The Lok Sabha was adjounred till 1500 hours while the Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day.
This is perhaps the first categorical statement by the government on the fate of the 29 people on board the IAF workhorse.
Reports in the media on Friday said US Senator Tom Lantos had written a letter to the prime minister asking India to 'sever' military ties with Iran and "terminate" all cooperation in the energy sector.
General secretary of Samajwadi Party Amar Singh described National Security Advisor M K Narayanan as nothing more than a dakiya (postman) as he was merely passing on information from the Centre to states.
After they were suspended from the State Assembly for disrupting the Question Hour, 46 opposition members, led by Leader of the Opposition N T Rama Rao, took out a rally from the Assembly premises to the state Raj Bhavan.
Altogether 19 fighter aircraft and 11 helicopters of the armed forces crashed in last three years in which 24 service personnel were killed, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
According to the Minister, GST proposals would help in spurring growth and employment.
Government assured the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that security interests of the country would never be compromised while permitting larger foreign investments.
The notice for the adjournment motion was sent by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi to the Rajya Sabha secretary general.
This is the sixth day that Parliament has been disrupted.
Keeping an eye on the 2019 elections, the PM has asked leaders to connect with the youth and hold events in each panchayat and municipal ward across the country.
Civil aviation authorities have asked all private airlines to withdraw the congestion surcharge of Rs 150 imposed per passenger, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Energy-hungry India, which currently faces huge power deficit, will become an electricity surplus country in next four-five years, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Neither the Indian government nor any other agency had anything to do with any terror operations in Balochsitan, External Affairs Minister Pranab Kumar Mukherjee said in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.
Of these, only 216 are spoken by a group of 10,000 persons or more.
The Gujarat government admitted in the Assembly that it had paid Rs 456.79 cr.
Delay in implementation of 224 central sector infrastructure projects resulted in cost overruns to the tune of Rs 2.11 lakh crore, government said.
With number of swine flu cases crossing 27,880, government on Tuesday said the virus would continue to circulate though no mutation was taking place.
India's multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet contract with France has not been finalised yet and is still in the negotiation stage.
In Lok Sabha, Deputy Leader V K Malhotra demanded the suspension of Question Hour as soon as the House met for the day.
Indian High Commission staff in Pakistan are being subjected to "intrusive surveillance" and "tailing" by intelligence personnel of that country, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday.
India is making every attempt to ensure that the United States drops all charges against IFS officer Devyani Khobragade.
Members belonging to Samajwadi Party, Left and Congress were on their feet as soon as the House met for the day, demanding removal of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Patil added that India is not satisfied with Pakistan's action against terrorists.
He was exasperated over the demands for suspending the Question Hour as the House met for the day.
However, the government may not be ready for a debate on the recommendations in Parliament.
The Opposition members were demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy for illegal possession of land.
Ravindra Kumar Pandey said that the mid-day meal scheme had become "poisonous meal", leading to strong objection from Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani.
In Rajya Sabha, BJP members and the lone Trinamool Congress member Dinesh Trivedi sought to raise the Nandigram issue as soon as the House met for the day.
Repeated requests by Deputy Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal failed to restore normalcy forcing him to adjourn the House.
The issue was raised in the in Maharashtra Assembly after Question Hour by Devendra Phadanvis, who referred to Maneshinde's reported remarks on the actor, convicted under the Arms Act, in the sting operation.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday the Reserve Bank of India and Indian Banks Association have no objections on raising bank credit to minorities but difference of opinions need to be reconciled before a policy position is brought out.
24 TDP members were suspended for two days on Thursday for stalling the Question Hour.
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee suspended the Question Hour for some time to make a statement on the issue and allowed lady members to share their views.
As many as 327 army personnel committed suicide during this period
Government on Friday assured the Rajya Sabha that essential drugs would not come under the new patent regime and companies manufacturing patented drugs would not be closed down.
Legislators from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions did not allow the Andhra Pradesh assembly to transact business when the winter session resumed on Friday as they remained firm on their demand that the Centre drop the move to bifurcate the state.
As many as 21 members, against whom these 13 questions were listed, were absent during Question Hour when it is imperative for the government to reply.
Both the Houses were thrown into pandemonium soon after swearing-in of new members and obituary references.
The remark came as Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh, who was concentrating on his reply during the Question Hour, said, "I thought the applause was for mango exports."
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