India and Pakistan have successfully completed two rounds of the Composite Dialogue.
As soon as the House met for the day, the opposition pointed to the decision to extend the Lok Sabha by three days, protesting that they were not consulted.
Pakistan has raised objections to four power projects being built by India on the Chenab river on the ground that they allegedly violate the Indus Waters Treaty.
While Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu asked the protestors not to make the House a "clog in the wheel" of progress, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said they should keep in mind the larger interests of the nation.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Wednesday said infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir had declined after completion of fencing work along the Pakistan border.
The minister also added that the Border Security Force had meet the Pakistani Rangers in Karachi last month and agreed to maintain peace on the border.
Bharatiya Janata Party and other National Democratic Alliance members were on their feet demanding an explanation from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the spat, which they said was "very serious".
The disease, which was due to bacterial infection, could be treated easily with the help of antibiotics, the Health Minister added.
Government has rejected a recommendation for a review of the present policy of not allowing foreign airlines to pick stake in domestic carriers, Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.\n\n
Making a brief intervention during Question Hour in Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister said government was planning to involve knowledgeable people and those who can provide new ideas to redefine and restructure the Planning Commission.
Naveen Patnaik was injured when ruling and opposition members clashed over the government's agreement with a private mining company.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil said in Raj Sabha on Wednesday that a new commission to study centre-state relations will soon be formed.
The Budget session of Parliament concluded on Wednesday with passage of record official business in recent years but the government failed to ensure passage of the controversial Land Acquisition Bill as also key reform measure of GST amid stiff resistance from opposition.
A united opposition on Monday cornered the government in Parliament, accusing it of focusing on issues like religious conversions instead of fulfilling promises of bringing back black money and creating jobs.
Rs 1000 cr has been allotted for Mumbai from National Urban Renewal Mission funds for which an allocation has been made in the Union Budget.
Government on Tuesday said it was considering whether to increase prices of petrol and diesel due to increase in international crude oil prices.
LS Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said he accepted Bangarappa's resignation letter.
"If the US does not carry out its obligations, we are also free not to carry out our obligations," Dr Singh said
Transmission and distribution losses had resulted in losses of around Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500 crore (Rs 20 -25 billion) to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Energy Minister Dilip Valse-Patil informed the state assembly on Wednesday.
Somnath Chatterjee brings the House in order when agitated RJD members demand action against JD-U leader Prabhunath Singh.
To encourage poor students pursue higher education, the government has done away with the requirement of any collateral or security for sanction of student loans up to Rs 750,000.
The only other legislative action was the approval of the Supplementary Demands for Grants.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh will present the Union Budget for 2003-04 in Parliament at 1100 hours on Friday, it was officially announced on Thursday.
According to a study funded by the World Bank, 35 per cent of injections given at government hospitals were unsafe because of improper sterilization.
With the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Opposition stalling Parliament's proceedings over the issue of 'tainted' ministers, both the Houses were adjourned for the day without transacting any business
Air-India proposes to add six services to London by next summer, including one in January, subject to availability of slots, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
AIADMK members on Tuesday disrupted proceedings in both houses of Parliament demanding action on former union minister P Chidambaram's son Karti on the Aircel-Maxis issue.
The suspension of 25 Congress members on Friday again led to protests by MPs from the Left, Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal, who raised slogans and staged a walkout of the Lok Sabha proceedings.
The amendment being proposed was that if an accused had served more than half his prison term for which he had been charged, some amnesty could be given to the person, Home Minister Shivraj Pati said.
The Centre is contesting the writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking the deletion of the word 'Sindh', he pointed out.
Minister for States and Frontier Region retired Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch claims Jamaat-ud Dawah has been engaged in charity and social work, operating hospitals, clinics, schools, ambulance service and religious institutions
The government on Thursday ruled out any rollback in hike in prices of petrol and diesel, saying a number of steps had been taken to contain the burden of increase on consumers.\n\n
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said the government did not expect any shortfall in most crops during 2004-05 due to initial scanty rainfall in the country.
The European Union has recently introduced a condition on exporters to give a certificate with dispatches that they contain traditional Basmati rice to avail a rebate of 250 Euro per tonne, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
The members walked out as soon as Congress member Dhani Rami Shandil put a question to Union Coal Minister Shibu Soren.
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