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In an unprecedented development, 78 MPs, including both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members, were suspended today for staging protests in demand of a statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the security breach in Parliament last week

The Tamil Nadu government had planned to disregard the original order and challenge it in the Supreme Court, sources said.

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, that emerged out of Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption movement in 2011, got elevated to a national party status on Monday. The party is currently in power in two states - Delhi and Punjab.

Parliament's ongoing Winter Session may end on Friday, a week ahead of schedule, sources said today. The decision, the sources said, was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee, which manages the schedule of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

The suspension of 12 MPs - for "misbehaviour" on the last day of the previous session - will not be lifted, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said this morning, after which the opposition walked out and the Upper House was adjourned for the day.

The government was "forced" to suspend 12 opposition MPs for "misbehaviour" but will consider revoking their suspension if they apologise to the Speaker and apologise to the House, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared the big change in the Centre's Covid vaccination policy "in principle" on June 1 and the groundwork, too, began that day, government sources said on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday that the Centre would provide vaccines free of charge to all above 18 from June 21 and would take back control of vaccination from states, reversing a policy change that was enforced about a month ago.

The union cabinet today recommended President's rule in Puducherry after the BJP and its allies did not stake claim to form government in the union territory, days after the Congress government collapsed. The cabinet move comes soon after Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan recommended the same.

Farmers protesting the centre's new farm laws have agreed to a sixth round of talks - scheduled for Wednesday - after Saturday's meeting yielded no breakthrough on the core issue - the repeal of the three laws. After the meeting Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said a new proposal would be placed before the farmers after discussions ...

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Singh has denied media reports that rules were violated during voting on the farm bills on September 20. In a note to the media, Mr Singh said he would like to "put the facts straight" and enclosed minute-by minute details of events and video footage of relevant portions -- during motions by CPM's KK Ragesh and...

The Rajya Sabha is set for a potentially explosive Sunday showdown over the farm bills, as the Congress-led opposition tries to cobble together the numbers to shoot down the three pieces of legislation. The ruling BJP, with support from its NDA allies and a few "friendly" parties, is expected to have the advantage if the bills are put to vote. The ...

Uddhav Thackeray, who has less than a month to meet a basic requirement of his job as Chief Minister - become a member of the Maharashtra legislature - may just have caught a break.

BJP president Amit Shah met upset party veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi in Delhi today, hours after the party's big manifesto launch for the national election starting Thursday.

In an unprecedented development, 78 MPs, including both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members, were suspended today for staging protests in demand of a statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the security breach in Parliament last week

The Tamil Nadu government had planned to disregard the original order and challenge it in the Supreme Court, sources said.

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, that emerged out of Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption movement in 2011, got elevated to a national party status on Monday. The party is currently in power in two states - Delhi and Punjab.

Parliament's ongoing Winter Session may end on Friday, a week ahead of schedule, sources said today. The decision, the sources said, was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee, which manages the schedule of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

The suspension of 12 MPs - for "misbehaviour" on the last day of the previous session - will not be lifted, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said this morning, after which the opposition walked out and the Upper House was adjourned for the day.

The government was "forced" to suspend 12 opposition MPs for "misbehaviour" but will consider revoking their suspension if they apologise to the Speaker and apologise to the House, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared the big change in the Centre's Covid vaccination policy "in principle" on June 1 and the groundwork, too, began that day, government sources said on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday that the Centre would provide vaccines free of charge to all above 18 from June 21 and would take back control of vaccination from states, reversing a policy change that was enforced about a month ago.

The union cabinet today recommended President's rule in Puducherry after the BJP and its allies did not stake claim to form government in the union territory, days after the Congress government collapsed. The cabinet move comes soon after Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan recommended the same.

Farmers protesting the centre's new farm laws have agreed to a sixth round of talks - scheduled for Wednesday - after Saturday's meeting yielded no breakthrough on the core issue - the repeal of the three laws. After the meeting Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said a new proposal would be placed before the farmers after discussions ...

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Singh has denied media reports that rules were violated during voting on the farm bills on September 20. In a note to the media, Mr Singh said he would like to "put the facts straight" and enclosed minute-by minute details of events and video footage of relevant portions -- during motions by CPM's KK Ragesh and...

The Rajya Sabha is set for a potentially explosive Sunday showdown over the farm bills, as the Congress-led opposition tries to cobble together the numbers to shoot down the three pieces of legislation. The ruling BJP, with support from its NDA allies and a few "friendly" parties, is expected to have the advantage if the bills are put to vote. The ...

Uddhav Thackeray, who has less than a month to meet a basic requirement of his job as Chief Minister - become a member of the Maharashtra legislature - may just have caught a break.

BJP president Amit Shah met upset party veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi in Delhi today, hours after the party's big manifesto launch for the national election starting Thursday.