The bill provides for more than 40 amendments to the Companies Act, 2013, which was passed during the previous UPA regime.

Opposing the passage of bills without discussion, D Raja (CPI) said it was not a good precedent to pass bills in such a manner.

Attacking the Prime Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad questioned why he failed to contain price rise despite being an "eminent economist".

PPP leader Raja Parvez Ashraf in a reversal of fortune has become Pakistan's 25th premier, notwithstanding an ongoing probe against him.

Former Union Minister and senior CPI leader Chaturanan Mishra today passed away following prolonged illness.