The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, which was recently cleared by Lok Sabha, will reach the upper house of Parliament on Tuesday.

A Bill for setting up a National Medical Commission that seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday by Health Minister J.P. Nadda.

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that criminalises instant divorce with three years of imprisonment for Muslim husbands after the government rejected an overwhelming demand from the Opposition to refer the legislation to a Parliamentary standing committee for detailed consideration.

Terming the triple talaq Bill as one with several lacunae, Congress MP Sushmita Dev on Thursday said had there been more women in the Lok Sabha a "flawed" Bill like the one brought by the government can never be passed and asked why the government was not bringing the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday accused Pakistan of committing serious and gross violation of human rights of the family members of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and creating an intimidating atmosphere for them during their meeting with him which was used as an instrument to further Islamabad's propaganda.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be addressing the Parliament on Thursday over the Kulbhushan Jadhav row and Pakistan's treatment to his family during their recent visit.

US stocks traded mostly higher in the morning session Wednesday, as the US Congress passed a mammoth tax reform bill on Wednesday.

The House of Representatives will have to re-vote on Wednesday on Republicans tax bill as the legislation is expected to pass both chambers in Congress.

The Winter Session of Parliament began on a stormy note on Friday with the opposition disrupting the Rajya Sabha and forcing its adjournment repeatedly when it raked up the issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing his predecessor Manmohan Singh and others of conspiring with Pakistan to defeat the BJP in Gujarat elections.

BJP President Amit Shah on Friday made his debut in the Rajya Sabha and was seated in the front row, right next to the seats reserved for the Leader of the House and the Prime Minister.