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LIVE: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am on Tuesday

Day 1 of Monsoon session of Parliament is underway; fuel price rise, farm laws on agenda. Torrential rains wreaked havoc in Mumbai yesterday leaving 33 dead. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

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Parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

10:27 AM

Our national security is under threat: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on 'Pegasus Project' media report

Our national security is under threat. I will definitely raise this issue (in the House): Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on 'Pegasus Project' media report
10:09 AM

Heavy rain lashes Delhi, Haryana; Met department predicts more rainfall

Several parts of Delhi received incessant rainfall on Monday morning.
 
As parts of the national capital continued to receive heavy rainfall, the vehicular movement has been affected in several parts, while roads were waterlogged in several parts of Delhi.
 
According to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) prediction in the wee hours of Monday, a thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain is likely in Delhi and its adjoining places including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.
 
"Recent satellite imagery shows intense or very intense convection over parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Chandigarh, and Delhi, northwest Madhya Pradesh, northeast Rajasthan, north Konkan and Bihar," IMD informed. Read on...
10:00 AM

High Command must have taken a thoughtful decision: Kharge on the appointment of new Punjab Congress chief

High Command must have taken a thoughtful decision. He is young & was an active parliamentarian. He has the zeal to work so we welcome it: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on the appointment of new Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu
9:36 AM

As Mumbai slept, rain fury kills 33, hits road, rail, air traffic

Delhi will see stormy weather from Monday, both literally and figuratively, as Parliament opens for the monsoon session amid the delayed rainy season. Seventeen new Bills will be introduced during the 19-day session, but the fate of the eagerly awaited Personal Data Protection Bill, which is being discussed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), is uncertain after chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi and prominent member Rajeev Chandrasekhar were appointed ministers in the last reshuffle. The JPC was to have given its report in the first week of the monsoon session. This looks extremely uncertain now. Read on...
 
9:23 AM

Monsoon 2021: Vehicles partially submerged in water due to heavy rainfall in Gurugram

9:01 AM

Has govt got cold feet on privatisation? Monsoon Session key bills explained

Government is bracing for a tough Monsoon session as the Opposition prepares to corner it for mishandling of Covid and economy.
 
A K Bhattacharya talks about key bills to be discussed in this session. Watch the video here
8:53 AM

Price of petrol, diesel in Delhi at Rs 101.84 per litre, Rs 89.87 per litre respectively today

Price of petrol, diesel in Delhi at Rs 101.84 per litre, Rs 89.87 per litre respectively today

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First Published: Jul 19 2021 | 8:49 AM IST