The government's decision to suspend Question Hour triggered widespread outrage among the opposition parties on the opening day of the Monsoon Session on Monday with lawmakers saying the move was an attempt to "strangulate democracy". ....

Champat Rai, general secretary of the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, has said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is always welcome to visit Ayodhya. ....

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday attended the Monsoon Session of Parliament for the first time after a gap of more than a year since the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. ....

For the first time in history, lawmakers participating in Lok Sabha proceedings that started on Monday with the Monsoon Session, were allowed to speak while sitting on their seats. ....

Defying COVID-19 fears, as many as 1,19,587 students wrote their National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) on Sunday in 298 examination centres across Karnataka. ....

The coronavirus vaccine might be ready by the first quarter of 2021, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. ....

In the wake of agitation by farmers in Haryana and Punjab, the Congress said on Sunday that it will oppose the bills government plans to introduce regarding the ordinances on agri-marketing and banking regulations in Parliament's Monsoon Session. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the death of former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who passed away at AIIMS in Delhi, and described him as someone who understood poverty. ....

Former Union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who recently resigned from the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), succumbed to post-Covid illness at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Sunday. ....

Two weeks after his discharge, Home Minister Amit Shah has been re-admitted to All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after complaining breathing issue on Saturday, multiple sources told IANS. ....

A day ahead of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), three medical college aspirants in Tamil Nadu committed suicide on Saturday fearing failure. ....

Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has written a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the issue of 5 per cent reservation for Gujjars and other communities. ....

Even as the crucial Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to commence from September 14, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi will miss the session as she has left for abroad with her son Rahul Gandhi for her annual medical treatment. ....

Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Saturday moved a plea filed in the Supreme Court seeking a right of appeal against conviction his in the criminal contempt case, to be heard by a larger and a different bench. ....

The Congress on Saturday slammed the Modi government over the three central laws promulgated through ordinances on June 5, saying it is acting like the "East India Company" to enslave the farmers. ....

A meeting of the Lok Sabha Business Advisory Committee (BAC) will be held on Sunday to discuss the issues and the list of Bills to be introduced in the Monsoon Session beginning from Monday. ....

A day after the apex court sent notices to the Centre along with four states and UTs including Delhi for non-implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta launched a scathing attack on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of undertaking an "inhuman work". ....

The assault on retired Indian Navy officer by Shiv Sainiks in Mumbai over a social media message continued to reverberate in the political arena as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday condemned the attack and called up the victim to wish him a speedy recovery. ....

Justice N.V. Ramana of the Supreme Court on Saturday said that the judges are becoming victims of juicy gossip and slanderous social-media posts. ....

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday to discuss the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. ....