3:46 pm: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day following continued uproar by the Opposition.
2.56 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day as stalemate between Opposition and government over the Lalit Modi, Vyapam issues continues.
2:11 pm Opposition MPs chant slogans against government. Deputy Speaker decides to go ahead with Zero Hour despite sloganeering.
2:10 pm Deputy Speaker calls for Zero Hour
2:05 pm We are ready for a debate on Vyapam. Let Opposition give notice, says Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
2:00 pm Lok Sabha re-assembles. In the Chair: Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai
1:00 pm Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2:30 pm
12:30 pm Lok Sabha adjourned after Question Hour ends
12:23 pm Textile Minister informs the House that August 7 will be oserved as National Handloom Day
12:22 pm Sloganeering resumes
12:21 pm After asking MPs to remain united against terrorism, Union Home Minister picks holes in UPA's policies on terrorism, reports Anita Joshua
12:17 pm Ghulam Nabi Azad: When I was the Parliamentary Affairs Minister during PV Narsimha Rao's prime ministership, I went to him and told him House wouldn't function till the time the then Foreign Affairs Minister would resign as the Opposition was demanding so, Atal ji was the Leader of Opposition then... We ensured that the foreign minister resigned so that the House could function, reports Vijaita Singh
12:16 pm India and Indian Parliament should not appear to be divided on terrorism, says Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha
12:15 pm Opposition demands discussion on Gurdaspur attack
12:12 pm Terrorists came from Pakistan through Ravi river: Rajnath Singh
12:11 pm We congratulate Punjab police for this brave and successful operation: Rajnath Singh
12:10 pm Sloganeering ends, MPs listening to Mr. Singh's statement
12:08 pm Home Minister Rajnath Singh presents statement on Gurdaspur attack
12:04 pm Reports of Standing Committees on various ministries being laid on Table
12:03 pm Rajya Sabha adjourned till 1 pm
12:02 pm "We are ready for a debate," says Naqvi. Opposition continues with sloganeering.
12:01 pm Rajya Sabha re-assembles. In Chair: Vice President Hamid Ansari
11:58 am Ministers lay papers on the Table in Lok Sabha, related to the response they gave during the Question Hour.
11:53 am There is no policy anymore for giving special category status to any State, says MoS Rao Inderjit Singh in Lok Sabha - Anita Joshua
11:50 am No special category status for Bihar, says Govt to a specific question by MP Pappu Yadav on PM's promise
11:48 am MPs seek special packages for Bihar, Odisha and tribal belts of Tamil Nadu. All states are getting more funds after the new dispensation is put in place, says Rao Inderjit Singh.
11:45 am TRS MPs cross over to ruling benches side with placards for a High Court in Telangana, reports Anita Joshua
11:40 am Security drill near the Gate 4 at Parliament premises in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: Sandeep Saxena
11:38 am "We want Action," Congress MPs chant in Lok Sabha
11:37 am An AIADMK member, citing the Tamil Nadu example, suggests every state to create all-women police stations.
11:34 am WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi informs House about her ministry's new initiative - Khoya Paya website - to track missing and abducted children.
11:30 am Sloganeering continues in Lok Sabha
11:29 am WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi says, we are starting with 36 centres, one in each state, and will expand it in future.
11:27 am Question on Nirbhaya Fund. Rabindra Kumar Jena wants government to re-consider the decision not to have Nirbhaya centres in each district, instand of just one centre in each state.
11:25 am We appreciate the quality of tea produced in Sikkim. Tea Board is preparing a special package on Sikkim tea with focus on organic farming, says Nirmala Sitharaman
11:23 am Prem Das Rai asks why tea gardens of Sikkim are neglected?
11:21 am Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says her ministry is in close association with the West Bengal government to resolve the tea gardens issue and re-open closed tea gardens.
11:20 am Question Hour continues in Lok Sabha amidst sloganeering.
11:15 am Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P. J. Kurien adjourns Rajya Sabha till 12 noon
11:15 am In Rajya Sabha , Ravishankar Prasad says, "we are ready for a debate."
11:14 am Lok Sabha Speaker proceeds with Question Hour even as Opposition MPs raise slogans against PM's silence on corruption charges against minister and chief ministers, reports Anita Joshua.
11:10 am In Rajya Sabha, MoS for Textiles Santosh Gangwar informs the House that National Handloom Day will be observed on August 7.
11:07 am Congress MPs led by Gaurav Gogoi, Sushmita Dev show placards. Speaker objects to it.
11:05 am Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu says, "We cannot allow this tamasha to go on every day."
11:00 am: Opposition members raise slogans against the government in Lok Sabha
10:50 am: Following is today’s schedule for Rajya Sabha:
— Bills for consideration and passing: The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015. The Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
— Bill for withdrawal: The National Commission for Heritage Sites Bill, 2009.
10:45 am: Following is today’s schedule for Lok Sabha:
— Short duration discussion on sustainable development goals.
— Bills for consideration and passing: The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014.The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
— Private members’ business.
10:38 am: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday and Rajya Sabha till 2 p.m. without transacting any business in view of the funeral of former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam taking place in his hometown of Rameswaram.
10:35 am: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan was given an assurance from Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday that the government would try and initiate a dialogue with the Opposition to break the deadlock in Parliament.
10:30 am: Both the Houses of Parliament meets today after the deadlock over Opposition's demand for the resignations of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and two BJP Chief Ministers.
