Parliament Highlights: TMC not to support NDA candidate for VP, will abstain in VP polls

The proceedings of both Houses of Parliament were adjourned briefly during the pre-lunch period amid continued protest by the Opposition parties led by Congress over price rise and levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on daily essentials. Stay tuned for live updates.

TMC not to support NDA candidate for VP, will abstain in VP polls, says MP Abhishek Banerjee

Presidential Elections: Murmu leads with 3.78 lakh votes from 540 MPs

Votes of 748 MPs valid, 15 invalid.

Droupadi Murmu gets 3.78 lakh votes (540 MPs). Yashwant Sinha gets 1.45 lakh votes (208 MPs).

Counting of votes of MLA underway.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 11:00 AM tomorrow

Presidential elections: Counting of MP votes' under way; State votes' counting to follow

Counting of votes for presidential election begins in Parliament House after sorting of ballot papers from all states

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2:15 pm

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm

Sloganeering continues in Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha proceedings on Thursday were adjourned twice during the pre-lunch period after opposition members created uproar over issues of price rise and Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike on daily essentials.

While the House was first adjourned for about an hour soon after it met for the day, it was again adjourned briefly for 10 minutes during the Question Hour as opposition members continued to create uproar.

Counting of votes for Presidential election under way in Parliament

Centre unleashing vendetta against opponents: Oppn

The opposition parties met in Parliament on Thursday on the issue of misuse of agencies and later issued a joint statement.

The statement said, "Modi Sarkar has unleashed a relentless campaign of vendetta against its political opponents and critics through the mischievous misuse of investigative agencies. Prominent leaders of a number of political parties have been deliberately targeted and subjected to harassment in an unprecedented manner.

Rajya Sabha proceedings resume amid Oppn uproar

D Veerendra Heggade takes oath as member of Rajya Sabha

Soon after assembling for the day's proceedings, philanthropist Dr D. Veerendra Heggade took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was nominated to the Upper House by the government on July 6 along with music composer Ilaiyaraaja, athlete P.T. Usha and film director K.V. Vijayendra Prasad.

The Opposition demanded a discussion under Rule 267 by suspending all other business. As his efforts to placate the agitating members went in vain, Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House till 12 pm.

Congress MPs protest in Parliament against the Central government over questioning of party president Sonia Gandhi by ED in National Herald case

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh gives zero-hour notice over 'misuse of central investigation agencies by the ruling government'

Cong think they are above the law: Union minister Pralhad Joshi

Everybody is equal before the law or not? Is the Congress president (Sonia Gandhi) a super human being? They (Congress) think they are above the law: Union minister Pralhad Joshi in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha adjourned till 11:30 am

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon following sloganeering by some Oppn members minutes after House proceedings began

Proceedings begin in Lok Sabha

Proceedings begin in Rajya Sabha

Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Ola's Ritesh Agarwal to meet parliamentary panel

Top executives of eight domestic tech firms, includingPaytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal, will appear before a key parliamentary panel on Thursday to discuss the market behaviour of technology platforms amid rising anti-competition concerns.

RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha gives zero-hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the issues of 'hate crime and hate speech in the country'

Counting of votes for Presidential Elections 2022 to begin shortly in Room 63 Parliament House, New Delhi

Floor leaders of Opposition parties including Congress, CPI, CPI(M), IUML, NC, TRS, MDMK, NCP, DMK and RJD meet in Parliament

Parliamentary panel to meet tech firms representatives today

Amid concern over anti-competition, the Parliamentary Panel on Finance will meet tech firm representatives on Thursday.

"Hearing of views of representatives of Associations/Industry stake-holders on the subject 'Anti-Competitive Practices by Big-tech companies'," says the notice fromLokSabha.

The meeting is at 3 pmon Thursday.

BJP leader and former Union minister Jayant Sinha will chair the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance that has been looking into various aspects of competition in the marketplace, especially with respect to technology majors.

Preparation for counting of votes for Presidential poll under way

Counting of votes for Presidential election will be held today

Counting of votes for the Presidential Elections 2022 will begin at 11 am in the Parliament House complex. The contest is between NDA's Droupadi Murmu and opposition's Yashwant Sinha for the country's top post.

Philanthropist Veerendra Heggade to take oath as RS member

Dr DVeerendra Heggade, who was recently nominated to Rajya Sabha, will take oath of allegiance to the Constitution as an MP on Thursday.

The Upper House is likely to discuss and pass the Bill to amend the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 tabled by External Affairs Minister Dr SJaishankar on Tuesday.

The opposition is expected to demand a discussion on the hike in GST rates, Agnipath, price rise besides other issues.

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to resume functioning at 11 am today, likely to be disrupted

Three days of theMonsoonSessionhave been washed away due to the opposition protests who are likely to press for discussion on the issues again on Thursday.

Floor leaders of all Opposition parties in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to meet in the office of Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament today

Cong MP Gaurav Gogoi gives adjournment motion notice in LS to discuss issue of 'misuse' of law enforcement and investigative agencies such as ED and CBI by the Central Government

Cong MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in LS to discuss 'misuse' of ED

Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday gave a notice of adjournment in the Lok Sabha seeking a discussion on the alleged misuse of the Enforcement Directorate and "targeting" of "innocent" opposition leaders.
The notice by Tagore comes on a day Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is set to be questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering investigation the agency is carrying out into the affairs of the National Herald newspaper.
In his notice to the Lok Sabha Secretary General, Tagore sought a discussion on the alleged misuse of the ED and "list of scams" of the BJP government pending with the Enforcement Department.
He alleged that the ED functions as the "Enemy Destroyer (ED)" of the BJP government.

Parliament adjourned for a day, Government-Opposition indulges in blame game

The proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament were washed out completely on Wednesday and were adjourned for the day amid continued protest by the Opposition parties led by Congress over price rise and levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on daily essentials.