Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a tax filing waiver for senior citizens during the tabling of Union Budget 2021 in the Lok Sabha.

Budget 2021: No ITR filing for senior citizens aged 75 years and above earning only pension

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a legislation that provides for up to seven years in jail for those attacking healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus or during any situation akin to the current pandemic.

India's parliament passes bill to punish those attacking healthcare workers

We discuss the role of standing committees in Indian Parliament and how its related to on going disruptions in the parliament.

Role of Standing Committees in Indian Parliament

Rajnath Singh says that China has illegally occupied 38,000 sq km of India's territory in Ladakh, while Pakistan illegally gave away 5,180 square kilometre of PoK's area to Beijing citing the so-called '1963 boundary agreement.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks in Parliament over LAC border standoff

Health Minister of India Dr Harshvardhan while addressing the lower house of the Parliament (Lok Sabha) briefs over the current scenario of COVID-19 in India and possibility of having a vaccine by initial months of next year.

'By early next year, we expect India to have a COVID vaccine', says Health Minister

As many as 111 infiltration attempts from across the border to Jammu and Kashmir have been successful in the last one year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

111 successful attempts of infiltration to J&K in last one year: Centre in Lok Sabha

With fibre-glass sheets and circles, how Indian Parliament prepared for monsoon session

Seventeen Members of Parliament tested positive for coronavirus as the Parliament monsoon session began on Monday morning. Their tests were carried out before the session started.

17 Lok Sabha MPs test positive for coronavirus as Parliament session begins

Amid coronavirus outbreak, many Indians are stranded in Italy. While speaking on the issue external affair minister S Jaishankar responded in Lok Sabha. He says, ''Bhagwant Mann ji raised the issue of 30 students of Punjab who are stuck at Italy airport. I would like to tell you that there aren't only 30 students, there are many more from different parts of the country. I need to find a way of helping them & bringing them back.''

India's foreign minister response on Indian students stranded in Italy

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday informed that there is no proposal to adjourn Parliament sine die in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country. Also read: 76-year-old Karnataka man dies, could be India's first COVID-19 casualty The number of coronavirus cases in India has gone up to 60.

No proposal to adjourn Parliament sine die amid coronavirus outbreak: Om Birla

The government on Wednesday said that there are over 2.4 lakh pending cases in courts related to rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act across the country till December last year.

Over 2.4 lakh cases relating to rape and POCSO pending in courts across country, says Government

Indian Army "received" banned anti-aircraft ammunition worth around Rs 39 crore from the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) in August 2015, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said in its latest report that was tabled in Lok Sabha.

Army received banned anti-aircraft ammunition worth Rs 39 crore from OFB in August 2015: CAG

The Union Minister of India for Health Dr Harsh Vardhan briefs Lok Sabha over the global outbreak of Coronavirus and the steps India is taking to avert the disease. He says 'Anyone coming from China will be quarantined'.

India: Union Home Minister Harsh Vardhan briefs Lok Sabha over Coronavirus

The Indian parliament was adjourned till Monday after lawmakers nearly came to blows in the lower house after Union Minister Harsh Vardhan tried to make a statement on congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Chaos in LS after Rahul Gandhi's jibe against PM Modi

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on the opposition over the issue of the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act. While speaking inside the Lok Sabha PM Modi accused leaders of Congress Party and the Left of inciting the people at protests site.

PM Modi's Scathing Attack in Lok Sabha

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Thursday will file a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has been passed by both houses of Parliament.

IUML to file plea in Supreme Court against Citizenship Amendment Bill

A bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday to amend an existing law concerning the welfare of senior citizens and parents and expand some existing definitions such as maintenance, welfare, children and parents.

Bill introduced in Lok Sabha to amend Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act

A bill that aims to consolidate social security laws, especially pertaining to the Employees Provident Fund Act of 1952 was introduced in Lok Sabha today. ''The Code on Social Security Bill 2019'' was introduced by Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar.

Code on Social Security Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up for discussion a Bill to extend the reservation for SCs and STs in the Lower House and state assemblies by ten years with Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad urging the members to pass the legislation unanimously to convey its commitment to ensuring the welfare of these sections.

Lok Sabha takes up bill to extend political reservations to SCs, STs

The All India United Democratic Front, an Assam-based political party, protested against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday.

Assam's AIUDF protests against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Delhi

To protest against the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, many districts in Assam on Monday observed a 12 hour-shutdown and demonstrations were held in the several cities of the state.

Shutdown, protests in Assam against Citizenship Amendment Bill

In India, Citizenship Amendment Bill tabled in Lok Sabha. Home Minister Amit Shah seeks to get majority votes.

INDIA: Citizenship Amendment Bill tabled in Lok Sabha

The Citizenship Amendment Bill and Personal Data Protection Bill are likely to be taken up for passage in the Lok Sabha next week. The government announced on Friday that the two Bills are on its agenda for the remaining period of the winter session of parliament, which concludes on December 13.

Lok Sabha may take up Citizenship Amendment Bill next week

Lok Sabha speaker, OM Birla on Friday all MPs to take a pledge against single-use plastic as he said that "if the MPs of India take this resolution then the message will be spread among 130 crore people of our country.

In bid to encourage people, Lok Sabha Speaker asks all MPs to shun single-use plastic

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