The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi.
Two Union Territories- Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli- will be merged into one and a bill in this effect will be tabled in Parliament next week, Union minister Arjun Meghwal said in the Lok.. IndiaTimes - Published
Measures to control population and compulsory teaching of vedic education were among the issues raised by members through 28 private member bills introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Other bills.. IndiaTimes - Published
India generates more than 25,000 tonnes of plastic waste everyday, 40 per cent of which remains uncollected and littered in the environment, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. IndiaTimes - Published
Elite SPG commandos protects the prime minister and his/her immediate family, former prime ministers and their immediate family for a certain period depending on the threat perception. While listing.. IndiaTimes - Published
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday suggested that the members of Parliament should take a pledge to shun single-use plastic in a bid to encourage people for the same. IndiaTimes - Published
Rajya Sabha referred the bill seeking to ban commercial surrogacy to a 23-member select committee of Rajya Sabha. The bill which aims to ban commercial surrogacy while allowing only altruistic one for.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress on Thursday raised the issue of electoral bonds in Lok Sabha, claiming the scheme resulted in money laundering and made corruption "official." DNA - Published
A Shiv Sena member in Lok Sabha on Thursday demanded Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour bestowed by the Union government, for Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar and tribal icon Birsa Munda... IndiaTimes - Published
A ruckus then broke out as Congress leaders stormed the Well of the House chanting slogans. A sharp exchange of words was also witnessed between Congress' leader in the House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary and.. DNA - Published
The opposition Congress on Thursday protested in Lok Sabha against privatisation of a few PSUs, including Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), and issuance of electoral bonds, terming the move.. IndiaTimes - Published
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Manish Tewari said despite reservations expressed by the Reserve Bank of India and the Election Commission, the government went ahead with the scheme. Congress.. IndiaTimes - Published
According to the government notification dated October 21, the 21-member parliamentary consultative committee is headed by Union defence minister Rajnath Singh. Pragya Singh Thakur, who defeated.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister for department of atomic energy Jitendra Singh on Wednesday assured the Lok Sabha that the Kudankulam nuclear plant is safe from cyber attacks and that the government is making a special.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s plan to rebuild the party in politically crucial UP is facing stiff resistance from the old guard. The discord in ranks was visible at the meeting.. IndiaTimes - Published
Replying to a Lok Sabha question, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the govt is committed to protecting the right to privacy and added that attempts to malign the govt for reported breach are.. IndiaTimes - Published
The government has no proposal for linking Aadhaar with social media accounts of individuals, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. "There is no such proposal with the government for linking Aadhaar.. IndiaTimes - Published
During the Question Hour, Rahul Shewale also demanded that the definition of national security should be relooked at. "I am an MP and my father was a Naval officer... but I am unable to repair my own.. IndiaTimes - Published
The government said 765 people were arrested in 190 stone-pelting and ‘law and order’ cases in Jammu & Kashmir between August 5, the day Article 370 became a dead letter, and November 15. As.. IndiaTimes - Published
A much-anticipated discussion in the Lok Sabha on air pollution in the capital took a “pro-farmer” turn with MPs arguing that agriculturists should not be vilified for stubble burning, which.. IndiaTimes - Published
BJP member Tapir Gao told Lok Sabha on Tuesday during zero hour that China has encroached on around 60 km of the state's land and warned that the next Doklam could happen in the northeastern state... IndiaTimes - Published
In the run-up to the Maharashtra elections, BJP had mentioned in its manifesto that the party would bestow the Bharat Ratna upon Veer Savarkar DNA - Published
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pulled them up and asked officials, absent from the meet on pollution in Delhi, to ensure that it is not repeated. The panel's head Jagdambika Pal had written to the speaker.. IndiaTimes - Published
Amidst ongoing demand for conferring Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar, the ministry of home affairs on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that recommendations for this award is received regularly but no.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress said the Centre's move to withdraw SPG security cover for the family was 'arbitrary', adding that there were "existing and probable threats" to the Gandhis. DNA - Published
Please don't allow the next Doklam in Arunachal Pradesh as China has encroached more than 50km of land of the state, BJP member Tapir Gao claimed in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. IndiaTimes - Published
More than 20 members from the Congress and the National Conference trooped into the Well of the House during the Question Hour even as Speaker Om Birla asked them repeatedly to go back to their seats... IndiaTimes - Published
Amid sloganeering by Congress over various issues in Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday warned that he will be forced to take action against members protesting in the well. Congress members sought.. IndiaTimes - Published
During Question Hour, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised the issue and attacked the ruling government for its pettiness and demanded that the security detail be reinstated. IndiaTimes - Published
The opposition mounted a full-throated attack on the Centre in Lok Sabha over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and termed the detention of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah as illegal and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Opposition leaders also raised the issue of MPs not being allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of its special status, whereas parliamentarians from Europe have been taken to the state,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Soon after oath-taking of four members and paying condolences to members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha who died in recent months, opposition members sought to raise various issues. Within minutes of.. IndiaTimes - Published
Ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, Congress MP and leader of the party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday said it was the government's responsibility to run the House smoothly so.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Parliament session starting on Monday is set to be stormy as the ruling BJP looks eager to reinforce the post-election authority it demonstrated in the first session of the new Lok Sabha, while the.. IndiaTimes - Published
“The government is ready to discuss all issues within the framework of rules and procedures of the Houses,” Modi was quoted as saying. The interactions came in a meeting of the NDA and a separate.. IndiaTimes - Published
Shiv Sena MPs are being allotted seats on the opposition side in both houses of Parliament as its minister has resigned and the party is "working out" alliance with the Congress and NCP to form.. IndiaTimes - Published
Ahead of the winter session of Parliament commencing on November 18, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla appealed to all political parties for cooperation to ensure the smooth functioning of the House. IndiaTimes - Published
After taking part in an all-party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla ahead of the winter session at Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he "looked forward to a.. DNA - Published
Om Birla will hold a meeting on Saturday with the leaders of all parties in the House for the smooth functioning of Parliament during the winter session which is beginning from Monday. Among the bills.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi will hold an all-party meeting on November 17. The meeting has been called so that the Parliament runs smoothly. The winter session of Parliament will.. IndiaTimes - Published
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday asked the BJP not to scare or intimidate it, and let the Sena choose its own political path. "We are prepared to fight and die, but will not tolerate threats or.. IndiaTimes - Published
Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said if the BJP was not willing to fulfil its promise of sharing the chief minister's post in Maharashtra, there was no point in continuing the alliance... IndiaTimes - Published
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