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Amid uproar by Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday

Thursday is a holiday on the account of Mahashivratri. It is a norm that if any holiday falls on Thursday, then Friday is also declared a non-working day since it is precedes the weekend

Foreign funding licences of 8,353 NGOs not renewed in last 5 years

The Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday

No proposal at present to release 2011 caste census data: Govt

The government has no proposal at present to release the report of the caste census carried out in 2011

Rajya Sabha adjourned after opposition's uproar over new farm laws

Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon on Wednesday following an uproar by the opposition in the House against the recently enacted Central farm laws

Budget session of Parliament may conclude before 1st phase of state polls

Houses will resume normal timing of 11 am from today

No major report of discordant results reported by Covid testing labs: Govt

Till now no "major report of discordant test results" has been reported by Covid-19 testing laboratories, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told Rajya Sabha on Monday.

Rajya Sabha washout over uproar on increasing petrol-diesel prices

The Opposition's continuous uproar and persistent demand for a discussion on the increase in petrol, diesel and LPG prices on Monday led to washout of the day's proceedings in Rajya Sabha.

Both Houses of Parliament to commence at 11 am from Tuesday

Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were operating under curtailed hours of timing and social distancing norms owing to coronavirus pandemic

Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge raises fuel price issue in Rajya Sabha

Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue of sharp rise in prices of petrol, diesel and LPG in Rajya Sabha on Monday

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am amid uproar by opposition over fuel prices

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 11 am on Monday amid uproar by Opposition members seeking a debate on the issue of frequent increase in fuel prices

No compromise on issues affecting common man, says new LoP Kharge

Opposing the government just for the sake of doing so was not his style of functioning, new leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said

Two is not too many for Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge was, recently, appointed as the leader of the opposition in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by Congress

RS panels improve performance, Naidu writes to chiefs to enhance attendance

Naidu asks for ensuring attendance at over 50 per cent as he highlighted that the panels have shown improvement in working hours

Cong leader Mallikarjun Kharge is new Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has become the new leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha following the retirement of Ghulam Nabi Azad

Gujarat: BJP announces candidates for bypolls for two RS seats

The BJP on Tuesday announced the names of candidates who will be contesting the by- elections for two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat, where polls will be held on March 1

Budget debate: We care for poor and respect wealth creators, says FM

Budget is the instrument for Atmanirbhar Bharat, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

LIVE updates: 16 killed, 36 injured in fire in Tamil Nadu cracker factory

Fire in the factory broke out when some chemicals were being mixed to produce firecrackers. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

Rajya Sabha clocks 99% productivity as 1st part of Budget session ends

The Rajya Sabha clocked 99 per cent productivity during the two-week long first part of the dual phase Budget session of Parliament

Kharge to replace Azad as leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha

Kharge, a former Union Minister in the Manmohan Singh government, has a long career in politics and belongs to the Dalit community

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