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Minister of State for the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman on the 6th day of Parliament Monsoon Session sought support to make Footwear Design and Development Institute an institute of national importance. PTI
MPs from Tamil Nadu protested in Rajya Sabha over the issue of different questions papers being given to students attempting common medical entrance examination in regional languages. PTI
Congress MP Anand Sharma demanded government to respond to media reports on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reamark on why Narendra Modi skipped Palestine visit. PTI
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien expressed grave concern over the issue of different question papers being given to students attempting NEET in West Bengal. PTI
Union water resources minister Uma Bharti spoke in the Rajya Sabha on cleaning of rivers and rejuvenation of the Ganga. PTI
Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that people were being lynched but the "government is sleeping" and demanded an immediate discussion on the issue. PTI