The State Duma, the lower house of parliament, gave its backing to Mikhail Mishustin, a 53-year-old with almost no political profile, endorsing his nomination with 383 votes of 424 cast.

The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday issued a clarification on videos of a water leak inside the new Parliament building, saying the adhesive material used to fix the glass domes over the lobby ...

Inside the building, the new 127-seat Parliament Assembly hall has been designed not to replicate western models for government chambers, but to respond to local needs, resources and climate.