Lok Sabha

Covid-19: No new variant of concern detected in country since Omicron, Centre tells Lok Sabha

The Health Ministry has requested states and Union Territories to focus on the test-track-treat-vaccination strategy and adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour. 

Jul 29, 2022, 20:26 PM IST

A day after 'Rashtrapatni' remark row, Congress MPs hold a meeting in Parliament

A day after the 'Rashtrapatni' remark by Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, MPs of the party are all set to hold a meeting in Parliament. On Thursday, Chowdhury's remarks on President Droupadi Murmu led to an uproar with the BJP demanding a formal apology from Sonia Gandhi

Jul 29, 2022, 12:13 PM IST

'Do you know what I do?' PM Narendra Modi asks 8-year-old, read her adorable answer!

The little girl was BJP MP Anil Firozia's daughter. He had brought his family to meet PM Modi in Parliament on Wednesday.

Jul 27, 2022, 20:49 PM IST

Rs 14,820 crore tax demand raised under black money law on foreign income: FM Nirmala Sitharaman says

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the cases related to deposits made in unreported foreign bank accounts in HSBC, undisclosed income of more than Rs 8,468 crore have been brought to tax and penalty of over Rs 1,294 crore has been levied.

Jul 26, 2022, 12:45 PM IST

Lok Sabha passes Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 amid opposition protest against price rise - Details here

The bill is in pursuant to India`s accession to Antarctic Treaty, the Protocol on Environment Protection (Madrid Protocol) to the Antarctic Treaty and to the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

Jul 23, 2022, 09:38 AM IST

Speaker Om Birla got angry due to the uproar in Lok Sabha

Speaker Om Birla got angry over the uproar in the Lok Sabha. He adjourned the proceedings of the House till 2 pm. The Speaker told the MPs who were creating a ruckus in the House that the discussion in the House is for dialogue, not for sloganeering. The members who are making a ruckus are bringing down the dignity of the House.

Jul 20, 2022, 13:38 PM IST

West Bengal to be renamed 'Bangla'? MHA receives proposal from Mamata Banerjee govt

The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday said that it has received a proposal from the Government of West Bengal for renaming the State "Bangla", the Minister of State in MHA Nityanand Rai informed the Parliament.

Jul 19, 2022, 15:59 PM IST

Presidential Polls: Did Puducherry MLAs, MP wait for an auspicious time to vote?

After the day's polling, the Election Commission said over 99 per cent of the total electors had cast their ballot.

Jul 18, 2022, 22:37 PM IST

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chairs all-party meeting ahead of monsoon session of Parliament

The first day of the monsoon session of Parliament will see voting for the presidential election 2022.

Jul 16, 2022, 19:01 PM IST

Amid unparliamentary words row, ban on placards, leaflets, pamphlets without permission

Amid the declaration of certain words as 'unparliamentary' by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, another advisory was issued agianst distributing placards, leaflets, pamphlets in the House without prior permission.

Jul 16, 2022, 11:27 AM IST

Unparliamentary words row: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee attacks BJP, says ‘situation wasn't this bad even during British rule’

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee said on unparliamentary words row, "What is the use of convening a Parliament session or even having the Parliament, if the government decides what we will speak and how we will speak? They want to decide on what we will wear, what we will do, and how we will speak. They are running the country like a personal fiefdom." 

Jul 14, 2022, 20:14 PM IST

‘No words banned, issued compilation of words expunged’, says LS Speaker on row over ‘unparliamentary words'

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the Opposition would not have "spread misconception" if they had read the 1100-page dictionary comprising unparliamentary words. 

Jul 14, 2022, 17:20 PM IST

Bypolls Results 2022: Counting of votes for by-elections to 3 Lok Sabha seats, 7 Assembly constituencies today - Key points

Counting will begin at 8 am under multi-tier security cover. At first, postal ballots will be counted and then EVMs opened. 

Jun 26, 2022, 08:31 AM IST

Bypolls 2022: 43.75% voter turnout in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar

Bypolls 2022: The polling began today amid tight security and continued till 6 pm. The counting of votes is set to take place on June 26.

Jun 23, 2022, 08:06 AM IST

Presidential Election 2022 to be held on July 18: Here's how President of India is elected

The Indian Presidential elections work on the concept of the electoral college, which means that all the representatives are chosen by the people of India to the respective public offices on state and national levels, and vote to elect the President.

Jun 09, 2022, 17:39 PM IST

Hanuman Chalisa row: Navneet Rana appears before Lok Sabha's privileges committee, names Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

Navneet, the MP from Amravati in Maharashtra, and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana were arrested on April 23 by the Mumbai Police after the couple announced they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence 'Matoshree' in Mumbai, 

May 24, 2022, 08:09 AM IST

Amravati MP Navneet Rana to appear before Parliamentary Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha today over 'illegal arrest'

The Rana couple was arrested by Mumbai police on April 23 after they threatened to chant Hanuman Chalisa in front of Uddhav Thackeray's residence Matoshree.

May 23, 2022, 07:45 AM IST

‘Meri tabahi mein apne haath the’, says Azam Khan on release from jail

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan received a tumultuous welcome when he reached his house in Rampur on Friday after his release from jail, reports IANS. 

May 20, 2022, 19:03 PM IST

People within Congress have no faith in party: Asaduddin Owaisi

Hardik Patel, the poster boy of the Patidar agitation movement in Gujarat, was reportedly upset with the treatment being given to him.

May 18, 2022, 19:49 PM IST

Fake WhatsApp account created in LS Speaker Om Birla's name; 3 arrested

The Odisha Police has arrested three people in the state for their alleged links with cyber criminals who created the fake WhatsApp identity of the Lok Sabha Speaker.

May 05, 2022, 10:28 AM IST