Parliament highlights| Who DMK worships once called Tamil a 'barbaric' language: FM Sitharaman

Parliament LIVE | Govt seeks nod to spend Rs 51,463 cr extra in current fiscal

The central government on Monday sought the Parliament’s approval to spend an additional Rs 51,462.86 crore in the current fiscal with a large chunk of it going for pension schemes and fertiliser subsidies.

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Parliament LIVE | 'Ganga water was fit for bathing during Maha Kumbh': Centre cites new CPCB report

The Union Environment Ministry on Monday informed the Parliament that “median value” of all water parameters during the Maha Kumbh were “within the permissible limits for bathing water”.

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Parliament LIVE | 'EPIC' row : Kharge leads walkout from RS after demand to debate 'faulty' voter issue rejected

Parliament on Monday witnessed vociferous demands for a discussion on 'faulty' voters’ lists with Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi raising the demand in Lok Sabha and his Rajya Sabha counterpart Mallikarjun Kharge leading a walkout after the demand for an immediate debate on ‘EPIC’ issue was rejected.

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Parliament LIVE | One-hour debate in Lok Sabha for approval of President's Rule in Manipur

The Lok Sabha will have an hour-long discussion on the statutory resolution seeking approval of the proclamation of President's Rule in Manipur.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Lok Sabha's Business Advisory Committee (BAC), chaired by Speaker Om Birla, on Monday.

The Lok Sabha will take up a discussion on the Manipur budget, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, from Tuesday.

The discussion on the Manipur budget has been clubbed with the debates on the second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2024-25 and the Demands for Excess Grants for 2021-22 and six hours have been allotted for it. (PTI)

Parliament LIVE | TN Cong to join DMK protest against 'insult' to state by Dharmendra Pradhan

Parliament LIVE | The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 to be introduced in Lok Sabha

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to move for leave to introduce a Bill to confer upon the Central Government certain powers to provide for the requirement of passports or other travel documents in respect of persons entering into and exiting from India and for regulating matters related to foreigners, including the requirement of visa and registration and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Also, to introduce the Bill. (ANI)

Parliament LIVE | Cong MP files adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss issue of women safety in Odisha

Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka filed the motion.

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Parliament LIVE | Congress seeks discussion on India slashing US trade tariffs, Manish Tewari submits LS adjournment motion

Parliament LIVE | 'Dharmendra Pradhan is an uncivilised man; we will not leave him', vows DMK MP amid row

Parliament LIVE | Proceedings begin in both Houses; Anurag Thakur speaks in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | Delimitation unfairly penalises southern states, says DMK's Girirajan in Rajya Sabha

Parliament LIVE | BJD, Trinamool walkout of RS as Chair refuses discussion on EPIC issue; other Oppn parties join

Several opposition MPs submitted notices of adjournment under rule 267 but were declined by Rajya Sabha deputy chairman for not conforming to rules, causing ruckus in the House.

Parliament LIVE | Speaker Om Birla urges members to not make personal remarks during Question Hour

Parliament LIVE | Minister Shivraj Chouhan answers questions on farmers' schemes

Parliament LIVE | Govt committed to pay wages to MNREGS workers: MoS Rural Development

Responding to concerns about pending wages to MNREGS workers, MoS Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan emphasised the government’s commitment to pay the wages in time. Responding to the question, Mr. Paswan accused the erstwhile regime of not having paid wages for as many as 8 to 9 months at a stretch.

Parliament LIVE | Govt committed to farmers’ welfare, no discrimination against any state: Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Parliament LIVE | Question Hour ends in Lower House, Rajya Sabha resumes proceedings after ruckus

Parliament LIVE | Speaker Om Birla informs that there has been no assent given to any of the adjournment motions.

Parliament LIVE | Report of Standing Committee on Communication and Technology tabled in the Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | Motion moved to introduce The Immigration and Foreigner Bill, 2025

Parliament LIVE | The Immigration and Foreigner Bill, 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | Doing well in terms of renewable energy adoption, Pralhad Joshi says in Rajya Sabha

India introduced floating solar, second country in the world to do so, Joshi said.

Parliament LIVE | We are providing 300 units free electricity, unlike Karnataka, where govt can't deliver its promise: Joshi in Rajya Sabha

Parliament LIVE | Opposition members protest, ask Deputy Chairman to allow LoP to address the House

Opposition members protest in Rajya Sabha and asked Deputy Chairman to allow LoP to address the House Leader of the House. Minister JP Nadda said that the behaviour of the Opposition is unparliamentary and the LoP should apologise.

Parliament LIVE | Heated exchange in Lok Sabha amid discussion on grants to Manipur

Parliament LIVE | Gaurav Gogoi says BJP leaders abuse former PMs, FM brings up Oppn's constant insults to Modi

Parliament LIVE | GST, IT Bill are tools of harassment,' says Gaurav Gogoi

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that the government is using GST as a harassment tool, with GST being applied on stationary, school uniforms, and even in Hindu temples.

Parliament LIVE | Congress MP Digvijaya Singh raises concerns over grants from the UGC

The authority used to provide grants previously, which have now been changed to loans, Singh says.

“Higher Education Financing Authority has been formed now. So, the UGC will not provide grants anymore...This will lead to an increase in fees of both private and government colleges. The UGC should continue giving grants,” he adds.

Parliament LIVE | Rajya Sabha witnesses uproar over Kharge's unparliamentary expression

The Rajya Sabha witnessed an uproar on Tuesday over an unparliamentary remark by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, who apologised to the Chair while clarifying that it was meant for the government that was "trying to create a regional divide" in the country.

On Tuesday, as Deputy Chairman Harivansh called Congress leader Digvijay Singh to initiate a discussion on the working of the education ministry, DMK MPs, who came dressed in black to oppose delimitation and NEP, were on their feet demanding an apology from Pradhan.

Amid the uproar, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge stood up to intervene.

Even though the Chair said the Congress president had already been given an opportunity to speak in the morning, Kharge said the education minister was not in the House at that time. "This is a dictatorship," he said.

As the Chair said it was Singh's turn to speak, Kharge said the opposition was prepared to corner the government.

Kharge used a Hindi expression to mean that the opposition would "hit back" at the government, leading to an uproar from the treasury benches that claimed the expression was "unparliamentary". (PTI)

Parliament LIVE | RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha raises NEP and language war in Rajya Sabha

Parliament LIVE | BJP MP loses temper in LS, opposition takes swipe

A BJP MP lost his cool inside the Lok Sabha with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijuju rushing to him to calm him down as he shouted at his party colleagues.

Andaman and Nicobar MP Bishnu Pada Ray lost his temper and his ire appeared to be primarily directed at BJP chief whip Sanjay Jaiswal.

Parliament LIVE | Building this nation also includes building my state, says Manipur MP Alfred Kanngam

MP from Manipur Alfred Kanngam speaking in the Lok Sabha said this govt has no right to rule the state of Manipur if they are not 'building it' and taking forward.

Parliament LIVE | Sanjay Singh says that the government repeatedly presents revised estimates for Education Budget

For 2024-25, Rs. 490 crore were reduced in the revised Budget for the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, which is around 10% reduction,” he says. He also criticises the official name of mid-day meal.

Parliament LIVE | TMC's Sayoni Ghosh clashes with BJP's Nityananda Rai over Manipur situation

Parliament LIVE | TMC's Sayoni Ghosh clashes with BJP's Nityananda Rai over Manipur situation. "Your double-engine govt ran over people of Manipur. If President’s rule was the answer, why did you not impose it when the state was burning?. BJP imposed the rule only to salvage their political reputation," Ghosh said.

Parliament LIVE | Piyush Goyal accused Chairwoman Selja of indulging TMC's Sayoni Ghosh

After TMC's Sayoni Ghosh's remarks on Manipur situation, Union Minister Piyush Goyal called out Chairwoman Kumari Selja for indulging the TMC leader, to which Selja retorted saying the minister cannot do so.

BJP’s Darjeeling MP Raju Bista then spoke and said that the TMC government in West Bengal was misusing Centre’s allotted funds to loud cheers of ‘Shame’ from treasury benches.

Parliament LIVE | ‘No schemes to remove Manipur from debt’: Congress leader Dr Akoijam

Congress MP Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam says there are no schemes to help Manipur to come out of debt, no relief to the 60,000 people displaced due to the violence in the state. If this happens to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, it would be reflected in the budget," he said.

Parliament LIVE | No language imposed in National Education Policy: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

In the National Education Policy, no language has been imposed, said Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He says that multingualism is the need of the moment. He says that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has a plan to promote more than three languages, saying that they are preparing to promote ten languages in the State. 

Parliament LIVE | No omissions made in textbooks: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan asserts that nothing has been omitted. The NCERT has conducted research in the Covid years and corrected mistakes, he says, adding that it is better to amend errors than let mistakes persist. 

Parliament LIVE | Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on Wednesday, FM Sitharaman replies to general discussion on budget for Manipur

FM lists out development projects initiated for Tamil Nadu by the Centre

Sitharaman in LS attacks Opposition by citing alleged scams like teachers recruitment scam, 'cut-money' scam, etc.

Centre will provide all financial support to Manipur for faster economic development: FM Sitharaman in LS

Women in Tamil Nadu are suffering under DMK's Dravidian model, says FM citing rape cases

One eminent DMK leader had once said, "If you learn Tamil, you cannot survive. If you learn something else, you will have something meaningful in life." DMK still considers this leader as their icon, FM said without naming the person.

"This person (name not mentioned) had said Tamil is a barbaric language," Sitharaman said adding that this man's picture is garlanded everywhere among the DMK people. FM made the statements while attacking Oppn over charges of "imposing" Hindi.

Nirmala Sitharaman.

Both Houses adjourned for the day.