Live: Cabinet clears triple talaq, national medical commission bills

Here are the Live news updates of the day:

15 December 2017

14:39 IST

Cabinet approves National Medical Commission bill to replace Medical Council of India.

14:39 IST

Cabinet clears bill that makes practice of instant triple talaq a criminal offence.

11:49 IST

Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar's disqualification issue raised in Rajya Sabha. 'Taanashahi nahin chalegi' slogans raised by opposition

Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu says 'All in Well, not well!'. House adjourned till 12 noon.

11:35 IST

Both houses of Parliament adjourned after ruckus by Opposition members.

11:35 IST

#WinterSession of Parliament begins: Obituary references being made in the Rajya Sabha, by Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu pic.twitter.com/nO0xCVIfNP

— ANI (@ANI) December 15, 2017

11:34 IST

Delhi: INLD Lok Sabha MP Dushyant Chautala rides a tractor to the Parliament #WinterSession pic.twitter.com/QnxPXCbxYW

— ANI (@ANI) December 15, 2017

11:33 IST

PM Modi welcomes new members new members in Rajya Sabha amid uproar in the House

11:06 IST

Supreme Court dismisses Teesta Setalvad's petition seeking to defreeze her bank accounts in Gulbarg Society fund embezzlement case.

10:36 IST

Generally winter starts with Diwali. But due to global warming winter has not come in full force. But winter session has started now & I hope that country would be benefited from fruitful 2017-2018 winter session in Parliament. I hope for positive and innovative arguments: PM Modi

10:35 IST

We look forward to having a fruitful session, hope to see positive approach this Winter Session. Democracy will surely strengthen: PM Modi 

10:34 IST

I hope this Winter Session will be a positive one: Modi

10:32 IST

In the all-party meeting, we decided to conduct the parliamentary session in a peacefull manner: PM Modi

10:30 IST

PM Modi addressing media

09:24 IST

NDA Meeting to take place at 4 PM in the Parliament, today

09:13 IST

Cabinet meeting to take place at 1 PM in Parliament today

08:20 IST

Parliament winter session is all set to begin today on Friday. Nearly 25 pending bills and 14 new ones, including Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Muslim women rights, will be picked up in the session spread over 22 days.