The Parliament monsoon session is being held today amid continuing spike in Covid cases in the country.
The session will provide a total of 18 sittings spread over a period of 18 days (all the days including Saturdays and Sundays of the ensuing session will be working days) and a total of 47 items have been identified for being taken up during the Monsoon Session 2020.
Ahead of the session, PM Narendra Modi thanked all MPs for choosing path of duty even during coronavirus crisis.
"The monsoon session begins today, there is corona and there is responsibility. All parliamentarians have chosen the path of responsibility, I thank all of them for doing so," Modi said.
Speaker Om Birla read out the obituary references in memory of the departed lawmakers that included former President Pranab Mukherjee, who passed away on August 31 after undergoing treatment for nearly three weeks.
The Lok Sabha observed a 2-minute silence to honour the parliamentarians, following which the Speaker adjourned the house for an hour.
The issues of ongoing LAC standoff, handling of the coronavirus pandemic and economic slowdown are likely to dominate the Monsoon session of Parliament
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Payment of fine does not mean I have accepted SC verdict: Bhushan on contempt case
Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan said on Monday that paying of the token fine of Re 1 imposed on him by the Supreme Court in a contempt case does not mean that he has accepted the verdict and would file a review petition against the judgement.
Bhushan, who deposited the fine with the apex court Registry over his two tweets seen as contempt of court, said that he has received contributions from several corners of the country for paying the fine, and a "truth fund" will be created out of such contributions to provide legal aid to those who are prosecuted for dissenting opinions.
"Just because I'm paying the fine does not mean I have accepted the verdict. We are filing a review plea today. We have filed a writ petition that there must be an appeal procedure created for conviction under contempt," Bhushan told the media before submitting the fine.
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S&P projects GDP contraction at 9% due to Covid-19
S&P Global Ratings on Monday slashed its growth forecast for India to (-) 9 per cent in the current fiscal, from (-) 5 per cent estimated earlier, saying that rising Covid-19 cases would keep private spending and investment lower for longer.
"One factor holding back private economic activity is the continued escalation of the Covid-19," S&P Global Ratings Asia-Pacific Economist Vishrut Rana said.
Rising COVID-19 cases in India will keep private spending and investment lower for longer. S&P Global Ratings now expects the country's economy to contract by 9 per cent in the current fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2021, the US-based rating agency said in a statement.
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Protests continue against Ker Minister Jaleel; 2 held for obstructing his convoy
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Yuva Morcha activists Pravin (24), Vipin Raj (25) were arrested late on Sunday night for allegedly driving a car into the convoy, comprising the Higher Education Minister's car and his escort vehicle, while they were passing through Parippally on the National Highway near here.
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Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 pm tomorrow
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Amazon on Monday said it will be hiring another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders.
The company said the new hires will help pack, ship or sort orders, working in part-time and full-time roles. Amazon said the jobs are not related to its typical holiday hiring.
01:00 PM
Lok Sabha adopts motion to do away with Question Hour, private members' business
Lok Sabha on Monday adopted a motion to do away with Question Hour and private members' business during the Monsoon session, which is being held amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Criticising the move, the opposition led by the Congress said that Question Hour is the "golden hour of the House".
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, said the argument and rationale that has been put forth by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi is far from convincing.
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India seeks Rs 1.67 trillion in additional budgetary spending for current fiscal year
India's government said it is seeking parliamentary approval to spend Rs 1.67 trillion ($22.8 billion) for the current fiscal year.
India's federal government sought an additional Rs 466.02 billion to transfer to states and 100 billion rupees more for its food subsidy scheme, the government said in a statement on Monday.
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BJD to support NDA nominee for RS Deputy Chair's post
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced his party's support to NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
The announcement came after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar again called up his Odisha counterpart on Monday seeking support for Janata Dal (United) leader Harivansh during the elections to the post, slated for later in the day.
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