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Also read: Parliament special session LIVE: PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi and other MPs gather for joint photo session Prime Narendra Modi, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, and other lawmakers arrived at the premises of the Parliament for the photo session on Tuesday morning. During the photo session a BJP got fainted. BJP MP Narhari Amin fainted but has now recovered and is a part of the photo session.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. On Monday, the special session of Parliament began on an emotional note with PM Modi announcing that the proceedings of the Parliament will shift to a new building on Tuesday.

Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh from the Rajya Sabha should be revoked and they should be allowed to attend the session in the new Parliament building. «We will enter a new House today, and as they (Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh) are also elected representatives, they deserve to get their due respect.

BJP has issued a whip to all its MPs, asking them to ensure their presence during the upcoming five-day Parliament session from September 18. Party leaders said the whip has been issued to the MPs from the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha, a day after the government listed a special discussion on Parliament's journey of 75 years, starting from the Constituent Assembly, on the first day of the session. The government has also listed the bill on the appointment of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners to be taken up for consideration and passage during the session.

Congress on Thursday issued a three-line whip to all its MPs, directing them to be present in Parliament during its special session from September 18 to 22. According to sources, the whip was issued in view of some key agenda that may be brought in during the session. «Very important issues will be taken up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha during this special session i.e.

criminal cases registered against them out of which 25 per cent have declared serious criminal cases under charges of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and crimes against women, according to poll rights body ADR. The average worth of assets per MP from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is Rs 38.33 crores and 53 (seven per cent) are billionaires, the ADR said. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 763 sitting MPs out of 776 seats of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. This data has been extracted from affidavits filed by the MPs prior to contesting their last elections and any subsequent by-elections.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold extensive interactions with EU parliamentarians, students and the Indian diaspora during his almost week-long visit to Europe, which began on Tuesday. Sources said Gandhi will meet and hold consultations with EU MPs on September 7 in Brussels, the first of his interactions during his visit.

In a major reshuffle, the UK’s Opposition Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer on Monday demoted Indian-origin shadow ministers Lisa Nandy and Preet Kaur Gill among others. Nandy, the member of Parliament for Wigan and daughter of Dipak Nandy – a Kolkata-born academic well-known for his work in the field of race relations in Britain, was removed as a shadow secretary of state and handed an international development ministerial post, which was previously held by Gill. Gill is the first British Sikh female member of Parliament in the House of Commons.

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Parliament, Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has convened a meeting of MPs of the INDIA alliance partners on September 5. Sources said the opposition parties will decide their strategy for the upcoming special session to be held from September 18 to 22.

A group of influential members of parliament (MP) suggests that the UK collaborate with its democratic allies to address artificial intelligence (AI)'s potential misuse, emphasizing London's aim to be a key player in advancing this emerging technology.

India has put on hold a request by Ukrainian MPs and think-tank delegation to visit New Delhi up until the end of the G20 Summit to avoid any controversy ahead of the mega event. The Ukraine conflict has cast shadow over the G20 deliberations in the run up to the summit and the Modi government may have wanted to avoid yet another controversy ahead of the event, it has been learnt. The think-tank dialogue may now be held virtually. There are also no plans so far to invite Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky for a virtual address. India had earlier ruled out inviting him in person, saying there are no plans to make any changes in the invitee list.

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A British parliamentary committee is pressuring the government to axe plans that would allow artificial intelligence developers to freely train their systems on existing works of music, literature and art. 

BJP has adopted a mixed formula for the year-end assembly polls. It has repeated 28 candidates in its first list for Madhya Pradesh, while only one in Chhattisgarh, given preference to new faces. In Telangana, it is exploring the possibility of fielding several MPs for the assembly polls.

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and some other MPs suspended from Parliament will not be able to attend the meetings of parliamentary committees of which they are a member or chairperson till their suspension is revoked. Chowdhury, who heads the all-important Public Accounts Committee, will not be able to take part in its meeting. Similarly, he will not be allowed in the meetings of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs of which he is a member till his suspension continues.

monsoon session of Parliament was tumultuous with multiple disruptions and vigorous debates over Manipur violence, Delhi Ordinance Bill, and Digital Personal Data Protection Bill. It also witnessed an unsuccessful no-trust vote against the BJP-led central government. In addition, several opposition MPs including Raghav Chadha, Sanjay Singh, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and Sushil Kumar Rinku were suspended from the session due to various reasons.

Har Ghar Tiranga' programme starting August 13. Modi, in his Mann ki Baat, had appealed to people to hoist the national flag in their houses starting August 13.

Narendra Modi is set to respond to the oppositions no-confidence motion debate during the Parliament session on Thursday, the INDIA bloc MPs hope that he candidly discusses Manipur, unlike perceived evasiveness by Amit Shah, who started his speech with ‘Pandit Nehru’ In a sharp attack towards PM Modi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge stated in Rajya Sabha, “...Pradhan Mantri ke aane se kya hone wala hai, kya parmatma hai woh? Yeh koi bhagwan nahi hai" Noting that everyone is eagerly waiting for PM Modi to speak in the Parliament, MP Manoj Kumar Jha said, “This no-confidence motion wasn’t brought for numbers. We all are aware that you’ve (Centre) numbers, but we have small numbers and through this device, we could hear something, Manipur could hear something." I just hope that today he doesn’t become a human of the past and start with Nehru like Amit Shah’s speech yesterday, he went on to add, as quoted by ANI.