New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Parliament has passed the Appropriation (No - 3) Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha returning the legislation to the Lok Sabha after a discussion. The Lok Sabha had already passed the bill. When the House assembled at 2:45 after the second adjournment, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved the bill for consideration and return. It provides for the authorisation of the appropriation of money from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet amounts spent on certain services during the financial year ended on the 31st March 2023 in excess of the amounts granted for those services for that year. The government has sought over 54 thousand crore rupees to meet certain excess expenditure. It will be spent on repayment of debt....