3.55 pm: Under three million foreign visitors came to India last year – a fall of nearly 75% as compared to 2019 – due to coronavirus-induced travel curbs, the Centre has informed the Parliament, reports The Indian Express.

3.53 pm: The Rajya Sabha has been informed that there is no violation of data privacy of citizens under the National Digital Health Mission as it enables the appropriate use of health data with consent, reports PTI.

3.50 pm: The Rajya Sabha has been informed that for the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines, a supply order was placed on January 11 with the Serum Institute of India after the vaccine, Covishield, was approved for restricted emergency use, reports PTI.

1.14 pm: The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 9 am on Wednesday.

11.45 am: Rajya Sabha has now been adjourned till 12.30 pm as Opposition continues its protest to demand a discussion on farm laws.

10.36 am: Rajya Sabha adjourns till 11.30 am, reports ANI.

10.04 am: Rajya Sabha adjourns till 10.30 am amid protest by Opposition members on new farm laws.

9.45 am: Unhappy with the postponement of discussions on the farm laws, the Opposition stages a walk out from Rajya Sabha, reports ANI.

9.42 am: Rajya Sabha Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu says that discussions on the ongoing farmer protests will take place tomorrow, reports ANI. “I wanted the discussion to start today but I was told that the discussion first starts in Lok Sabha,” he adds. “Keeping this in mind we have agreed to have a discussion on President’s address tomorrow.”

9.25 am: Day’s proceedings begin in Rajya Sabha.

9.26 am: Confrontations are also likely between the Opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party government over the new agricultural laws, which have led to thousands of farmers to protest at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders of Delhi. After presenting the Budget, Sitharaman on Monday had said the Modi government is always ready for discussions with the protestors. Multiple rounds of talks have failed to end the impasse so far.

9.25 am: A day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are likely to witness uproar over the proposals made by the Narendra Modi government, which opposition parties and experts say are lukewarm.

9.20 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Union Budget for financial year 2021-’22 could fulfill expectations without burdening the common man. Hailing the Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Modi claimed that experts have appreciated its transparency.

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9.18 am: The Union Budget for financial year 2021-’22 evoked contrasting reactions, with the opposition parties criticising it and calling it a pro-corporate move, while the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and Cabinet ministers hailing it as a vision for an “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.

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9.15 am: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented her third Budget for the financial year 2021-’22 to revive the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Here are the key takeaways from the Budget: