Winter Session
Winter Session News
India’s toy exports up at USD 326.63 million in FY22: Centre
Union Minister Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma noted that the central government has taken several steps to restrict import of sub-standard and unsafe toys and to promote domestic toy industry
Winter Session 2022: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned sine die
The Lok Sabha session was adjourned almost a week before it was scheduled to conclude on 29 December. Speaker Om Birla reported 97 per cent of productivity of the House
Russia offers advanced fuel for Kudankulam nuclear power plant: Centre
In a written reply to a question, Jitendra Singh said the first lot of TVS-2M fuel assemblies has been received in May-June 2022 from Russian Federation and loaded in Unit-1. They are performing satisfactorily, he said
No plans to reduce age of consent for consensual relationships: Centre
In a written reply to a question whether the government is considering changing the age of consent for consensual relationships to 16 years from the present 18 years, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said the question "does not arise"
Capital procurement proposals worth Rs 2.46 lakh crore for armed forces approved in last 3 years: Centre
Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, said the share of procurement from domestic firms has been on an upward trajectory
Congress MP Manish Tewari gives Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss China border row
"I demand that this House suspends Zero Hour and other relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to have a detailed discussion on the grave situation at the border with China in the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh," Tewari said in a letter.
No report of starvation deaths from states and UTs, Smriti Irani tells Lok Sabha
Responding to a question in Parliament, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said the Global Hunger Index did not reflect India's true picture as it was a flawed measure of "hunger"
Bharat Jodo Yatra underway, not practical for Rahul Gandhi to attend Winter Session, says Congress MP Venugopal
The Winter Session will begin on 7 December and will last until 29 December. The session also had to be delayed by a month due to the Gujarat election schedule
Congress to raise issues of unemployment, price rise in Winter Session
Congress leaders held a meeting at the residence of party leader Sonia Gandhi to chalk out their strategy for the Parliament session
Parliamentary Affairs Minister to convene all-party meeting on 6 December, day before Winter Session begins
The Minister also sought cooperation in ensuring the "smooth functioning" of both Houses
LS Speaker to decide if Winter Session will be held in new Parliament building or old one: Minister
Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore has said finishing touches are being given to the new Parliament building and the Lok Sabha Speaker will decide whether the forthcoming Winter Session will be held there or in the existing building.
Winter session of Parliament to begin from December 7: Pralhad Joshi
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi informed that the winter session of Parliament will begin from 7 December and continue till 29th of the month
'Finishing remaining work to ensure Winter Session is held in new Parliament building', say officials
Last week, the government told the Lok Sabha that 70 per cent of the physical progress on the new Parliament building project had been made, and the completion date is set for November 2022
COVID-19 outbreak in Parliament: 875 of 2,847 test positive during third wave
Out of the total tests, 915 were conducted by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat and 271 samples were found to be positive for the infection
TMC's Derek O'Brien suspended from Winter Session for throwing rule book at Chair
Taking to Twitter, the TMC floor leader claimed he was suspended from Rajya Sabha while protesting the 'mockery of Parliament and bulldozing' of the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill by the BJP
Bill to link voter ID, Aadhaar card passed in Lok Sabha amid Opposition uproar
The Bill also seeks to make the statutes gender neutral by substituting the term 'wife' with 'spouse' to allow husbands of service voters to cast their vote from the place where their wives are posted
Suspension of 12 MPs 'undemocratic': Rajya Sabha witnesses uproar as Oppn demand revocation
Amid sloganeering by members of Opposition, including the Congress, with several of them trooping into the Well of the House, Chairman M Venkaiah continued with the Zero Hour during which many MPs raised important issues
Parliament Winter Session: Opposition protests continue to rock Rajya Sabha over suspension of 12 MPs
Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said he was informed that the government was willing to consider the Opposition's case only if the suspended MPs express 'regret' for their conduct
Winter Session of Parliament: Opposition MPs to march from Gandhi statue to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with 12 RS suspended members
The 12 members were suspended for alleged unruly conduct towards the end of the monsoon session in August when marshals were called after they stormed the Well of the House during the passage of a bill
Rajya Sabha productivity improves by 5.6% in second week, five bills passed
Of the total scheduled sitting time of 56 hours for the first two weeks, 28 hours 30 minutes was lost due to disruptions and forced adjournments