Odisha: All four ruling BJD candidates declare elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: All the four ruling BJD candidates were today decaled elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed in the absence of any other candidates in the fray.
CAA should be scrapped: Digvijaya Singh in Rajya Sabha
Feb 05, 2020, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Accusing the Government of having a crisis on credibility and trust, Congress lawmaker Digvijay Singh on Wednesday demanded in the Rajya Sabha that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) should be scrapped immediately to defuse tension and also announce that the National Population Register (NPR) is withdrawn
Rajya Sabha members for increasing budget of Ayush ministry
Jul 15, 2019, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, Jul 15 (UNI) Members of the Rajya Sabha on Monday advocated for increasing the budget of the Ayush ministry.
Rajiv Gandhi signed Assam Accord, says Amit Shah defending govt over NRC protest in Parliament
Jul 31, 2018, at 02:03 pm
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS) While protests rocked Parliament on Tuesday over the Assam citizenship draft that rendered about four million people illegal immigrants in the northeastern state, BJP president Amit Shah countering the Opposition said the very basis of the exercise and NRC (National Register of Citizen) is the Assam Accord signed by late Congress prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Committee to review rules of RS likely to submit report next month: Naidu
Jun 01, 2018, at 12:58 pm
New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that the committee he had set up to review and revisit the Rules of Procedure and Business of Rajya Sabha for smooth functioning of the House is likely to submit its interim report next month.
Voting for Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat begins
Aug 08, 2017, at 04:44 pm
Gandhinagar, Aug 8 (IBNS): Voting for Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat began on Tuesday morning.
Union Minister Arun Jaitley says govt will retain FD rates at eight per cent for senior citizens
Aug 03, 2017, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Central government will ensure eight per cent guaranteed interest on fixed deposits by senior citizens and pensioners, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, according to media reports.
Amit Shah, Smriti Irani, Balwantsinh Rajput file nominations for Rajya Sabha poll in Gujarat
Jul 28, 2017, at 08:54 pm
Gandhinagar, July 28 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah and Union textile minister Smriti Irani filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat on Friday.
BJP disrespected Nehru, Gandhi: Congress in Rajya Sabha over Kovind speech
Jul 26, 2017, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): Referring to President Ram Nath Kovind's first speech where the names of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi were missing, Congress in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday attacked the ruling BJP for disrespecting the father of the nation and India's first Prime Minister.
Opposition attacks NDA over farmers' issue in RS, govt appeals not to stall the proceedings
Jul 19, 2017, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): The Opposition attacked the ruling BJP-led NDA government in Parliament on Wednesday raising the farmer's issue that rocked Madhya Pradesh several weeks ago after a police firing on agitating peasants left several dead.
Election Commission postpones polls of Rajya Sabha for three states
May 23, 2017, at 01:58 am
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India postponed the polls in ten seats of Rajya Sabha for three states, namely, Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal on Monday evening that would fall vacant this year.