First session of Parliament to conclude today

August 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Government today expressed hope that it will be able to take up the Women's Reservation Bill in the next session of Parliament. The Bill that was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the previous Government was referred to the Standing Committee.

August 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After a month long session that commenced on July 2, the budget cum monsoon session of the 15th Lok Sabha will end today. Along with annual Railway Budget and General Budget for the year 2009-10, a number of important Bills, including the Right to Free and Compulsory Education, were passed by Parliament.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The next session of Parliament will begin from today. The Economic Survey will be presented in the Lok Sabha today.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The next session of Parliament will begin on Thursday. The Economic Survey will be presented in the Lok Sabha on July 2.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that the government was looking forward to the Budget session of the Parliament with great expectation.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday ahead of the Budget session of Parliament. The meeting is being held to ensure smooth conduct of the session, which will conclude on August 7.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil will address the joint parliamentary session of both Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha today. The President is also expected to unveil the government's agenda for the year ahead in tune with the policies and programmes of the ruling party and its allies.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The first session of 15th Lok Sabha starts Monday morning with the first two days of Parliament kept for newly elected members to take oath followed by election of the Speaker on June 3. The first person to be administered oath will be Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee followed by Leader of Opposition L K Advani.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - As the first session of 15th Lok Sabha starts today, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed the hope of a "new beginning" and that Parliament would be allowed to run smoothly.

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet will meet here today to discuss the agenda before the new government. Presided over by the Prime Minister Dr.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The first session of the 15th Lok Sabha will begin June 1. The decision was taken Saturday at the first meeting of the cabinet that was sworn in Friday.

March 27th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The fortnight long session of the Tibetan parliament in-exile concluded here on Friday. It was the seventh session of the 14th Tibetan Parliament in-exile which began on March 9.

February 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The parliament session commencing Thursday will consider 39 measures - 27 bills, 10 financial measures and two non-legislative items, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said Wednesday. 'These include three bills replacing three ordinances - the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Ordinance, 2009, the Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009, and the Central Universities Ordinance, 2009, promulgated by the president during inter-session period,' he told reporters here.

February 5th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Friday asked the central government to help the large number of the state's diaspora who have lost their jobs in the Middle East.

January 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The central government will present a vote on account on Feb 16, parliament officials said here Thursday. An interim railway budget would be prersented on Feb 13.