Rajya Sabha adjourned for lunch

The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for lunch. When the House reassembled at noon after its first adjournment, there was no order in the House. The Congress members continued to raise slogans against the renaming of the Hyderabad International airport. Chairman Mohammed Hamid Ansari adjourned the Hou...

Govt ready for discussion on black money issue: Venkaiah Naidu

Parliament Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said in the Lok Sabha that government is ready for a discussion on black money issue. Responding to the protest by Opposition members on the issue, Mr. Naidu said that government is ready for taking the House into confidence on the steps taken by the ...

Lok Sabha adjourned amid uproar over black money issue

Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid uproar over black money issue

Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid uproar over black money issue

Several issues of national importance taken up in Budget session of Parliament: Venkaiah Naidu

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has expressed satisfaction over the business transacted in both the Houses. Briefing reporters at the end of the Budget session of Parliament, Mr. Naidu said, several important issues of national importance like price rise, flood and drought, UPSC-CSA...

Parliament adjourned sine die

Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die today. In her valedictory speech in the Lok Sabha, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said there were altogether 27 sittings spread over 167 hours. She said 126 out of 540 starred questions were answered orally, which is a record in the recent times. She sa...

Govt to convene meet of DMs, MPs of naxal-hit states

The government will soon convene a meeting of District Magistrates ofall the 82 naxal-affected districts in the country.Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said this while replying to supplementaries during question hour in the Lok Sabha today. He said Members of Parliament of the con...

LS faces adjournment over communal violence issue

The Lok Sabha was adjourned for half-an-hour till 4 pm today. This followed complaint by senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge that Home Minister was not present in the House, which is about to take up discussion on increasing incidents of communal violence. Earlier, the House passed the Nationa...

Pak migrants to India are considered for citizenship : Govt

The government has said persons who migrated from Pakistan to India are considered for citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and other relevant rules. Such minorities from Pakistan are eligible for the grant of Long Term Visa (LTV). This information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sa...