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Kumar also called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and presented a bouquet to him.

"For that you need a government with a big heart. Now we have to see whether the present government will show that big heart or the next government," he said.

The House was adjourned five times - twice each during Zero Hour and the Question Hour and once after it reassembled at 2 PM, as the government charged the main opposition party with making the House a 'hostage'.

He had advised Rahul to quit politics and start property dealing business with Vadra, even suggesting the name of the business venture as "Rahul and Vadra properties".

The Business Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha has allotted four hours for the consideration and passage of the GST Bill.

Hitting back at Khan, BJP secretary Shrikant Sharma said when Prime Ministers like Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi could not harm RSS, then people like him were of little worth.

The programme christened as "Seven determinations of developed Bihar" has been adopted as state policy.

The Delhi government will now send the bill to the Centre and if it is approved, then basic salaries of legislators will rise from current Rs 12,000 to Rs 50,000 and their overall monthly package will be around Rs 2.1 lakh as against existing Rs 88,000.

TDP Chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu welcomed the brothers into the TDP fold.

A privilege motion has been passed against Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij in state Assembly over his spat with a senior woman police officer.

Kiren Rijiju rejected suggestions by Kharge that there have been more communal clashes in states where BJP has "more presence" such as Gujarat, Karnataka and Bihar.

Parrikar tweeted, "At the age of 60, normally people think of retirement and perhaps I would have also. But I had to take bigger responsibilities at Centre and I assure you that I will come back only after finishing the task I am given."

Singh claimed that he was "deeply hurt" by the allegations that Mohd Salim had levelled against him.

After the PM's meeting with Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, the BJP-led Central government is expecting that it will be able to pass the GST bill with consensus and not just a majority.

Singh also hoped that the opposition would pay heed to the appeal of Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi for smooth functioning of Parliament.