THE HEADLINES:-
- The Opposition except TMC moves No-Confidence Motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla.
- Lok Sabha adjourned twice without any business as Opposition creates uproar; Discussion on Budget underway in Rajya Sabha.
- Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju says conduct of Opposition MPs in lower house reflects their disrespect for dignity of the House.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah to address National Conference on Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds in New Delhi today; To also inaugurate new Cyber crime Branch of CBI.
- In Bangladesh, campaigning for Parliamentary Election concludes; Polling on Thursday.
- BCCI announces its Annual Player Contracts for Senior Men and Women Teams for 2025-26 season; Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli placed in Grade B.
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The Opposition has given a notice of no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Lok Sabha Sources said, opposition has submitted the notice to the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha. Sources added that the notice will be examined and processed as per rules. Opposition parties including Congress, DMK, Samajwadi Party, RJD and Left parties have signed the notice submitted to the secretary General. However TMC has not signed it.
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In the Lok Sabha the uproar continued today as well as the opposition did not let the Question Hour function following which the Presiding officer adjourned the house till noon. The house has been adjourned twice without doing any business. When the Lok Sabha assembled for the day, the presiding officer P C Mohan tried to take up Question Hour but the opposition members including Congress, TMC and DMK among others trooped into the well and started sloganeering. Amidst noisy scene, Minister of State for Animal Husbandry and Dairying, S P Singh Baghel could not complete his reply. As the pandemonium continued, the Presiding officer adjourned the House till 12 noon.
When the House assembled at 12 noon, the concerned Ministers laid the papers related to their Ministries. After that presiding officer P C Mohan tried to take up discussion on General Budget 2026-27, but the opposition members continued with their sloganeering. Intervening, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju urged the opposition members to allow the proceedings of the House, as the precious time of Parliament is being lost due to the disruption.
Despite the appeal from the presiding officer and Minister, the opposition members continued with their protest resulting in the adjournment of the House till 2:00 PM.
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Discussion on Union Budget is underway in the Rajya Sabha.
Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi has said, India has achieved a total renewable energy capacity of 272 Gigawatts till date. He said this while replying to a Question during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said that due the transformative policies of the NDA government, India achieved a record 146 million tonnes of cargo movement on National Waterways in 2024-25, up from 18.1 million tonnes in 2013-14. Replying during the question hours in Rajya Sabha, the Minister said the total investment in the in-land waterways has reached over 1700 crore rupees in the last 10 years, which was only 183 crore rupees during the UPA regime. The Minister informed that 111 waterways are currently operational, which help in reducing the logistic cost in the country.
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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has accused the opposition MPs of disrupting the proceedings of Lok Sabha, saying that their conduct reflects that they don’t have any respect for the dignity of the House. Talking to the Media outside the Parliament Mr Rijiju said the Congress Women MPs had crossed over the treasury bench, even reached near the Prime Minister’s seat in the house last week, is a shameful act.
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Minister of State for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan has said that Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act is not merely an employment programme but it is a comprehensive framework designed to accelerate rural development. Mr Paswan said this in a written reply to a Question in Lok Sabha today. He said, the act guarantees one hundred and twenty-five days of wage employment in a financial year for every rural household, instead of hundred days earlier.
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In another written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Agriculture and farmer Welfare Ramnath Thakur said the Government has disbursed over four lakh crore rupees through 21 instalments since the inception of the PM-KISAN scheme. The Minister said, a farmer-centric digital infrastructure has ensured that the benefits of the scheme reach all farmers across the country without involvement of any intermediaries. Mr Thakur informed that all payments under the scheme are made through the Direct Benefit Transfer mechanism into Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will deliver the keynote address at the National Conference on Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds and Dismantling the Ecosystem in New Delhi this afternoon. On the occasion, he will inaugurate the new Cyber crime Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation. He will also launch the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre Dashboard of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said the primary objective of the conference is to build a shared understanding of the scale, trends and evolving nature of cyber-enabled frauds in India. During the two day meet, the conference will witness participation from senior officials and experts representing Central and State Law Enforcement Agencies, the Department of Telecommunications, the Department of Financial Services and the Reserve Bank of India.
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The Plastic sector has welcomed the Interim Trade Agreement between India and the United States of America. Talking to Akashvani News, Former Chairman of Plastic Export Promotion and Plastic product exporter Arvind Goenka, said the deal will provide new opportunities to boost trade in the sector.
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Reacting to the deal, Sandeep Narula, the Director of Atlanta Systems Pvt Ltd said, it is a very fair and equitable framework where India’s interests come first. He added that the deal brings great expectations for the industry and the country.
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Committee of Administration (CoA) Member of the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC), Mahavir Pratap Sharma said, it is the mother of all agreements that the entire exporting community was waiting for.
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Campaigning for Bangladesh’s 13th Parliamentary Election or Jatiya Sangsad election and the accompanying referendum concluded this morning, ushering in the mandatory 48-hour silence period ahead of voting on Thursday. Polling will be held for the National Parliamentary election and the referendum under the July National Charter. The final phase of election comes amid tightening restrictions, heightened security and fresh survey projections.
Meanwhile, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over reports of attacks on journalists by the military and police ahead of the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. Replying to a question related to assaults on journalists in Bangladesh, Spokesperson to the UN Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric said, such reports are extremely worrying, and called all political actors and their supporters to reject violence and respect fundamental freedoms.
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India has been conferred the prestigious ‘Country of the Year’ honour at BIOFACH 2026, the world’s leading trade fair for organic products, held in Nuremberg, Germany. This designation marks India’s return to the center stage of global organic farming after 14 years. BIOFACH will continue till the 13th of this month.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced its Annual Player Contracts for Senior Men and Women Teams for the 2025-26 season. These contracts are valid upto 30th of September this year.
In Senior Men’s Team, Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been placed in Grade A, while senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who retired from Test and T20I have been placed in Grade B.
In the Senior Women’s Team, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma have been placed in Grade A.
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In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Netherlands defeated Namibia by 7 wickets wickets in the Group A clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, this afternoon. Netherlands managed to overhaul the target of 157 runs in the 18th over with the help of Bas de Leede’s unbeaten innings of 72 runs.
In other matches of the day, New Zealand will take on United Arab Emirates at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from 3 PM, while Pakistan will face United States of America at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo from 7 PM.
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Benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading moderately up during afternoon trade today. The Sensex advanced 184 points to 84 thousand and 250, while the Nifty added 51 points to 25 thousand and 918, when reports last came in. On the sectoral front, Media, Auto, and Metal stocks saw buying interest, while selling was seen in Capital Goods, Pharma, and PSU Bank.
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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms and lightning today in places over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Dense fog conditions are expected over Assam and Meghalaya during the day. According to the Met Department, there will be a gradual rise in minimum temperature over East India by about 2 to 3 degrees Celsius during the next 3 days. IMD said there will be no significant change in minimum temperatures over the rest of the country.
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN
- The Opposition except TMC moves No-Confidence Motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla.
- Lok Sabha adjourned twice without any business as Opposition creates uproar; Discussion on Budget underway in Rajya Sabha.
- Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju says conduct of Opposition MPs in lower house reflects their disrespect for dignity of the House.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah to address National Conference on Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds in New Delhi today; To also inaugurate new Cyber crime Branch of CBI.
- In Bangladesh, campaigning for Parliamentary Election concludes; Polling on Thursday.
- BCCI announces its Annual Player Contracts for Senior Men and Women Teams for 2025-26 season; Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli placed in Grade B.
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