Hoiby, who has no official royal title or duties, pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape and one count of domestic violence as proceedings began, though he has admitted guilt on several lesser offences.
All five accused arrested in connection with the firing outside Bollywood filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Juhu residence have been sent to six days of police custody by Mumbai's Esplanade Court (Killa Court).
The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected Bollywood actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav's final attempt to avoid imprisonment in a series of cheque dishonour cases and directed that he must surrender before jail authorities before any further hearing can be granted.
Birla said the behaviour that some members of opposition had resorted to in the office of Speaker was not appropriate for the country's democratic traditions.
The lower House of the Parliament on Thursday passed the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, even as proceedings were repeatedly disrupted by sloganeering from Opposition members, following which the House was adjourned till 2 pm.
The INDIA bloc MPs are set to protest in the Rajya Sabha against the ruling party's objections to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's statements.
Opposition MPs held a meeting to discuss the floor strategy for the Parliament proceedings on Thursday at the office of the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led Union government and accused it of disrupting Parliament proceedings. The Congress MP accused the government of "disrespecting" the Speaker and Parliament and emphasised that the LoP represents the entire opposition.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said on Wednesday that parliament proceedings were stalled due to a book that was not published anywhere, and urged the Speaker to allow a discussion on the books which were published to let the people "know the story before 2014".
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday and will reconvene on February 5 at 11 AM, following repeated disruptions and sustained uproar by Opposition members.