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Parliament House building illuminated in the blue colour on the occasion of World Children’s Day 2020, to bring the spotlight on climate change and impact of COVID-19 on children...

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma and other dignitaries after paying tributes to former Prime Minister, late Indira Gandhi on he...

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BJP MP Poonamben Maadam speaks in the Lok Sabha during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.

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Congress MP Pratap Singh Bajwa, RJD MP Manoj Jha (C) and other opposition lawmakers march from Gandhi statue to Ambedkar statue in protest against the recent farm and labour bills,...

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Senior Congress MPs Ghulam Nabi Azad, KC Venugopal, Ahmed Patel, TMC MP Derek O’Brien, AAP MP Sanjay Singh and other opposition lawmakers protest against the recent farm and labo...

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Opposition MPs march from Gandhi statue to Ambedkar statue in protest against the recent farm and labour bills, during the ongoing Monsoon Session, at Parliament House in New Delhi...

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Opposition MPs march from Gandhi statue to Ambedkar statue in protest against the recent farm and labour bills, during the ongoing Monsoon Session, at Parliament House in New Delhi...

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Congress MP Raj Babbar and other opposition MPs march from Gandhi statue to Ambedkar statue in protest against the recent farm and labour bills, during the ongoing Monsoon Session,...

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Senior Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad and other opposition lawmakers march from Gandhi statue to Ambedkar statue in protest against the recent farm and labour bills, during the ongoi...

PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore
Senior Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad and other opposition lawmakers march from Gandhi statue to Ambedkar statue in protest against the recent farm and labour bills, during the ongoi...

PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore
Senior Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad and other opposition lawmakers march from Gandhi statue to Ambedkar statue in protest against the recent farm and labour bills, during the ongoi...

PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.

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Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan at Parliament House during the ongoing Monsoon Session, in New Delhi.

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Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi arrives at Parliament House to attend the ongoing Monsoon Session, in New Delhi.

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Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri arrives at Parliament House during the ongoing Monsoon Session, in New Delhi.

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BJP MP Roopa Ganguly arrives at Parliament House during the ongoing Monsoon Session, in New Delhi.

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BJP MP Niranjan Jyoti arrives at Parliament House to attend the ongoing Monsoon Session, in New Delhi.

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BJP MP Subramanian Swamy arrives at Parliament House to attend the ongoing Monsoon Session, in New Delhi.

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Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal arrives at Parliament House to attend the ongoing Monsoon Session, in New Delhi.

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PM Modi Likely To Lay Foundation Stone For New Parliament Building In December

In September, Tata Projects Limited won the bid to construct the new parliament building at a cost of Rs 861.90 crore.

Nov 25, 2020

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First Cabinet Meet Of New Bihar Govt Approves 5-day Legislature Session

The state cabinet will convene the legislative council session from November 23 to November 27, officials said.

Nov 17, 2020

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Covid-19 Impact: Parliament Winter And Budget Sessions Likely To Be Clubbed

A final call is yet to be taken, but there are suggestions that a single unified session can be held in the place of two sessions, sources said

Nov 16, 2020

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Rajasthan Govt Introduces Bill To Make Wearing Face Mask Mandatory

Rajasthan Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal.

Oct 31, 2020

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Facebook Questioned On Its Revenue, Profit, Taxes By Parliamentary Panel

Facebook India’s policy head Ankhi Das appeared before the Joint Committee of Parliament on Data Protection Bill, 2019.

Oct 24, 2020

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Why Rising Inflation Should Worry You

Inflation shaves off your real income. But despite being specifically tasked with reining in inflation, the RBI seems unconcerned.

Oct 15, 2020

| Prakash Chawla
'Agri laws Are Death Sentence For Farmers, Indian Democracy Dies Too' : Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi tagged a news report along with his tweet that claimed that Opposition members demanding a division of votes were on their seats when the farm bills were passed in the Rajya Sabha, while the government said they were not.

Sep 28, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
Rajya Sabha Adjourned Sine Die

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned eight days ahead of schedule. The House passed 25 bills, including the controversial farm bills amid protests by the opposition.

Sep 23, 2020

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Suspended MPs End Sit-In, Opposition To Boycott Rajya Sabha Until 3 Demands Are Met

The eight opposition MPs were suspended on Monday over 'unruly behaviour' as chaos in Rajya Sabha ensued over passage of Farm Bills.

Sep 22, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
Suspended MPs On Sit-In With Two Fans, Mosquito Repellents, Refuse Dy Chairman's Tea

Deputy Chairman Harivansh Singh has been in the thick of things since the suspension drama unfolded. The eight MPs were suspended for the remaining part of the current session over their "misbehavior" with the deputy chairman during the passage of the farm Bills on Sunday.

Sep 22, 2020

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Status Quo Within Ties Congress Hands Outside

A new proverb for the GOP: the more things remain the same, the more they remain the same. The ‘reformers’—Ghulam Nabi, Sibal, Manish Tewari, Tharoor, Anand Sharma—take a backseat.

Sep 23, 2020

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
Mixed Shots

Passing through: A chuckle here, a teardrop there

Sep 17, 2020

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‘The Modi Government Is Evading Parliamentary Scrutiny’

Jun 26, 2020

| Preetha Nair
Is Covid Pandemic The Real Reason Why Parliament Is Not in Session?

At a time when health, economy, and now border security are under stress, the Parliament has remained in recess since March 23

Jun 26, 2020

| Preetha Nair
‘MPs Must Be Able To Vote Across Party Lines’

Dec 12, 2019

| Preetha Nair
They Don’t Fit The Bill

MPs’ individual efforts for progressive laws lose sting due to government apathy

Dec 12, 2019

| Preetha Nair
One Gun Too Many? When Lawmakers Pull The Trigger To Suit Themselves

The deadly equation between politicians and weapons has never been a mystery. But when MPs amend the gun law so as to keep their arsenal intact and safe, it raises concerns

Dec 12, 2019

| Jyotika Sood
BJP-Led NDA Flexes Muscle As Parliament Fast-Track Key Bills; What's The Hurry? Asks Opposition

Contentious Bills like the Triple Talaq needed scrutiny, feels the Opposition but the NDA, as data shows, does not believe in delaying its stamp of authority

Aug 01, 2019

| Preetha Nair
The Subcontinental Menu

Jul 24, 2019

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The Subcontinental Menu

Mar 06, 2019

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The Subcontinental Menu

From 'forest forensics' in MP to catch sandalwood and teak smugglers to why Chinese supremacists don’t want monasteries to teach Tibetan to young Tibetans during their school holidays, read this and much more in The Subcontinental Menu.

Feb 06, 2019

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The Ra Mo Superbowl?

The novice Rahul Gandhi of old is gone. His probable allies may be less than enthusiastic, but a presidential air is building up around the 2019 contest.

Jul 26, 2018

| Bhavna Vij-Aurora