Lok Sabha may see election for Speaker's post for 1st time since Independence

Since Independence, Lok Sabha Speakers have been chosen by consensus. Photograph: Sansad TV If the opposition forces an election to the post of Speaker of the Lok Sabha next week, it would be the......

Lok Sabha to take up Waqf bill today; BJP, allies issue whip

The Lok Sabha will take up the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill for discussion and passage on Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown between a government determined to push it through and an......

Lok Sabha adjourned twice over Telangana issue

The issue of separate Telangana generated heat in the Lok Sabha, which witnessed two brief adjournments on Tuesday as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the Telugu Desam Party and some Congress members......

9 MPs suspended from Lok Sabha for Telangana protest

The Parliament was rocked by Telangana issue again on Monday, prompting Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to take the unprecedented step of suspending nine members from Andhra Pradesh for five days,......