Parliament Budget Session Highlights | We are ramping up domestic LPG production capacity: FM in RS

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Sudha Murty urges Centre to establish AIIMS in Karnataka's Raichur

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Deve Gowda writes to Sonia Gandhi, flags 'chaos' in Parliament, blames Oppn disruptions

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Suspension of 8 opposition MPs from LS likely to be revoked today

The suspension of the eight Opposition Lok Sabha MPs who were suspended in the first half of the Budget Session is likely to be revoked after a consensus emerged in an all-party meeting held with Speaker Om Birla on Monday.

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Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Union Minister Piyush Goyal to withdraw 'Jan Vishwas Bill' in LS

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Proceedings begin in both Houses

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says, 'very happy about it' on Parliament to revoke suspension of 8 Opposition MPs

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | FM Sitharaman to move for further consideration of Appropriation Bill 2026 in RS

The Bill seeks to authorise the payment and appropriation of certain further sums from the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2025-26. The Finance Minister will seek the leave of the House to introduce the Bill and subsequently move that it be taken into consideration and passed, subject to the voting of the Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025-26.

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Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | 'Tried to look at other crops to be grown instead of tobacco': Shivraj Singh Chauhan

In response to a question on livelihoods of tobacco farmers, and alternative crop options, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said the government had looked into other crops that could be grown instead of tobacco.

"We have begun working on integrated farming models for small farmers across various regions and have conducted demonstrations in some areas. Farmers can focus on other types of vegetables and crops that would benefit them."

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Oppn MPs demand discussion on either Commerce Ministry or MEA in RS

Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha wrote to Chairman CP Radhakrishnan demanding a discussion on working of either the Ministry of Commerce and Industry or the Ministry of External Affairs in the House in view of the current global situation, PTI reported.

The letter was signed by leaders of all major opposition parties, and stated that the discussion on the two ministries had not been held in the last 16 years

The letter also said the discussion should be taken up in view of the "current global situation; energy crisis and the challenges ahead for India".

The letter has been signed by leaders of the Congress, DMK, TMC, SP, CPI(M), CPI, AAP, JMM, RJD, NCP (SP), SS (UBT), NC, IUML, and independent MP Kapil Sibal.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | All-party meeting to discuss Women's Reservation Act's implementation: Mallikarjun Kharge to Rijiju

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has asked the Modi government to call an all-party meeting to discuss ways to implement 33 per cent quota in Parliament and Assemblies, as Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju sought a meeting with him and party leaders

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Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | 'Will keep posting 365 days what Cong did due to which India could not develop': Nishikant Dubey.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Chaos ensues in Lok Sabha as House debates on suspension of eight opposition MPs

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates| 'Sense of the House is supreme': Kiren Rijiju

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Suspension of eight opposition MPs from Parliament revoked

The Lok Sabha revoked the eight suspended MP’s - Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Hibi Eden, C Kiran Kumar Reddy, Manickam Tagore, Prashant Padole, Dean Kuriakose and S Ventakesan.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | 'Our suspension from Parliament has finally been revoked': Manickam Tagore

Manickam Tagore took to X announcing the suspension of the MPs being revoked. His post read, "Today our suspension from Parliament has finally been revoked. We were suspended for protesting against the denial of the democratic right of the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhiji to speak during the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address."

"Our voices were muted for 15 sitting days — from 03.02.2026 to 13.02.2026 and again from 09.03.2026 to 16.03.2026," the post continued.

"Despite this, our protest dharna continued on the steps of Parliament — through the winter chill and the summer sun. Our struggle was not about individuals; it was about protecting the democratic right of the Opposition to speak in Parliament," he wrote.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | 8 opposition MPs paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi after Om Birla revoked their suspension

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Congress suspends 3 Odisha MLAs for cross-voting in RS polls

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | 'Truth has prevailed' says Congress MP Prashant Padole

Congress MP Prashant Padole said, "Truth has prevailed. Going forward, we will raise the issues of the people in Parliament and continue to fight for their rights... Whatever it takes, we are ready, even if it costs us our lives. The concerns of ordinary citizens and matters of national interest must be addressed properly."

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | PM Mudra has benefited large number of small-time entrepreneurs: FM Sitharaman

In Rajya Sabha, FM Niramala Sitharaman said, "PM Mudra is one of the very popular schemes and it has benefited a large number of small-time entrepreneurs."

"First, the scale of coverage needs to be understood. Since the launch of the scheme, 57.26 crore loans have been extended and ₹39.48 lakh crore has been sanctioned. This makes it one of the largest bank-lending schemes, especially for people who do not have collateral to offer," she informed.

"As of 31st March 2025, the total outstanding as a percentage of the total amount lent is as follows:

Shishu: 12.4 per cent

Kishore: 9.48 per cent

Tarun: 7.92 per cent

These figures represent outstanding amounts, not NPAs. Banks are actively pursuing recovery of these amounts."

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Proceedings resume in Rajya Sabha

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | 'Dignity should be maintained by both sides,' says Priyanka Gandhi

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Piyush Goyal withdraws The Jan Vishwas (Amendment Of Provisions) Bill, 2025

Union Minister Piyush Goyal withdrew The Jan Vishwas (Amendment Of Provisions) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Gawande seeks withdrawal of Transgender Persons Amendment Bill

NCP (SP) leader Anish Gawande on Tuesday urged the government to withdraw the Transgender Persons Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it "misguided".

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill was introduced by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar in Lok Sabha last week. It seeks to give a precise definition of the term "transgender" and exclude "different sexual orientations and self-perceived sexual identities" from the proposed law's ambit.

Gawande, who is the first gay national spokesperson of a political party in the country, told PTI that the Bill "weakens a Constitution-guaranteed and judiciary-upheld right to self-determination of gender identity".

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | 'Railways changing from dirty stations to high-speed trains': Shrikant Shinde

Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde said the face of railways is changing from dirty stations to high-speed Vande Bharat trains.

He listed the schemes undertaken by the Railways in the state of Maharashtra and thanked the government, while discussing on the Demand for Grants for Railways in the Lok Sabha

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | We have achieved the goal of making 3 crore 'lakhpati Didis' 1.5 years sooner: Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Rajya Sabha

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | I'm elated to announce that the goal of making 4 crore pucca homes has been achieved: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Congress never cared about women cooking without LPG, houses with no tap water: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | With Saubhagya Yojana, Narendra Modi government ensured electricity to every house: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | PM Modi has directed surveys to ensure every poor gets kuccha house: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Those who have over Rs 15,000 income and two-wheelers will now be eligible for Awas Yojana: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

"We have amended Awas Yojana so that those who have over Rs 15,000 income and two-wheelers will now be eligible for pucca houses. Those with 2.5 acres of cultivated land and 5 acres of uncultivated land will also be eligible for Awas Yojana now," Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | We have completed 99% digitisation of land records: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | I once defended Manmohan Singh from 'underachiever' comment: Shivraj Singh Chouhan to Congress

"I once defended Manmohan Singh when someone called him 'underachiever'. When you go overseas, you insult the entire country," Shivraj Singh Chouhan told Congress MPs.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Congress MP Rajeev Shukla speaks on Appropriations Bill 2026

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Ayushman Bharat is resulting in a huge scandal: Rajeev Shukla

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | You used to mock Manmohan Singh during fall of rupee. Today rupee is at 93 against a dollar: Rajeev Shukla

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | This government is writing a blank check for itself, it's expert at creating opaque funds: Saket Gokhale, AITC

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Current LPG crisis has exposed the Ujjwala Yojana. Despite the shortage, the government has not demanded any additional funding for the Ujjwala Yojana: Saket Gokhale

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | When will the government come clean on LPG shortage and why would it hike Rs 60 on cylinders if there's no shortage?: Saket Gokhale, AITC

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Mumbai sold 20 lakh vada pavs daily, today it's 5 lakhs due to LPG shortage. This is an employment issue: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena (UBT)

"Mumbai sold 20 lakh vada pavs daily, today it's 5 lakhs due to LPG shortage. This is an employment issue. Vada pav sellers used to earn Rs 10-15,000 per month. Rupee is falling constantly, inflation is rising, but PM is busy with election rallies," Sanjay Raut said in Rajya Sabha.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Rupee is constantly falling. 17 farmers in Maharashtra sold their kidneys to clear debt: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena (UBT)

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Congress used to think LPG was for the rich. They looked down upon the middle class: Ajit Madhavrao Gopchade, BJP, in Rajya Sabha

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Sitharaman speaks in Rajya Sabha

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | India's economy stands at a position of strength: Finance Minister Sitharaman

"India's economy stands at a position of strength. We have faced COVID, Russia-Ukraine war, debt crisis in emerging markets, trade wars, deglobalisation trends. Despite all that, we are able to maintain balance," Finance Minister Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | We are ensuring steady flow of LPG even in these turbulent times: Finance Minister Sitharaman on LPG crisis

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | In LPG sector, we have been building up capacities: Finance Minister Sitharaman

"In LPG sector, we have been building up capacities. Even at this time, the way in which we have ramped up domestic capacity on LPG is coming of help now," Finance Minister Sitharaman said adding that domestic production is up for 25 per cent.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | For the first time in India's history, non-fossil sources exceed fossil fuel capacity 5 years ahead of schedule: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Within November 2025, we have added 44.51 gigawatts, nearing doubling the 24.72 GW capacity added during the same period in the previous year: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | India ranks 3rd in solar power installed capacity, 4th in wind power and 4th also in total renewable energy capacity: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | The massive borrowing programmes of the UPA cannot be forgotten. This month, we will be clearing up all the oil bonds issued by the UPA govt: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | The economy today is far better than UPA's rosy days because of the whitewashing of their accounts: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Our govt has fully repaid entire (UPA era) oil burden, a staggering 2.92 lakh crore in total: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | The benefit of merging the railway budget into general budget has been that while the railway ministry used to receive Rs 25-30,000 crore for its projects, now it receives Rs 2.72 lakh crore: Ashwini Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Rs 67,670 cr have been allocated for Jal Jeevan Mission in 2026-27 budget, up from Rs 67,000 cr: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | UPA govt didn't fund BSNL, that's why we paid for 4G network. Why should we import technology we already have? BSNL was deprived by UPA: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | There was no support from UPA for BSNL: Finance Minister Sitharaman

"There was no control in import of telecom technologies. There was no support by UPA to BSNL. They stopped license reimbursement since 2005. BSNL paid Rs 37,513 cr toward license fees and spectrum usage charge but was reimbursed on Rs 9,249 cr and that too till 2005-06. After that UPA simply stopped paying for BSNL," Finance Minister Sitharaman said.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | UPA sabotaged network expansion: Finance Minister Sitharaman

"UPA sabotaged BSNL's network expansion. BSNL's 2006 tender, for 45.5 million GSM lines were blocked then curtailed to 14.5 million. The 2008 tender for 93 million lines, largest in the world, was cancelled in 2010," Finance Minister Sitharaman said.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | UPA killed BSNL. It was in the ICU, we saved it : Finance Minister Sitharaman

"UPA killed BSNL. It was in the ICU, we saved it. The Union cabinet has approved a revival package. The capital infusion between 2022-23 stands at Rs 2.26 lakh crore," Finance Minister Sitharaman said.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Staff expenses are the largest in railway expenditures, around 1.19 lakh crore rupees: Ashwini Vaishnaw

"Staff expenses are the largest in railway expenditures, around 1.19 lakh crore rupees. Next is energy expenditure at 32,000 crore rupees, which includes both electric and diesel costs (though diesel usage is steadily decreasing)," Railway minister Vaishnaw said. "Due to electrification, the railways have also saved 6,000 crore rupees. Finance expenditure is 23,000 crore rupees, and pension expenditure is 64,000 crore rupees."

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | We have given Rs 57,381.84 crores for economic stabilisation fund

"We have given Rs 57,381.84 crores for economic stabilisation fund and then for defence services about Rs 41,430 crores essentially because we are paying the spectrum charges which in any way will come back to the CFI and also for the ex-servicemen contributory health scheme which for which we are giving Rs 6,140 crores which will benefit the ex-servicemen in their health requirements," Finance Minister Sitharaman said.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Rajya Sabha returns The Appropriation Bill 2026 to Lok Sabha after discussion

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Rajya Sabha adjourned until 11 am on March 18.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | All work on passenger safety, increasing capacity, and building new stations is progressing rapidly: Ashwini Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | We need 476 hectares of land for rail projects in Kerala: Ashwini Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha

"We need 476 hectares of land for rail projects in Kerala. Only 65 hectares, i.e., 14% of the land, can be acquired. And yet they say why rail projects don't happen in Kerala," Vaishnaw said.

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Bengaluru to Chennai will be 73 minutes, this is the vision of our Prime Minister: Vaishnaw

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Opposition's cut motions on demands for grants related to Railway Ministry for 2026-27 defeated in Lok Sabha

Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates | Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am on March 18