Budget session likely from Jan 31, Budget on Feb 1
AMN /New Delhi The Budget session of Parliament is likely to start from January 31 and the Union Budget for 2016-17 is expected to be presented on February 1. These…
Parliament adjourned sine die
Lok Sabha passes Disabilities Bill AMN Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die for Winter Session with the passage of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016 in…
Protests, discussion can’t happen simultaneously: Sumitra Mahajan
Amid the deadlock in Parliament over demonetisation, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has said, protests and discussion cannot happen simultaneously. Talking to media outside Parliament, Mrs Mahajan said, she is…
Lok Sabha adjourned for the day
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day. When the House met this morning, treasury bench members showed clippings of a newspaper report about alleged bribery given during UPA…
Bill To amend SC/ST list introduced in Lok Sabha
Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram Wednesday introduced the Constitution ( Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders Amendment Bill,2016 in the Lok Sabha today. The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution…
Parliament adjourned for day amid opposition uproar over different issues
Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day following opposition uproar over different issues, particularly demonitisation. When the Rajya Sabha reassembled at 2 pm, after the passage of…
Rajya Sabha adopts Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014
AMN / Rajya Sabha today adopted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 moved by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment. The House adopted the Bill during Zero…
Vice President, PM, Speaker pay tributes to martyrs of Parliament terror attack
Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other parliamentarians today paid tributes to the martyrs of the 2001 attack on Parliament. Congress…
Demonetisation continues to disrupt Parliament proceedings
TIA / Both Houses of Parliament witness adjournments today as pandemonium continued over demonetisation issue, forcing Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha to adjourn till 2 pm. When the Rajya Sabha…
Parliament adjourned for the day over demonetisation
AMN / As Deadlock continued in Parliament over demonetisation issue, both the Houses were adjourned for the day once again today. When the Rajya Sabha reassembled this afternoon, the Opposition…