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Tripura CM Manik Saha resigns as Rajya Sabha MP

Jul 04, 2022, at 07:47 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha Monday resigned as a Rajya Sabha MP.

Karnataka RS victory: PM Narendra Modi lauds Bommai for his political acumen

Jun 11, 2022, at 07:38 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for his political strategy and acumen which played a major role in BJP winning three seats in the Rajya Sabha election.

BJP, MVA win three Rajya Sabha seats each

Jun 11, 2022, at 02:31 pm

Mumbai: The Rajya Sabha elections have seen a big political drama in Maharashtra. After waiting for 9 to 10 hours, the result was declared on the wee hours of Saturday in which three candidates of Mahavikas Aghadi and BJP each won the election.

Voting for 16 Rajya Sabha seats in four states currently underway

Jun 10, 2022, at 03:01 pm

New Delhi: Voting for election of 16 Rajya Sabha seats in four states across India is currently being held on Friday.

Mumbai court rejects pleas of Nawab Malik, Anil Deshmukh for voting in RS polls

Jun 09, 2022, at 11:09 pm

Mumbai: A Mumbai court has rejected the petitions filed by jailed Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik and former state home minister Anil Deshmukh's plea seeking permission to vote in the Rajya Sabha polls slated on June 10.

RS polls: BJP fields Nirmala Sitharaman from Karnataka

May 30, 2022, at 08:29 pm

Bengaluru: The BJP has decided to field Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and a Kannada film actor S Jaggesh as its candidates for two Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka in the elections scheduled on June 10.

BJP issues list of 16 candidates for RS polls; fields Sitharaman from Karnataka, Piyush Goyal from Maharashtra

May 30, 2022, at 03:57 am

New Delhi: BJP Sunday released the list of 16 candidates for elections to 57 Rajya Sabha seats slated to be held on June 10.

Kapil Sibal says he quit Congress, set for Rajya Sabha tour with SP backing

May 25, 2022, at 07:10 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Dropping a bombshell, veteran politician Kapil Sibal Wednesday announced he has quit the Congress after filing nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha with the support of Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP).

BJP top leaders meet to discuss Rajya Sabha nominations, July's Presidential poll

May 24, 2022, at 05:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including Amit Shah and JP Nadda, held a four-hour meeting on Monday to discuss the Rajya Sabha nominations and July's presidential elections.

JD(U) fields Anil Hegde as its candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election

May 17, 2022, at 01:41 am

Patna: JD(U) has decided to field veteran party leader Anil Hegde as its candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha (RS) seat from Bihar that fell vacant after the death of sitting member King Mahendra.

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman calls on Arunachal Pradesh Governor

May 15, 2022, at 12:00 am

Itanagar: Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh called on Arunachal Pradesh Governor Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) BD Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on Friday (May 13).

Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

Apr 07, 2022, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, the upper and lower houses of Parliament respectively, were adjourned sine die ahead of the schedule on Thursday, media reports said.

BJP wins both RS seats in Assam, taking its tally in Upper House to 100

Apr 01, 2022, at 07:07 pm

New Delhi: The BJP has won both the Rajya Sabha seats from Assam, after which its strength in the Upper House reached 100. With this, it also became the first political party to do so since 1988.

Use your experience in national interest: PM Modi to retiring Rajya Sabha MPs

Mar 31, 2022, at 07:59 pm

New Delhi/UNI: In a farewell message to 72 retiring MPs of Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday desired the members to use the experience earned in the House in service of the nation.

AAP picks Harbhajan Singh, Raghav Chadha, 3 others from Punjab as Rajya Sabha candidates

Mar 21, 2022, at 07:06 pm

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has recently swept the Punjab assembly elections, on Monday picked former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, its young firebrand leader Raghav Chadha, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) professor Sandeep Pathak, educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal and industrialist Sanjeev Arora as the Rajya Sabha nominees from the state.

NPF mulls fielding candidate for lone Nagaland Rajya Sabha seat election, party's crucial meeting in Kohima today

Mar 21, 2022, at 01:17 am

Kohima: Differences have emerged among the party MLAs and leadership of Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) after the party president Shurhozelie Leizietsu sent a letter of NPF Legislature Party leader T R Zeliang for initiating the process for filling of nomination of the party candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial election.

PM Modi renews attack on Congress over 'dynasty politics' ahead of crucial state elections

Feb 08, 2022, at 09:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Barely a couple of days ahead of the beginning of crucial state elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday relaunched his fierce attack on his arch-rival Congress over the "dynasty politics", which has remained the 71-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart's trump card in cornering the country's oldest outfit.

PM Modi rips apart Congress in address to Rajya Sabha

Feb 08, 2022, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday relaunched a blistering attack on the Congress on the issue of democracy and patted his own back for the way his government managed COVID-19 as well as the economy amid the pandemic.

JD (U) Rajya Sabha MP King Mahendra passes away

Dec 27, 2021, at 07:01 pm

Patna/UNI: Rajya Sabha MP of the ruling JD (U) from Bihar, Mahendra Prasad alias King Mahendra, a pharmaceutical tycoon, died at a hospital in New Delhi on Monday morning. He was 81.

11 bills meet approval, Centre criticized for rushing

Dec 23, 2021, at 04:22 am

New Delhi/UNI: The winter session of the Parliament passed 11 bills in both its houses and secured a 82 percent productivity rate in Lok Sabha and 48 percent in Rajya Sabha.

TMC MP Derek O'Brien suspended from Parliament for rest of Winter Session

Dec 22, 2021, at 03:11 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien was suspended from the Parliament on Tuesday for the rest of the Winter Session after he threw the rule book at the Chair and walked out amid protests over the bill to introduce election reforms.

Rajya Sabha passes Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, opposition walkout

Dec 21, 2021, at 11:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, that seeks to link the electoral roll data with the Aadhar ecosystem, amid a walkout by the Opposition.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm as Opposition protests against Election Laws (Amendment) Bill

Dec 21, 2021, at 05:45 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha was on Tuesday adjourned till 2 pm as Opposition members protested the tabling of the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, saying they do not accept the Bill.

'Aapke bure din aayenge, I curse you': Jaya Bachchan loses cool in Rajya Sabha over 'personal attack'

Dec 21, 2021, at 03:04 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Monday lost her cool and lashed out at the treasury bench of Rajya Sabha after a personal remark by a member while she was participating in a discussion on the bill on narcotic drugs.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid continuing stand-off over suspension of 12 members

Dec 20, 2021, at 06:03 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Monday by Chairman Venkaiah Naidu amid Opposition protests over continued suspension of 12 members.

Suspended MPs continue protest, hold mock Parliament

Dec 18, 2021, at 01:20 am

New Delhi/UNI: Twelve suspended opposition Rajya Sabha members on Friday continued their protest at the Gandhi Statue in Parliament complex and held a mock Parliament.

Parliament: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm as Chairman stalls Opposition protests

Dec 16, 2021, at 06:18 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha was on Thursday adjourned till 2 pm after Opposition members began shouting to be heard and House Chairman Venkaiah Naidu abruptly adjourned the proceedings.

Rajya Sabha sees intense debate on Private Member's bill for CSR contribution towards maintenance of monuments

Dec 04, 2021, at 01:34 am

New Delhi/UNI: A Private Member’s Bill introduced by Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, BJP member and President Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), to provide for 25 percent of the CSR fund of companies to be spent on the maintenance of monuments and archeological sites, saw intense discussions in the Rajya Sabha, with some members backing the move, while some opposed it.

PM Modi holds strategy meet in Parliament with top ministers

Dec 02, 2021, at 06:59 pm

New Delhi/UNI: As Opposition leaders continued their protests against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning held a meeting with top ministers on the party's strategy for the Winter Session.

Deadlock in Rajya Sabha leads to repeated adjournments

Dec 02, 2021, at 01:20 am

New Delhi/UNI: An unrelenting opposition on Wednesday forced repeated adjournments of the Rajya Sabha, with no business transacted as the Chair remained adamant in not revoking the.suspension order of the 12 members.