Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi will return to India to face law: Nirmala Sitharaman
Mar 19, 2021, at 04:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said fugitive economic offenders like Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi will be coming back to India and face the law of the country.
Insurance Bill 2021 allowing hike in FDI to 74pct passed in Rajya Sabha with voice vote
Mar 19, 2021, at 03:44 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021 giving hike in the FDI limit to 74 per cent with a voice vote.
44,167 Kashmiri migrant families registered since 1990, says MHA
Mar 19, 2021, at 12:32 am
Srinagar: As per the report of Relief Office setup in 1990 by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, 44,167 Kashmiri Migrant families are registered who had to move from the valley since 1990 due to security concerns, said Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy.
Rajya Sabha passes Termination of Pregnancy Bill with voice vote
Mar 17, 2021, at 01:36 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with voice vote.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am amid Oppn ruckus on fuel prices
Mar 08, 2021, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 11 am on Monday after the Opposition created a ruckus demanding a discussion on the fuel price hike in the country.
PM Modi, Amit Shah friends, nothing wrong in joining BJP: Dinesh Trivedi says in TV interview
Feb 13, 2021, at 05:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after resigning as the Trinamool Congress MP from the Rajya Sabha, Dinesh Trivedi on Friday said he doesn't need an invitation to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
After Ghulam Nabi Azad's retirement, Mallikarjun Kharge becomes Opposition leader in Rajya Sabha
Feb 12, 2021, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge became the new Opposition leader in Rajya Sabha after veteran parliamentarian Ghulam Nabi Azad retired from the upper house of Parliament.
Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi announces resignation from Rajya Sabha
Feb 12, 2021, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Surprising his party colleagues, Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi on Friday announced resignation from Parliament's upper house Rajya Sabha.
Social media sites in India have to follow law of the land : Ravi Shankar Prasad
Feb 11, 2021, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Taking a stern stand, the government on Thursday said the social media companies will have to completely abide by the Indian laws or face strict action.
India's sustained talks with China led to disengagement along Pangong Lake: Rajnath Singh
Feb 11, 2021, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the government's sustained talks with the Chinese counterpart led to a disengagement along the Pangong Lake, which has witnessed border tensions over the last few months.
'Won't forget his efforts..': Emotional Modi bidding farewell to Ghulam Nabi Azad in Rajya Sabha
Feb 09, 2021, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday turned emotional while bidding farewell to senior Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ghulam Nabi Azad, remembering the stalwart's efforts in the past.
Andolanjeevi: PM Modi's political coinage to attack protesters trends on social media
Feb 09, 2021, at 06:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new political coinage ‘Aandolanjeevi’ (professional protesters) to target the Oppositions and certain group of protesters is now trending on social media.
'Beware of FDI- Foreign Destructive Ideology': PM Modi on global support to farmers' protests
Feb 08, 2021, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taunting the global support to the farmers' protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday referred to FDI as "Foreign Destructive Ideology", asking people to remain vigilant over such a campaign.
Parliament: Modi promises MSP to farmers, appeals to protesters to end agitation over farm laws
Feb 08, 2021, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the deadlock over the farmers' protests against the agricultural reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Minimum Support Price (MSP) will continue to exist, besides appealing to the protesters to end the agitation going on for over 70 days.
India is the mother of democracy: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha
Feb 08, 2021, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Addressing Parliament's upper house Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India, the country of 1.3 billion people, is the mother of democracy.
PM Narendra Modi to reply in Rajya Sabha on Motion of Thanks to President’s Address today
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:47 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi will give his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Farmers' protests limited to one state: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
Feb 05, 2021, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said the protests against the new farm laws are limited to one state, at a time the Narendra Modi government is facing its stiffest challenge over reforms in the last six-seven years.
Parliament: Rajya Sabha adjourned for day amid Oppn ruckus over farm laws
Feb 02, 2021, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday were finally adjourned for the day after the Opposition disrupted the business demanding an immediate discussion on the farmers' protest over the new farm laws.
Rajya Sabha polls for 11 seats in UP, Uttarakhand on Nov 9
Oct 13, 2020, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The elections for 11 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be held on Nov 9, media reports said.
Voice of farmers crushed in and outside Parliament: Rahul Gandhi
Sep 28, 2020, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Describing the farm sector bills as "a death sentence to the Indian farmers", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the government of crushing the voice of farmers in and outside Parliament.
Massive farmer protests erupt in Punjab, Haryana against Centre's agriculture bills
Sep 26, 2020, at 05:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 265 farmers' groups on Friday took to streets nationwide to carry out rallies and demonstrations in protest against the controversial farm bills passed in the Parliament.
Punjab witnesses complete bandh against farm bills
Sep 26, 2020, at 03:10 am
Chandigarh/UNI: A complete bandh was observed on Friday with the farming community staging dharna and organising protest demonstrations across Punjab against the agriculture reform bills passed in the Parliament.
Rajya Sabha passes Labour Codes amid opposition's boycott
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Three of the four Labour Codes that comprise the reforms to the existing laws were passed on Wednesday in Rajya Sabha even as opposition protested from outside the House.
Jammu and Kashmir: Kathua farmers hail agriculture sector reform bills
Sep 23, 2020, at 04:51 am
Kathua: Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua region have praised the two agriculture sector reform Bills that were passed in the Rajya Sabha on Sunday.
Govt will consider revoking suspension of MPs if they express regret: Pralhad Joshi
Sep 22, 2020, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Tuesday expressed its willingness to look into the demand of suspension of eight Opposition MPs if they express regret for their behaviour in the house during the passage of the farm sector bills on Sunday.
Sep 22, 2020, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Eight suspended Rajya Sabha MPs continued their sit-in protest in front of the Gandhi statue in Parliament area throughout Monday night, agitating against the farm bills which the Opposition claims as "anti-peasants".
Incidents of terrorism significantly reduced in J&K: Centre tells Rajya Sabha
Sep 22, 2020, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday said the incidents of terrorism significantly reduced in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5, 2019, soon after the special provisions under Article 370 were scrapped in the erstwhile state which has been now divided into two Union Territories.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow amid Opposition's ruckus over suspension of MPs
Sep 21, 2020, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Monday following continuous uproar by the Opposition members over the suspension of eight MPs.
New farm laws will allow farmers to sell their productions in their own terms: PM Modi
Sep 21, 2020, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the farmers' protests across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said new farm laws will only allow peasants to sell their productions in their own terms.
Farm bills: Derek O'Brien, Sanjay Singh, 6 other Rajya Sabha MPs suspended, Opposition hits back
Sep 21, 2020, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Eight opposition Rajya Sabha MPs were on Monday suspended for their "unruly behaviour" while protesting against the passage of two key farm bills by the government in Parliament's upper house a day ago.