The Rajya Sabha on Thursday agreed to send the Constitution (One Hundred & Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and The Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to a Joint Committee, consisting of 21 Lok Sabha members and 10 Rajya Sabha members to be nominated by the Speaker and Deputy Chairman respectively.

The committee has been directed to submit a report on the last day of the first week of the winter session of Parliament.

Union Home Minster Amit Shah moved in the Upper House that the three bills be sent to a joint committee, amid relentless sloganeering and shouting by Opposition. The motion was adopted through a voice vote.

Online gaming bill clears Rajya Sabha after voice vote, was passed in Lok Sabha yesterday.

Voting on Online Gaming Bill is underway in Rajya Sabha.

The government's move to declare online gaming that involves real money will impact India's $3.8 billion gaming industry. The real-money gaming sector, reportedly accounts for approximately 86 percent. It no longer makes a distinction between skill and gambling. Under the bill gaming apps that require users to pay money to win cash will be banned.

According to All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), the E-Gaming Federation (EGF), and the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), the industry has attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of over ₹25,000 crore till June 2022 and currently supports over two lakh direct and indirect jobs.

The online gaming bill will help promote the country as a game manufacturer's destination while also discouraging online gambling, which has destroyed thousands of families, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told NDTV. It is because of the horrific results of the online money gaming, the bill had overwhelming support, he added.

The bill - which proposes complete ban on offering, operating, or facilitating online money games, be it based on skill, chance, or both -- was passed by the Lok Sabha today. Offering or facilitating online money gaming would draw a fine of Rs 1 lakh and a 3-year jail term.

There are three segments in the Online gaming sector, Mr Vaishnaw told NDTV in an exclusive interview.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tabled 'The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025' in the Rajya Sabha. This comes a day after the Lok Sabha passed a legislation to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud through such applications.

Only 37 hours of discussion could take place during the monsoon session, said Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla in his concluding remarks. During this, 12 bills were passed in the Lok Sabha, and oral answers were given to only 55 questions, he added.

Thereafter, the proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned indefinitely.

Lok Sabha adjourned 'sine die'.

In his final address on the last day of the Monsoon Session, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla called out political parties to check on their behaviour.
Language of MPs, both inside and outside parliament, should be dignified, said Mr Birla.

In his final address on the last day of the Monsoon Session, Lok Sabha speaker called out Opposition for "planned disruptions."

INDIA alliance Vice-Presidential nominee, Retired Supreme Court judge Justice B Sudershan Reddy, files his nomination in the presence of Congress president-Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

The Opposition INDIA bloc has picked former Supreme Court judge Justice B Sudershan Reddy as its candidate for the upcoming Vice-Presidential election. He has been fielded against NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan, the current Governor of Maharashtra and one of the tallest leaders of the BJP in Tamil Nadu, for the September 9 election.

Speaking on the Bill for removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers held on serious criminal charges, BJP MP Damodar Agarwal said, "Democracy can't allow corruption to continue. BJP-NDA Government doesn't want to allow this. It wants to implement decorum, sanctity and rule of law. So, this good Bill has been brought. Opposing this shows that they are rattled..."

Here is a list of Bills that were passed in the Rajya Sabha this Monsoon Session:

Here is a list of Bills that were passed in the Lok Sabha this Monsoon Session:

The Opposition's protest centred around a series of contentious issues. Leaders accused the government of blocking debates on matters of national importance - communal clashes in some states, unemployment, price rise, and alleged misuse of central agencies.

In the Rajya Sabha, Opposition MPs repeatedly entered into the Well of the House, demanding a detailed discussion and a statement from the Prime Minister. The government, however, insisted that legislative business could not be stalled and accused the Opposition of “deliberate obstruction.”

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will be remembered less for debate and more for disruption. Day after day, scenes of uproar and sloganeering dominated both Houses, with Opposition MPs refusing to cooperate and demanding that their issues be addressed first.

Government sources told NDTV that this “obstinate behaviour” of the Opposition came at a cost: several crucial Bills - spanning shipping, taxation, mining, ports, sports governance, and even online gaming - were passed without meaningful Opposition participation.

Lok Sabha will hold a special discussion on India’s first astronaut aboard the international space station and critical role of space programme for ‘Viksit Bharat' by 2047.

Opposition Vice-Presidential candidate Justice (retd) B Sudarshan Reddy will be filing his nomination at 11:30 AM, today.