{
  "id": 159367,
  "title": "Parliament Monsoon Session Day 13 LIVE: Lok Sabha to take up Bankers' Books, Taxation Bills today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/parliament-monsoon-session-day-13-live-lok-sabha-to-take-up-bankers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T04:41:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliament-monsoon-session-lok-sabha-rajya-sabha-day-13-live-updates-bankers-books-evidence-bill-taxation-amendment-bill-august-5-2026/article71307974.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Lok Sabha is set to hold its monsoon session on Day 13, with the agenda including the consideration of the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026 and the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to introduce the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, which aims to update legislation related to bankers’ books evidence in line with modern digital banking practices. Additionally, the House will also deliberate on a statutory resolution seeking disapproval of the Income-tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, and address adjournment motions related to police actions during a student protest in New Delhi and the need for a new anti-defection law.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}