session of the 15th Lok Sabha from Monday with the formal swearing in of the 543 newly elected MPs.
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- Manikrao Gavit named Lok Sabha protem speaker
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil has appointed Manikrao Gavit, the seniormost member of the new Lok Sabha, as its protem speaker, an official said here today.
"A communication ....
- Congress to decide on speaker by Saturday
New Delhi: The Congress leadership is likely to decide on the new speaker of the Lok Sabha by Saturday now that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 78-member council of ministers has been sworn....
- Akhilesh Yadav to retain Kannauj: SP leader
Firozabad: Newly-elected Lok Sabha member from Firozabad and Kannauj, Akhilesh Yadav, the son of Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, has decided to vacate the Firozabad seat, a pa....
- First session of new Lok Sabha on June 1-9
New Delhi: The first session of the newly elected 15th Lok Sabha will be held on June 1-9 and will have seven sittings. The decision was taken today at the first meeting of Prime Minister Manmo....
- Rivals compete to support UPA govt
New Delhi/Lucknow: Arch rivals Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) as well as the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) today vied with each other to offer support ....
- 15th Lok Sabha has highest number of women MPs
New Delhi: A record 59 women MPs have been elected to the new Lok Sabha - the highest since independence, and 17 of them are less than 40 years.
According to PRS Legislative Research,....
- President dissolves 14th Lok Sabha
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil today dissolved the 14th Lok Sabha on the recommendation of the outgoing cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
In an official communique....
- Budget session of new Lok Sabha by mid-June
New Delhi: The budget session of the new Lok Sabha will be held in the middle of June, an official said today.
Before this, there will be a brief session, on the first two days of whi....
- 56 MPs asked no questions in last Lok Sabha: study
New Delhi: As many as 56 MPs - among them former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and actor-politicians Dharmendra and Govinda - did not ask a single q....
- Lok Sabha hails Oscar success of 'Slumdog','Smile Pinki'
New Delhi: The teams of Oscar winning films "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Smile Pinki" ? both of which were based in India ? were today praised in the Lok Sabha, with Speaker Somnath Chatterjee ....
- Few MPs attend Lok Sabha budget discussion
New Delhi: Few Mps attended the Lok Sabha on Friday when the house discussed the government's interim budget for 2009-10.
Law Minister Hansraj Bharadwaj and Minister of State for Finance P....
- A day after losing his cool, speaker wishes MPs well
New Delhi: A day after berating MPs for repeatedly disrupting proceedings in the Lok Sabha and remarking that all errant MPs should be defeated in the upcoming elections, Speaker Somnath Chater....
- Lok Sabha clears bill to raise judges' salaries
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill to hike salaries of judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts as Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj said India was proud of its independent ....
- Lok Sabha passes bill to hike salary of judges
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill to hike salaries of high court and Supreme Court judges.
Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj moved the (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amen....
- Lok Sabha passes interim railway budget
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the interim railway budget for 2009-10 by a voice vote as Railways Minister Lalu Prasad outlined plans to step up railway security in view of terro....
- You don't deserve a single paisa, Chatterjee tells MPs
New Delhi: Unruly MPs who disrupted the Lok Sabha were insulting the public and did not "deserve a single paisa" in allowances, a furious Speaker Somnath Chatterjee lashed out on Thursday a....
- Parliament session begins today
New Delhi: The second part of the winter session of Parliament will begin from today.
The session perhaps would be the last one before general elections, which are slated for April-M....
- AIIMS-like institutes in six states in next 3 years
New Delhi: Six new All-India Institutes of Medical Sciences in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand will be ready in the next three years, Union Health Ministe....
- Centre set up to fight growing cyber crimes
New Delhi: Taking note of the rising cases of cyber crimes, the government has set up a Resource Centre for Cyber Forensics (RCCF) at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) at ....
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