The Latest Breaking News from the Lok Sabha

WhatsApp university blames foreign investors for the rupee’s slide – like blaming fever on a thermometer

On December 16, the rupee crossed the 91-per-dollar mark to touch an all-time low of 91.09. As soon as this happened a joke started going around on WhatsApp: USD (+1) = INR (+91). Finally ISD Codes and Exchange rate matched.

Newslaundry · Dec 18, 2025

Sansad Watch: From ‘vote chori’ to ‘Vande Mataram’, Parliament’s stormy Monsoon Session ends

The final week of the Monsoon Session was as chaotic as its beginning. Opposition MPs continued protests over alleged ‘vote chori’ and Bihar’s special intensive revision until the last day. The session, which ran from July 21 to August 21, lasted 32 days with 18 sittings. Against the scheduled 120…

Newslaundry · Aug 23, 2025

India’s Online Gaming Bill could have huge ramifications for online betting and esports

A watershed moment for the Indian gaming and esports industry.

Dot Esports · Aug 21, 2025

Waqf bill: Opposition rebuttals that demand our attention

As the Rajya Sabha passed the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 with 128 votes favouring the bill and 95 votes opposing it, there were several potent objections raised by Opposition MPs. This comes a day after the Lok Sabha passed the bill after a 12-hour debate when 288 MPs voted in…

Newslaundry · Apr 4, 2025

Kharge said Anurag Thakur's remarks have damaged his reputation, demanded his resignation

The Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday termed the allegations levelled against him by Anurag Thakur in the Lok Sabha baseless

Dynamite News · Apr 3, 2025

Naveen Jindal urges Govt to set up Food Testing Lab in Kurukshetra

Member of Parliament from Kurukshetra, Naveen Jindal, raised an important issue in the Lok Sabha today, urging the Government of India to establish a Food Testing Laboratory in Kurukshetra under the “One District, One Lab” initiative.

Dynamite News · Apr 3, 2025

Lok Sabha passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 with 288 in favour, 232 against

The Lok Sabha early Thursday passed the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after over a 12-hour debate, which saw the ruling NDA strongly defending the legislation as beneficial for minorities, while the opposition describing it as "anti-Muslim". Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 3, 2025

‘India doesn’t need validation from foreign organisations’: Centre on India’s decline in global press freedom ranking

“India has a vibrant press and media ecosystem and does not need validation from foreign organisations,” Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. 

Newslaundry · Apr 3, 2025

298 persons killed in Wayanad landslides: Govt tells Parliament

Out of these, 32 missing persons have been declared as deceased, the minister told the Lok Sabha in a written reply. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 1, 2025

Uttarakhand Avalanche: 8 workers lost their lives, while 46 were safe: Govt

Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth in a written response to a query in the Lok Sabha also said the government is implementing several measures to prevent such incidents in the future, including conducting regular safety drills for BRO personnel and labourers working in high-risk zones. Read further on…

Dynamite News · Mar 28, 2025