The Lok Sabha on Wednesday could not take up a no-confidence motion for a fourth consecutive day amid din even as the government said it was prepared for it.

The logjam in Parliament continued on Monday as the TDP and YSR Congress raised the pitch for taking up their no-confidence notices against the Modi government amid a ruckus in the Lok Sabha leading to disruption of the House.

LoUs were primarily used by Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi in executing 12,600 crore fraud on state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB).

Nepal's Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli won a vote of confidence by a two-thirds majority on Sunday during a floor test in Parliament. Oli was appointed the Prime Minister 25 days ago.

Both Houses of Parliament saw adjournments on the first day of the second-half of budget session, with opposition members seeking to corner the government on a range of issues, including the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, demand for special status to Andhra Pradesh and demand for increasing quota beyond 50 per cent in Telangana.

With Budget session resuming on Monday, the opposition has prepared themselves to attack the government over ongoing PNB fraud case.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked opposition leaders to come up with suggestions on the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

Key Indian equity indices fell from their highs to trade in the red during the mid-afternoon trade session on Thursday as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2018-19 in Parliament.

The Economic Survey tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Parliament on Monday had a pink cover as it lay "special emphasis" on gender.

Two all-party meetings will be held on Sunday, ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament which is due to start on Monday, government sources said on Saturday.