Parliament: Both Houses adjourned sine die
Aug 12, 2023, at 12:10 am
New Delhi: Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Friday with frequent disruptions, slogans and walk-outs marring the Monsoon session of the Parliament that began on July 20.
Lok Saba: Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduces three bills to reform criminal justice system
Aug 11, 2023, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha intending to reform the criminal justice system by replacing age-old laws enacted during British rule.
Rajya Sabha passes data protection bill amid opposition walkout
Aug 10, 2023, at 03:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Rajya Sabha Wednesday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, which seeks “to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes."
Parliament: TMC's Derek O'Brien suspended from Rajya Sabha for remainder of monsoon session
Aug 08, 2023, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior TMC leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien was suspended from the House on Tuesday for the remainder of Parliament's monsoon session following a spat with Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar over a discussion under Rule 267 on Manipur violence.
Aug 08, 2023, at 06:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar Monday slammed Trinamool Congress member Derek O'Brien and accused him of doing "theatrics" in the House to gain publicity during a heated debate on the Delhi services bill.
Aug 08, 2023, at 04:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The controversial Delhi Services Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on Monday despite strong resistance by the Opposition, following an exhaustive and bitter debate that lasted for about 8 hours.
Parliament: Rajya Sabha adjourned amid uproar in upper house
Aug 07, 2023, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Amid opposition uproar and chaos, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar adjourned the House on Monday till 2 PM in the afternoon.
Modi govt 'ready to discuss' Manipur issue in Rajya Sabha today
Jul 31, 2023, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government is "ready to discuss" the violent ethnic clashes that occurred in the northeastern state of Manipur in Parliament's Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress to support bill to control Delhi officers in Rajya Sabha
Jul 28, 2023, at 04:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress is all set to support the Centre's bill to control officers and bureaucrats in Delhi, paving the way for it to clear the Rajya Sabha hurdle, where it does not enjoy a majority.
Rajya Sabha passes bill to prevent film piracy, make India content hub
Jul 28, 2023, at 01:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Rajya Sabha Thursday approved Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023 which seeks to contain piracy of films and promote India to become a global content hub.
Jul 25, 2023, at 02:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh has been suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the rest of the monsoon session amid a face-off in Parliament between the Centre and the opposition over the Manipur violence.
Signalling error led to lapses in Odisha triple train mishap, probe report reveals
Jul 22, 2023, at 03:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Railways Friday released the findings from the probe of the Odisha triple train tragedy where it was revealed that an error in signalling led to the massive mishap that left more than 293 people dead and over 1,000 injured.
TMC announces candidates for Rajya Sabha elections
Jul 10, 2023, at 08:08 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Trinamool Congress has announced the candidature of Derek O'Brien, Dola Sen, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Samirul Islam, Prakash Chik Baraik and Saket Gokhale for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
Budget session of Parliament ends today
Apr 06, 2023, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi: The second phase of the Budget session of Parliament ended on Thursday, as Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die amid protests and slogans demanding a JPC probe into the Adani issue.
Jagdeep Dhankar appoints his personal staff on Rajya Sabha panel, opposition calls move 'bizarre'
Mar 09, 2023, at 02:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar has appointed at least eight of his personal staff to various house committees under the Upper House, which is a departure from traditional customs.
Opposition repeatedly disrupting proceedings of Rajya Sabha: Piyush Goyal
Feb 13, 2023, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister and BJP's Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha on Monday charged the Opposition of repeatedly disrupting the proceedings and termed it as an "insult to the Upper House.
No 'unparliamentary' words in my Rajya Sabha speech: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge
Feb 10, 2023, at 07:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president and the party's Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday claimed that he did not use any 'unparliamentary' words during his Wednesday's speech in the Upper House, and asked why several of his 'words' were expunged.
'India Gandhi misused Art 356 fifty times': PM Modi hits back at Congress during Rajya Sabha debate
Feb 10, 2023, at 07:18 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday recollected in Rajya Sabha that Congress governments at the Centre had dismissed 90 state governments by “misusing” Article 356 of the Constitution, and that former PM Indira Gandhi had “misused” it 50 times to dismiss elected state governments.
Feb 10, 2023, at 12:16 am
New Delhi: Unleashing a fresh salvo on the Gandhis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday questioned Congress’ first family why none of them used the surname "Nehru" to honour Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.
Legendary sprinter PT Usha chairs Rajya Sabha session
Feb 09, 2023, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Legendary sprinter PT Usha presided over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday in the absence of Chairman and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
'We aren't children..135-cr people laughing at us': VicePresident admonishes Rajya Sabha
Dec 20, 2022, at 10:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar Tuesday reprimanded the Rajya Sabha members for creating a ruckus in the house again and again and presenting a “very, very bad example” with their unruly behaviour.
Rajya Sabha witnesses chaos over Uniform Civil Code Bill, motions to oppose it rejected
Dec 10, 2022, at 02:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Chaos broke out in the Upper House of the Parliament Friday as the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajasthan MP Kirodi Lal Meena introduced The Uniform Civil Code in India Bill, 2020 in the Rajya Sabha as a Private Member Bill amid fervent opposition.
Congress presidential poll candidate Mallikarjun Kharge resigns as Rajya Sabha LoP
Oct 01, 2022, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress presidential poll candidate Mallikarjun Kharge resigned as the party's Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Saturday, media reports said.
BJP nominates former Tripura CM Biplab Deb for Rajya Sabha polls
Sep 11, 2022, at 05:09 am
Agartala: BJP has nominated former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb as a candidate for the by-election to the only Rajya Sabha seat in the state, media reports said.
Biplab Deb BJP's nominee for Tripura Rajya Sabha bypoll
Sep 10, 2022, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The BJP has announced former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb as its nominee for the forthcoming by-elections to the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Tripura.
MPs can be arrested in criminal cases: Venkaiah Naidu
Aug 05, 2022, at 08:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday clarified that MPs are not exempt from arrest or detainment while the House is in session and such privilege is limited only in civil cases.
Rajya Sabha: 19 MPs suspended for rest of the week
Jul 26, 2022, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi: A total of 19 Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha were on Tuesday suspended for the remaining part of the week for creating ruckus in the Well of the House despite repeated warnings by the Chair.
CBI officials arrest 4 for false assurance of governorship, RS seats
Jul 26, 2022, at 02:50 pm
Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested four accused for allegedly trying to cheat by making false promises of governorship and Rajya Sabha seats.
Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm minutes after they reconvened on the third day of the Monsoon Session on Wednesday amid protests by Opposition MPs over price rise and increase in GST rates.
Rajya Sabha new rules bar dharnas, strikes in Parliament premises, Opposition slams move
Jul 15, 2022, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In what could escalate the faceoff between the government and Opposition, a new circular by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat was issued Friday stating no dharna, strikes, or religious ceremonies will be allowed in Parliament premises, media reports said.