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.
Opposition MPs' suspension won't be revoked: Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu
Nov 30, 2021, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the suspension of Opposition MPs won't be revoked as the parliamentarians "haven't expressed remorse", media reports said.
Parliament: 12 Rajya Sabha opposition MPs suspended for remaining winter session
Nov 29, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as 12 Rajya Sabha members from Opposition parties were suspended on Monday for the rest of the Winter session of Parliament, for creating ruckus during the Monsoon session.
Parliament passes bill to repeal three controversial farm laws
Nov 29, 2021, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, paving way for scrapping of the three contentious farm laws, which had triggered massive protests by farmers, especially in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.
Parliament: Bill to repeal farm laws passed in Lok Sabha
Nov 29, 2021, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A bill has been passed by Parliament's lower house, Lok Sabha, to repeal the three contentious farm laws that have triggered massive protests in and around Delhi.
TMC nominates former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro to Rajya Sabha
Nov 13, 2021, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which is aiming to make inroads in Goa, has nominated former state Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro to Parliament's upperhouse, Rajya Sabha.
TMC’s Sushmita Dev elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed
Sep 28, 2021, at 03:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sushmita Dev was elected to Parliament’s upper house Rajya Sabha unopposed from West Bengal Monday.
Sarbananda Sonowal gets elected to Rajya Sabha uncontested
Sep 28, 2021, at 01:11 am
Guwahati/UNI: Union cabinet minister Sarbananda Sonowal was declared elected to the Rajya Sabha uncontested as no other candidates filed nomination against him.
Sarbananda Sonowal files his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha bypolls in Assam
Sep 21, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday filed his nomination for ensuing Rajya Sabha bypolls in Assam.
Bengal: BJP won't field candidate against TMC's Sushmita Dev for Rajya Sabha bypoll
Sep 20, 2021, at 07:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said it will not field any candidate against Trinamool Congress (TMC) nominee Sushmita Dev for the upcoming bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from the state.
BJP picks Sarbananda Sonowal, Murugan as candidates for Rajya Sabha bypolls
Sep 18, 2021, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will be BJP's candidate from Assam for the Rajya Sabha bypoll, a statement from the party said on Saturday.
TMC's Arpita Ghosh resigns as Rajya Sabha MP
Sep 16, 2021, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Arpita Ghosh on Wednesday resigned from her post.
TMC nominates Sushmita Dev to Rajya Sabha
Sep 14, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) has nominated its leader Sushmita Dev to Parliament’s upper house- Rajya Sabha.
Former Rajya Sabha MP and journalist Chandan Mitra passes away
Sep 02, 2021, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Rajya Sabha MP and veteran journalist Chandan Mitra passed away late Wednesday night in Delhi, his son Kushan Mitra said.
Outsiders were brought in to manhandle Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 12, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday alleged that the outsiders were brought in to manhandle opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.
Aug 11, 2021, at 04:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his statement on vaccination certificates are meant to reinforce the message to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour even after inoculation, the government said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
PM Modi pulls up MPs for being absent in Rajya Sabha
Aug 10, 2021, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pulled up the MPs who were not present in Rajya Sabha on Monday, as Parliament continues to witness uproars in the last week of Monsoon Session.
Rajya Sabha: Six TMC MPs suspended for ‘grossly disorderly’ conduct
Aug 04, 2021, at 07:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Six Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs were Wednesday suspended for the rest of the day for “grossly disorderly” conduct in the upper house of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.
Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at appropriate time, says govt in Rajya Sabha
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be granted at an appropriate time after normalcy is restored in the newly-formed union territory (UT), Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at appropriate time, says govt in Rajya Sabha
Jul 28, 2021, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be granted at an appropriate time after normalcy is restored in the newly-formed union territory (UT), Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
TMC nominates former IAS and Modi critic Jawhar Sircar to Rajya Sabha
Jul 24, 2021, at 08:03 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has nominated ex-IAS, former Prasar Bharati CEO and a critic of Modi government, Jawhar Sircar, to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday as Oppn creates ruckus over Pegasus row
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were finally adjourned for the day after three adjournments amid continued disruptions by the Opposition over the Pegasus spying controversy.
Rajya Sabha adjourned twice amid Opposition ruckus
Jul 22, 2021, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned twice on Thursday following fervent protests by the Opposition over Pegasus spyware controversy and Income Tax raids on Dainik Bhaskar newspaper group.
Monsoon Session: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid ruckus
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Monday amid Opposition ruckus over a host of issues.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi appointed as Deputy Leader of House in Rajya Sabha
Jul 19, 2021, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Cabinet Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was on Monday appointed as the Deputy Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha.
Parliament: VP Naidu calls all-party meet of RS floor leaders ahead of Monsoon session
Jul 17, 2021, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has convened a meeting of all floor leaders of the House on Saturday evening ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament.
BJP's Swapan Dasgupta renominated to Rajya Sabha after Bengal poll defeat
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Swapan Dasgupta, who contested on behalf of the party in the West Bengal Assembly election, was on Tuesday renomiated to the post of Rajya Sabha MP.
Rajya Sabha passes NCT Bill, Arvind Kejriwal calls it a 'sad day of Indian democracy'
Mar 25, 2021, at 05:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the controversial Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2021, which aims to give more power to the Lieutenant Governor- the Centre's representative- compared to the city's elected government.
Rajya Sabha adjourned twice amid opposition uproar during NCT Bill debate
Mar 25, 2021, at 01:45 am
New Delhi/UNI: The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday adjourned twice following the continuous uproar by the opposition members on the NCT Bill 2021 which was introduced in the Upper House on Tuesday.
Protests erupt in RS over Delhi NCT (Amendment) Bill, opposition calls it 'dangerous' legislation
Mar 24, 2021, at 03:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday witnessed repeated disruptions over the Centre's Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2021, which gives more powers to Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. The oppositions called it "dangerous" legislation.