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August 13, 2026, 02:13 PM - 5 min read
Parliament's Monsoon Session ended after 19 scheduled sittings, with the Lok Sabha passing 11 Bills amid repeated disruptions. Question Hour was frequently curtailed, while key Opposition demands remained unresolved. Lok Sabha productivity stood at 19 per cent and Rajya Sabha productivity at 39 per cent.
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August 13, 2026, 11:39 AM - 4 min read
BJP protested against Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over the Congress party's lack of acknowledgement regarding the ongoing protests in Jharkhand. That was followed by controversial sloganeering by opposition MPs, led by Congress MP Pawan Khera, who were seen protesting with a toy monkey and sloganeering, "56 inch ka chhota bandar, jaldi aao sadan ke andar."
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August 12, 2026, 04:28 PM - 4 min read
The committee constituted by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla tabled its report before the Lok Sabha on Wednesday,The inquiry concerned the discovery of burnt and partially burnt ₹500 notes following a fire at Justice Varma’s official residence in New Delhi, on the intervening night of March 14 and 15, 2025. Justice Varma was then a judge of the Delhi High Court.
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August 12, 2026, 03:32 PM - 3 min read
The three-member inquiry panel’s report on Justice Yashwant Varma was tabled in the Lok Sabha, saying there were “no signs of conspiracy” in the cash-at-home controversy.
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August 11, 2026, 03:46 PM - 3 min read
When the House reassembled at 2 pm amid uproar, Opposition members started raising slogans over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.Presiding officer Krishna Prasad Tenneti allowed laying of papers on the table amid the din.
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August 10, 2026, 05:27 PM - 3 min read
Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal moved the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, amid the opposition uproar. The bill aims to improve efficiency, ensure independence, transparency, and uniformity in the qualifications, appointment of service of Chairpersons and Members of various Tribunals, as well as the administration and functioning of the Tribunals.
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August 10, 2026, 05:18 PM - 3 min read
More than 3,500 faculty vacancies were filled across 23 IITs between September 2022 and May 2026, but the Centre did not provide the current faculty-student ratio for individual institutes.
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August 9, 2026, 05:09 PM - 3 min read
The Lok Sabha is set to introduce key bills on tribunal reforms, mining laws, Kerala’s proposed name change and cooperative development on Monday.
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August 9, 2026, 03:03 PM - 3 min read
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said opposition parties will discuss the proposed Delimitation Bill and take a collective stand, reiterating that the Congress opposes linking women's reservation with an increase in Lok Sabha seats.
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August 8, 2026, 09:40 AM - 2 min read
Political parties in southern India have strongly resisted basing delimitation strictly on population numbers. They argue that states that successfully curtailed population growth over recent decades would be penalised with lower relative parliamentary representation, whereas northern states with higher fertility rates would gain additional power.
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August 7, 2026, 05:02 PM - 3 min read
Parliament has cleared the MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introducing stricter timelines for payment settlements, mandatory mediation and faster dispute resolution to improve cash flow for micro, small and medium enterprises.
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August 7, 2026, 04:01 PM - 5 min read
Artisans say clay that once cost around Rs 35,000 for a truckload is now being sold for nearly Rs 60,000 amid a shortage and alleged black-market activity.
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