Indian lawmakers are sitting in the last session before moving to a new Parliament building after responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call that saw him lauding the recently concluded G20 summ

The Indian government has introduced a historic bill guaranteeing a third of seats for women in the lower house of parliament and state assemblies. The contentious bill, first proposed in 1996, has been pending for decades amid opposition from some political parties. Its revival comes months before the general elections in May 2024.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian lawmakers sat in the last session before moving to a new Parliament building and even the opposition parties responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call Monday that saw him lauding India’s parliamentary history and the recently concluded Group of 20 summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged Members of Parliament to reaffirm the commitment to make India a developed nation by 2047 and described the move to the new Parliament building as a new b

"Today, we are going to have the beginning of a new future in the new Parliament building. Today, we are going to the new building with the determination to fulfil the resolve of a developed India," Prime Minister Modi told lawmakers at the Central Hall of the old parliament building.

The new Parliament building has been designated as the Parliament House of India, a Lok Sabha Secretariat notification said