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Forty-nine Lok Sabha MPs are suspended from parliament for taking part in protests relating to a security breach in parliament, bringing the total number of suspensions to 141: 95 from the Lok Sabha, and 46 from the Rajya Sabha.
2023-12-19

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ministry survives a motion of no confidence in parliament over their response to the Manipur violence.
2023-08-11

Telangana reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in an 80-year old person with no history of travel.
2022-05-23

India reports their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant in Hyderabad, Telangana.
2022-05-19

The death toll in the two worst affected states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana passes 800.
2015-05-27

According to a parliamentary answer by the ministry of health, the value of a life lost during a clinical trial is 2.2 lakh rupees ($ 4,000) in India in 2011. This number is the average compensation paid for deaths during clinical trials. No rules governing compensations for clinical trial-related injury or death have been approved by the Parliament of India yet. [http:--old.irna.ir-News-General-Value-of-life-only-rs-2-2-lakh-in-India,-report-80316807 (IRNA)]date=August 2019
2012-09-10

The Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament of India, adjourns for the year without voting on the Lokpal anti-corruption bill advocated by Anna Hazare and his followers.
2011-12-29

Indian social activist Anna Hazare breaks a hunger strike after Parliament passes strong anti-corruption laws.
2011-08-28

The Parliament of India debates the Jan Lokpal anti-corruption legislation, prompted in part by an ongoing hunger strike by social activist Anna Hazare.
2011-08-27

186 members of the 245-seat Rajya Sabha of the Sansad in India vote in favour of a bill giving one third of available seats in the national parliament and state legislatures to women. One member votes against, several parties boycott the vote and seven MPs are suspended after expressing their disagreement.
2010-03-9