17th Lok Sabha

'I am no longer Congress president,' says Rahul Gandhi, urges CWC to look for his replacement at the earliest

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stressed that he is no longer the president of the Congress, adding that the party should decide on a new chief without delay.

International and domestic arbitration bill introduced in Lok Sabha by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

A bill to set up an independent and autonomous regime for institutionalised domestic and international arbitration was introduced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday

TMC 'unnecessarily targeted in Parliament' over law and order situation in West Bengal, claims party; cites 'many instances of violence' in other states

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday said that West Bengal was being unnecessarily targeted in the Parliament despite many instances of violence taking place in other states.

In first speech in 17th Lok Sabha, Sonia Gandhi slams government move to privatise Rae Bareli coach factory

Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that government was seeking to surreptitiously "privatise" the Modern Coach Factory in Rae Bareli, adding that it has caused uncertainty among employees and their families

Shiv Sena likely to get deputy speaker post of 17th Lok Sabha, YSR Congress and BJD out of race, reveal sources

Sources said Shiv Sena has been putting pressure on the NDA government to elect their leader for the post. Two rounds of talks have already been held with Shiv Sena in this regard, sources added.

Lok Sabha proceedings come to a halt five minutes before scheduled end of day due to lack of quorum

Within a fortnight of the convening of the 17th Lok Sabha, the business of the house on Friday collapsed due to lack of quorum minutes before it was scheduled to end

'Open your eyes... country is being torn apart': First-time TMC MP Mahua Moitra sets stage for Parliamentary debate in fiery, maiden Lok Sabha speech

In her maiden speech in Parliament, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra warned that prevalent signs suggest that India is moving towards fascism. During the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Lok Sabha, the Krishnanagar MP said, 'Only if you would open your eyes, you would see that there are signs everywhere, that this country is being torn apart.'

Daily Bulletin: Mike Pompeo to arrive in India today; S Jaishankar to file his Rajya Sabha nomination from Gujarat; day's top stories

Today's top stories: US Secretary of Sate Mike Pompeo will arrive in India today; 11 people were arrested for the Jharkhand hate crime; S Jaishankar will file his Rajya Sabha nomination from Gujarat; and more.

Parliament updates: Owaisi slams BJP over violence against Muslims, says India can't become $5 trillion economy if issue not addressed

Parliament LIVE updates: In Lok Sabha, Asaduddin Owaisi said that the Narendra Modi government needs to keep a check on its 'Indian nationalism' ideology. "If every month, a Muslim will be attacked, how will India become a Rs 5-trillion economy by 2024? If you put a leash on Indian nationalism, mob lynching will be over," he said.

Narendra Modi deliberates on employment, agriculture with economists and experts ahead of Union Budget

It said the prime minister thanked participants for their suggestions and observations on various aspects of the economy.