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Last week Parliament felt like the final days of the school academic year. Everyone, but particularly the Lok Sabha members, was in both a reflective and celebratory mode.

Sri Lanka Sports Minister Harin Fernando on Friday said he would soon present before the Parliament a plan to change the Constitution of the nation’s cricket board (SLC)

As tenure of 16th Lok Sabha came to an end on Wednesday, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel listed five “infamous reasons” which according to him dominated the proceedings of the Parliament in the BJP-led tenure.

Parliament on Wednesday passed a Bill removing leprosy as a ground for divorce under five personal laws including the Hindu Marriage Act.

Parliament Wednesday approved Modi Government’s sixth and final Budget that gave Income Tax rebate to those earning up to Rs 5 lakh, an annual cash dole of Rs 6,000 to small farmers.

BJP vice president Prabhat Jha on Tuesday said construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya is not an election issue and claimed his party will ensure it is built.

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC have been imposed in East and West Imphal districts ahead of the tabling of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

The 2-week budget session of Parliament is all set to end at lunch time on Wednesday, with the Rajya Sabha remaining paralysed and adjourned again on Monday, leaving just one working day on Tuesday.

A report by national auditor CAG on the Rafale deal will be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, but sources said it does not mention pricing, the subject on which the government is facing opposition allegations of corruption.

As many as 54 overseas operations of state banks were identified for rationalisation, while 29 have been rationalised for cost efficiencies.