Parliament Highlights | Both Houses adjourned for the day

Govt to introduce new I-T bill in Parliament; to raise insurance FDI to 100%

The government will introduce a new Income Tax bill this week to take forward the "trust first, scrutinise later" concept, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.

In another major reform move, the minister announced that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance sector will be increased to 100 per cent from 74 per cent.

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Reading someone else's script: Shivraj slams Rahul for his Budget remarks

Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday made light of Rahul Gandhi's "band-aid for bullet wounds" remarks on the Budget, saying the Congress leader speaks things written by someone else.

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Govt to table Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill in Lok Sabha today

Bills on Waqf, immigration and foreigners listed for Budget session

The government has listed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as well as three other new draft laws for consideration in the Budget session of Parliament beginning Friday.

The joint committee of Parliament, which examined the amendment bill on Waqf on Thursday, submitted its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, paving for the government to move amendments on the bill tabled last year. The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill was also introduced along with the Waqf amendment bill. (PTI)

On JPC report on Waqf, Jagadambika Pal says, 'We will table it when Speaker proposes the agenda and Business Advisory Committee agrees'

Proceedings begin in both houses, govt to table JPC report on Waqf Bill in LS

Opposition raises slogans in as Lok Sabha proceedings begin

Kiren Rijiju slams Opposition for disrupting question hour in Lok Sabha

BJP MP Dinesh Sharma comments on Opposition's remark on Maha Kumbh

"The arrangements at Kumbh are wonderful. If it were not enough then so many people, in such huge numbers would not have been able to come to Prayagraj. This is a conspiracy by the opposition to defame Maha Kumbh," said BJP MP Dinesh Sharma.

Ruckus in Lok Sabha as Opposition members raise slogans on Maha Kumbh

Ruckus in Lok Sabha as Opposition members raise slogans on Maha Kumbh stampede

Oppn continues 'Modi Yogi shame shame' slogans during Question Hour in LS

We want the truth on what happened at the Kumbh Mela: TMC leader Sagarika Ghose

Leaders lay papers on table after Question Hour ends in Lok Sabha

Opposition MPs from Kerala protest against Union MoS George Kurian's 'backward state', BJP MP Suresh Gopi's 'upper caste' remarks within Parliament premises

'Narendra Modi world's most popular leader according to 2025 survey,' says BJP leader Ramvir Singh Bidhuri in LS

LS Speaker Om Birla welcomes Russian parliamentary delegation led by Chairman of State Duma of Federal Assembly of Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Volodin, to witness the proceedings of House

'People want accountability, this should be discussed in House,' says RJD MP Manoj Kumar on Maha Kumbh stampede

Sudha Murthy demands more flights for Vijaypura, aviation minister promises action by this year

We want to know why list of the 30 deceased persons has not been released: Pramod Tiwari on Maha Kumbh stampede

"We walked out of the House for an hour. We will go back again and raise this issue. We are getting calls, people are crying, they are not able to meet their families. We want to know why the list of the 30 deceased persons has not been released...Our notices are being rejected continuously and the reason for it is also not known," said Congress MP Pramod Tiwari.

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi replies to Motion of Thanks on President's Address, in Lok Sabha

Neither UPA nor NDA has been able to tackle problem of unemployment, says Rahul Gandhi in LS

India has failed as a country to organise production: Rahul Gandhi

Same laundry list of things government has done: LoP Rahul Gandhi in LS on President's address

Rahul picks up iPhone; says this phone only assembled in India, but all parts made in China

'EVs, clean energy will change everything soon,' says Rahul in LS

Electric motors, batteries, optics, and AI will drive change in coming years: Rahul Gandhi

'Without data AI is nothing, and American companies own all our data': Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

PM Narendra Modi tried and conceptually 'Make in India' was a good idea but it is clear that he failed: Rahul Gandhi

'When we deal with USA, we'll not send out foreign minister to ask for an invite for our PM,' says Rahul in LS

We have as a country failed in organising production and handed it over to the Chinese, says Rahul

China's industrial system stronger than ours because Make in India has failed: Rahul Gandhi

'This Constitution will rule India always,' says Rahul in LS

Opposition requests data for the Maharashtra elections: Rahul

Rahul concludes his speech by thanking PM Modi for coming to the House.

SP MP Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel raises Maha Kumbh stampede incident in Lok Sabha

Rajya Sabha | PM Modi doesn't understand the pain of the farmers: Kharge

Addressing Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said that PM Modi doesn't understand the pain of the farmers the way he (Dhankhar) does, as he himself belongs to a farmer family.

Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over Kharge quoting Gopaldas Neeraj

Mallikarjun Kharge quoted famous poet Gopaldas Neeraj during his speech in Rajya Sabha over the "public sector being handed over to the private sector." In response, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked Kharge when did, in which era, did the poet write the couplet?

187 cases of violence in Manipur in past year but, PM Modi afraid to go there: Kharge in RS

Rajya Sabha | Kharge questions BJP govt over Dalit woman's 'rape-murder' in Ayodhya

FM Sitharaman was able to table budget not because of Manusmriti but Constitution: Kharge in RS

No mention of Mahatma Gandhi or MGNREGA in Budget: Kharge in RS

Amit Shah did biggest insult to Dr. Ambedkar: Kharge in RS

Kharge demands Amit Shah's resignation over Ambedkar remarks row

57% more farmers died by suicide during Congress rule: Piyush Goyal

Rajya Sabha | Piyush Goyal questions Congress over pervious Kumbh stampedes

"During Rajiv Gandhi's tenure in 1986, 200 people died in Kumbh stampede. The opposition should give answers," Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said in the Rajya Sabha.

Congress' Pramod Tiwari questions Piyush Goyal's address in RS against the order of listed speakers

Chairman Dhankhar said that he permitted Goyal to intervene.

Dhankhar asks Kharge to substantiate his claim 'thousands died at Maha Kumbh'

Waqf is not a religious issue, it is a Constitutional issue: Derek O' Brien

Individuals are paying more income tax than corporates: Derek O' Brien

The TMC MP said that income inequality is one of the biggest issues in the country.

Centre resorting to 'fiscal terrorism': Derek O' Brien in Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha | India is getting prepared to lead the world in future: Milind Deora

Rajya Sabha | Defence production in India has increased manifold under Modi govt: Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora

Lok Sabha | Partition is a living reality in Manipur: Inner Manipur MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam

Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, alleging the present government of not believing in inclusive politics, held the notion of exclusion in the treasury was exhibited in them not having a Muslim MP, has been extended to aggravate the crisis in Manipur.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till Feb 4, 11:00 am

Lok Sabha | Chandrashekhar Azad raises demand for reservation for OBC candidates in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas

The Nagina MP also asked if the government is willing to spend on only one religion.

“You spent ₹7,500 crore on the Mahakumbh, how much would you be willing to spend for Ambedkar Jayanti?” he asked.

Lok Sabha | Congress working as Chinese agent: BJP's Nishikant Dubey

Indira Gandhi apologised to Ronald Reagan in 1982: Nishikant Dubey

Dubey read White House's statement on Jaishankar's visit in the Lok Sabha. He was referring to Rahul Gandhi's comments that the foreign minister's visit to Washington in December was to manage an invite for the prime minister to Donald Trump's inauguration as the US president.

Dubey also claimed that Congress had bad relations with the US and added that former PM Indira Gandhi apologised to former US President Ronald Reagan.

Lok Sabha | Rahul Gandhi should apologise for the Indian land encroached upon by China during Nehru rule: Kiren Rijiju

Lok Sabha proceedings extended till 11 pm.

Lok Sabha | It is shameful that govt tells no. of devotees at Maha Kumbh everyday but cannot disclose the death toll in stampede: Cong's Murari Lal Meena

Both Houses adjourned for the day