Rajya Sabha was adjourned till March 8

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply to the Budget discussion in Rajya Sabha while the Left Front in West Bengal gave a call for a 12-hour bandh on Friday which will remain effective from 6 am in the morning to 6 pm in the evening. Stay with us for latest news and updates:

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the Budget discussion in the ongoing proceeding at Rajya Sabha on Friday (February 12, 2021) after which the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till March 8. 

Meanwhile, the Left Front in West Bengal gave a call for a 12-hour bandh on Friday after its workers were allegedly beaten up during a march to Nabanna in Kolkata on Thursday. The bandh will remain effective from 6 am in the morning to 6 pm in the evening. Though, the ruling Trinamool Congress has mandated the presence of all state government employees at their offices on Friday.

On the other hand, rescue efforts in Uttarakhand's Tapovan tunnel at Chamoli district continued for the sixth day following the glacier burst. As many as 36 bodies have been recovered from different areas hit by the glacier burst in Chamoli district, while 204 people are still missing.

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12 February 2021

14:58 IST

Rajya Sabha adjourned till March 8

14:57 IST

Loans sanctioned under Mudra Yojana - more than Rs 27,000 crores. Who takes Mudra Yojana? Damads? asks FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha

14:57 IST

'Damad', I didn't think is the trademark of Indian National Congress. Damad har ghar mein hota hai. Magar Damad Indian National Congress mein ek specialised naam hai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha after Opposition raises an objection over her remark

14:50 IST

Number of digital transactions via UPI from Aug 2016 till Jan 2020 - over 3.6 lakh cr. UPI is used by who? The rich? No. Middle class, smaller traders. Who are these people then? Is Govt creating UPI, facilitating digital transactions to benefit rich cronies? Some damads? No: FM

14:49 IST

Over 1.67 cr houses completed under PM Awas Yojana. Is it for rich? Over 2.67 cr households electrified under PM Saubhagya Yojana since '17 Oct. Total value of orders placed on Govt e-market is Rs 8,22,077 cr. Are they being given to big companies? They're being given to MSMEs, Sitharaman says

14:49 IST

It has now become a sort of habit for some in the Opposition to constantly allege, in spite of what we are doing for the poor & the steps taken for helping the poor & needy of this country, a false narrative is created to accuse - saying that this Govt works only for cronies, says FM

13:52 IST

I am resigning from Rajya Sabha today. There is violence in my state but we cannot speak anything here. I am grateful to my party that they've sent me here. I'm feeling suffocated that we're not able to do anything over violence in the state. My soul tells me that if you can't do anything sitting here, then you must resign. I will continue to work for people of WB: TMC Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Trivedi

13:27 IST

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the ongoing farmers` protest will go on for indefinite period as there is no plan on the duration of the stir yet. "Farmers` protest will go on for indefinite period as there is no plan currently. It might continue till October," Tikait told ANI.

11:17 IST

Day-to-day activities in West Bengal's Birbhum district remain unaffected amid a 12-hour bandh call by Left Front in the state

#WestBengal: Day-to-day activities in Birbhum district remain unaffected amid a 12-hour bandh call by Left Front in the state

Members of Left parties & Congress protest on roads after workers of Left were allegedly beaten up during a march to Kolkata's Nabanna yesterday pic.twitter.com/N3OC80obUR

— ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2021

10:50 IST

This Budget shows a hope to build new India, a stronger India and to build a self-reliant India. It will set us on the path of becoming an economic and manufacturing powerhouse. I challenge Congress and Opposition leaders to show where is it written that Mandi and Minimum Support Price system will end. We are committed to taking India forward: MoS Finance Anurag Thakur in Rajya Sabha

10:30 IST

West Bengal: Members of Left parties block a road near Sukanta Setu during 12-hour bandh called by the Left Front in the State

West Bengal: Members of Left parties block a road near Sukanta Setu during 12-hour bandh called by the Left Front in the State pic.twitter.com/PtSs7LUAvf

— ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2021

10:28 IST

The Left Front has called for 12 hours Bandh in West Bengal on Friday to protest after its workers were allegedly beaten up during a march to Nabanna in Kolkata. "The Left Front has called for 12 hours bandh in West Bengal to protest over the incident where left party workers were beaten up and water cannons were used against them by Police during a march to Nabanna in Kolkata," Left Front Chairman Biman Bose said.

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10:24 IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply to the discussion on Union Budget in Rajya Sabha today. The Finance Minister presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2021-22 in Lok Sabha on February 1. The first part of the budget session will conclude on February 13. The Parliament will again meet on March 8 and the budget session will conclude on April 8.