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Prime Minister Narendra Modi replies to the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Parliament session, in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

PM Modi jibes at Rahul Gandhi's 'Balak Buddhi' in Parliament

July 2, 2024, 07:31 PM - 2 min read

Modi’s remarks came during a two-day debate on the President's address to both houses of Parliament, where he also targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, describing him as displaying "balak buddhi" (childish behaviour).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi escort Om Birla to the chair after the latter was elected as the Speaker of the House during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

Modi, Rahul in rare display of unity in Lok Sabha

June 26, 2024, 10:44 PM - 2 min read

The cordial gesture occurred just before they escorted Om Birla to the Speaker’s Chair following his election as the Speaker of the Lower House.

Linguistic diversity at play during Lok Sabha oath ceremony

Linguistic diversity at play in LS oath ceremony

June 24, 2024, 04:14 PM - 2 min read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his oath in Hindi amid slogans of “Jai Shri Ram” from the treasury benches.

The lower house is set to get a leader of the opposition (LoP) after ten years.

Lok Sabha to get LoP after 10 years

June 9, 2024, 06:43 PM - 2 min read

In the previous two Lok Sabhas, the largest opposition party Congress could not get the post as it did not have the requisite numbers, which is one-tenth of the strength of the House. In the 16th Lok Sabha, the Congress had 44 MPs, while in the 17th Lok Sabha, it had 55.

An aerial view of the parliament showing the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Inaugural session of 18th Lok Sabha on June 15

June 8, 2024, 07:31 AM - 2 min read

The session will begin in the third week of June with the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected members of Parliament, expected to extend over two days.