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CJP spokesperson Saurav Das (left), and MP VS Matheswaran Namakkal. (Photo Credits: File, FB/VS Matheswaran Namakkal MP; Enhanced using AI)

CJP says Lok Sabha disallowed 3 sets of questions on youth protests

August 16, 2026 5:22 pm

DMK Lok Sabha MP Matheswaran V S had submitted three sets of questions to the Union Home and Education Ministries

Opposition believes it outplayed BJP in Monsoon Session. What comes next?

August 14, 2026 7:33 am

INDIA bloc believes PM Modi and Amit Shah not addressing the House during the Monsoon Session gave it an advantage. “The opening batsmen did not come out to bat. They were sitting in the pavilion,” says one leader.

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Delhi Confidential: Dressing for the occasion

August 14, 2026 11:35 am

When Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MP P V Abdul Wahab came to Parliament in a ‘kurta-pyjama’ on Thursday, Mallikarjun Kharge and other MPs sitting in the lounge lobby asked him why he was not wearing a ‘mundu’ like other MPs from Kerala.

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Amit Shah comes to Lok Sabha finally, only for House to be adjourned

August 13, 2026 3:33 pm

Shah’s first appearance in the House came after the Opposition repeatedly demanded that he respond to its questions on the students' protests and alleged police action last month.

Members of Parliament stand at attention during the rendition of 'Vande Mataram' in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Sansad TV via PTI Photo)

Lok Sabha productivity at just 19%. But it is not a record low

August 14, 2026 3:13 am

Under the NDA, the Lower House was least productive in the 2016 Winter Session following protests over demonetisation.

Amid din, LS passes Bill to set up panel to select chiefs and members of tribunals

Amid din, Lok Sabha passes Bill to set up panel to select chiefs and members of tribunals

August 11, 2026 5:06 am

The government had started the process of rationalisation of tribunals in 2015 and to that effect, Parliament passed the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021.

India cut 3,282 single-teacher schools in a year, yet 5 states added thousands

August 09, 2026 10:09 am

Given that the sanctioned posts and vacancies were not shared, it was not ascertainable from this reply as to how many of the reductions in single-teacher schools came from new appointments, and how many came from school mergers, closures or reclassification.

No cover over House entrance used by MPs, Speaker asks CPWD to consider a porch

August 08, 2026 9:45 am

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has asked the Central Public Works Department to consider adding a porch over Makar Dwar, the entrance used by most MPs

Can skin be donated after death? BJP MP Vinod Tawde's push in Parliament

August 07, 2026 2:14 pm

Raising the issue in a discussion in the Rajya Sabha, Tawde said his experience after his mother's death made him realise the importance of skin donation.

Parliament Monsoon Session Day 14 Live: Lok Sabha passes Taxation Bill to promote domestic electronic manufacturing amid din

August 06, 2026 4:45 pm

In the Rajya Sabha, a war of words broke out between the government and the Opposition after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju cited Rule 235, which prohibits members from interrupting proceedings or repeatedly raising the same arguments.

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Manipur takes centrestage as Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah speak in Lok Sabha

August 09, 2023 10:59 pm

The no-confidence vote debate in the Lok Sabha focussed on the violence-hit state of Manipur.

Parliament Monsoon Session begins: Here's how the first day unfolded

July 19, 2021 5:28 pm

The Monsoon Session of Parliament began on Monday as the opposition cornered the ruling dispensation over a host of issues, including handling of the second wave of Covid-19, rise in fuel prices, farmers' stir and the recently published Pegasus report.