Amidst the continuous uproar by the Opposition members in the Parliament over various issues, Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Monday. Leaders from the Opposition parties were shouting slogans to hold discussions on issues like Pegasus, farmer issues, rising inflation, etc. Before the House was adjourned, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha. Also, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the Lok Sabha said, "We want a discussion on the Pegasus spyware issue but the government is not ready to listen to our demands." Congres

India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate at 2.44 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With these new cases, the active tally has climbed to 4,05,155 and constitutes 1.28 per cent of total cases. The country's cumulative COVID-19 tally has reached 3,15,72,344.With 42,360 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the overall recoveries in the county have reached 3,07,43,972. The recovery rate now stands at 97.38 per cent.A total of 4,23,217 deaths have been reported so far out of which 555 deaths were reported in the la

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that he had a very detailed discussion with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and they both agreed that there cannot be a takeover of the war-torn country by use of force.Addressing the upper house, the minister said, "We (Indian leadership) highlighted that in our approach to global issues we're guided by quest for perfect union but we seek to right historical wrongs. When it comes to freedom, we shouldn't treat it as non-governance or abdication of responsibilit

While the meeting of opposition leaders was underway to chalk out a strategy on the Pegasus issue, Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Pralhad Joshi met them and asked the leaders to support the House to pass bills.However, opposition leaders insisted on the discussion of issues like Pegasus, inflation, farmers issues, hike in petrol and diesel prices, sources said.An all-party meeting will be called soon to discuss the issues, they added.Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday had said that the entire Opposition is and will remain united on the issues of national security and farm laws.On Tuesday,

Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon is likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022 assuming normal workflow henceforth, Union Minister of State in the Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh informed on Wednesday.In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, he said, the realisation of Chandrayaan-3 is in progress."The realization of Chandrayaan-3 involves various processes including finalization of configuration, subsystems realization, integration, spacecraft level detailed testing, and a number of special tests to evaluate the system performance on earth," the minister sai

Amid the continuous ruckus created by the Opposition, which raised 'Khela Hobe' slogan demanding a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both were adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday on the sixth day of the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Lower House was adjourned two times on Wednesday, first till 12:30 pm and then 2:00 pm.On the other hand, the Upper House of Parliament was also adjourned twice as well, first till 12 noon and then till 2 pm.This comes as the leaders of Opposition parties had earlier in the day held a meeting at Parliament to chalk out

Amid the uproar by the Opposition, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday raised concerns about the continuous disruptions of the House. Addressing the House, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said, "I am concerned about the media reports that some sections of the House are determined not to allow the House to function for the remainder of the session. Parliament is meant for making laws and to discuss public issues.""Leaders of parties have voiced their concerns to me over the ongoing sorry state of affairs and for being deprived of raising issues of public concerns. I appeal to all of you

The women protesters on Monday while moving towards Jantar Mantar to participate in a protest against the three farm laws, said that they will run all women independent Kisan Sansad. The women protesters said that they will run an all-women independent 'Kisan Sansad'. "For the first time, women will independently run the parliament ('Kisan Sansad')," said one of the women protesters.Reacting to the three new farm laws passed by the Parliament, one of the women protesters said that the parliamentarians have passed black laws related to agriculture, education, and labour laws.The women, youth, s

Delhi Police on Monday detained Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala, Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV, and other party workers in violation of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for taking out a tractor march. Earlier today, Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi took out a tractor rally in support of farmers protesting against Centre's farm laws. Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi today drove a tractor to reach Parliament in protest against the three farm laws.