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Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday amid Opposition protests

Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday amid Opposition protests

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Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Friday as Opposition members continued protests over various issues, including the NEET paper leak and Ram temple donation theft issues. Amid the din, the House passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 without a debate. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Lok Sabha passes Bill to authorise Govt. to permit banks to levy charges on UPI transactions

Lok Sabha passes Bill to authorise Govt. to permit banks to levy charges on UPI transactions

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Lok Sabha on Thursday (August 6, 2026) passed a Bill to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 that authorises the government to permit banks and other service providers to levy charges on payments through unified payments interface (UPI) and other notified electronic payment modes. The Taxation and other Laws (Amendment) Bill w through which the government also amended the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, was passed without a debate due to persistent sloganeering by the Opposition over various issues, including alleged theft of donation at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The amendment seeks to remove the existing legal provision that prevents banks and payment service providers from charging Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on notified electronic payment modes. Real-time payments made through RTGS and NEFT are done by paying a service charge. However, UPI transactions have been exempted from such charges so far. The proposed changes in Payment and Settlement Systems Act is a part of comprehensive legislation on taxation, which was introduced in the House on Tuesday (August 4, 2026). The Bill was …

Lok Sabha passes Supreme Court judges Bill without debate as Opposition protests continue

Lok Sabha passes Supreme Court judges Bill without debate as Opposition protests continue

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Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in Lok Sabha. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Lok Sabha on Monday (August 3, 2026) passed a Bill to increase the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court without any discussion as persistent protests by Opposition members over the police action against protesting students at Jantar Mantar and the alleged chadhawa chori (theft of offerings) at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya continued to disrupt proceedings. Two other legislations — the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026, and the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026 — were introduced amid sloganeering in the afternoon. Parliament Monsoon Session Day 11 highlights The House was adjourned repeatedly during the day as Opposition members trooped into the Well raising slogans and displaying placards, forcing Speaker Om Birla to suspend proceedings first till noon, then till 2 p.m., before adjourning the House for the day following the passage of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026. At the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting, sources told The Hindu that Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi, Chief Whip …

Lok Sabha passes bill to raise Supreme Court judges’ strength to 38

Lok Sabha passes bill to raise Supreme Court judges’ strength to 38

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The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, raising the sanctioned strength of judges in the top court from 34 to 38, including the Chief Justice of India. The Bill, passed by a voice vote, replaces an ordinance promulgated in May and comes amid a mounting “backlog” of cases before the court. HT Image Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Bill amid Opposition protests. The Bill states that the persistent gap between institution and disposal of cases has made “docket management” increasingly difficult, particularly for older pending matters and cases needing larger Benches. The Supreme Court’s sanctioned strength has been revised several times since 1950, when the court began with eight judges, including the Chief Justice of India. It was raised to 31 in 2008 and to 34 in 2019. The government now proposes taking it to 38, citing rising litigation and the need for more Benches to hear cases quickly. According to a written reply by Meghwal in Parliament, more than 96,000 cases are currently …

Birth, death registration bill clears Lok Sabha amid Opposition protest

Birth, death registration bill clears Lok Sabha amid Opposition protest

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The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amid Opposition protests, with the legislation being cleared without a debate. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju criticised Opposition members for not participating in discussions on the bill and later accusing the government of rushing legislation through Parliament. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts the proceedings of the House during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. (Sansad TV) Bill cleared without discussion The bill, which seeks to make delayed registration of births and deaths more stringent by requiring an order from a judicial magistrate (first class) for registrations made more than two years after the event, was passed by voice vote in less than three minutes amid disruptions in the House. The legislation was taken up for consideration and passage after the Lok Sabha reassembled at noon with BJP MP Dilip Saikia in the Chair. It was passed amid sloganeering by Opposition members, several of whom trooped into the Well of the House demanding the presence of home minister Amit Shah. Soon …

No Ebola case in India; 10,974 travellers screened since May 23, JP Nadda informs Lok Sabha

No Ebola case in India; 10,974 travellers screened since May 23, JP Nadda informs Lok Sabha

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As many as 10,974 international passengers arriving in India from Ebola-affected countries have been screened for the disease since May 23, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday, amid heightened surveillance after the WHO declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Union Health Minister J P Nadda said passengers arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan were screened between May 23 and July 28 based on self-declaration forms submitted by international travellers, and through the Air Suvidha 2.0 portal. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Lok Sabha clears Births and Deaths Amendment Bill amid Opposition uproar

Lok Sabha clears Births and Deaths Amendment Bill amid Opposition uproar

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The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill amid protests and sloganeering by Opposition members, who demanded discussions on several issues, including the Ram Temple donation theft controversy and alleged police brutality during the NEET paper leak protests in the national capital. The Bill, introduced by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, was passed through a voice vote amid continued disruptions, with Opposition members raising slogans and entering the Well of the House. Despite repeated appeals from the Chair for smooth functioning of proceedings, Opposition MPs continued their protest, waving placards and demanding accountability from Home Minister Amit Shah over alleged police action during the student protests, news agency IANS reported. When the House reconvened at noon, several members made their submissions before Rai sought the House’s approval for the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill. The legislation was passed within minutes without any discussion amid the uproar. The Bill seeks to make provisions for delayed registration of births and deaths more stringent and encourage timely …

Parliament Monsoon Session Day 10 LIVE: Lok Sabha adjourned till noon

Parliament Monsoon Session Day 10 LIVE: Lok Sabha adjourned till noon

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Without power, Congress loses its senses: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey slams Rahul Gandhi On Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey says, “…He has a history of making baseless and nonsensical statements, a habit he has exhibited for a long time. However, his current mindset stems from the fact that the Congress party has been out of power for twelve years. Without power, Congress members seem to lose their senses.”  ​ ​ Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Lok Sabha clears Vande Mataram Bill, insulting national song to become punishable offence

Lok Sabha clears Vande Mataram Bill, insulting national song to become punishable offence

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The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, also known as the Vande Mataram Bill, through a voice vote amid Opposition protests. The legislation seeks to provide legal protection to the national song and penalise intentional disruption of its singing Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Parliament Monsoon Session Day 9 LIVE: Lok Sabha passes bill to criminalise insults to Vande Mataram

Parliament Monsoon Session Day 9 LIVE: Lok Sabha passes bill to criminalise insults to Vande Mataram

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Congress MP submits notice seeking urgent discussion on Ram Temple donation ‘scam’ Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala on Thursday (July 20, 2026) submitted a formal notice under Rule 267, seeking the suspension of listed business to discuss alleged financial irregularities, embezzlement, and donation looting linked to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. In his notice addressed to the Rajya Sabha Secretary-General, Mr. Surjewala urged the Chair to set aside all pre-scheduled legislative work for an urgent, high-priority debate to establish government accountability. The notice highlights that millions of devotees across the globe contributed thousands of crores of rupees through collective, individual, and secret donations out of deep religious faith. “This is because the matter of theft of donations, looting of offerings, and embezzlement in the Shri Ram Temple is not only a dacoity on the faith of millions of devotees, but it is also a direct case of loot, embezzlement, and corruption committed by the members and associated employees of the Shri Ram Temple Trust constituted under the orders of the Hon’ble …