Rajya Sabha

Leander Paes all set to take court for TMC?

Indian tennis legend Leander Paes is all set to enter Rajya Sabha as TMC mulls changes

Sharad Pawar to host RS opposition leaders’ meet on EVM efficacy

Veteran political leader has invited the floor leaders of the opposition parties in RS to discuss Rural Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).

Our prime duty: RS Chairman calls for orderly proceedings amid logjam

Rajya Sabha Chairman convenes two meetings of floor leaders today to break the logjam in the House

Breathless Raghav Chadha fires 10 shots in Rajya Sabha

Young parliamentarian corners the government on high inflation, rising unemployment, and the tax burden

TNI @Parliament | Sushil Modi demands strong stand against same-sex marraige from govt 

Rajya Sabha MP said that some left-liberal activist people have gone to court seeking the legalisation of same-sex marriage. Such people want India to follow western countries’ decisions.

Congress Says GST Decision Not Unanimous, Counters FM’s Defence

NEW DELHI: The Congress slammed Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday on her defence of the goods and service tax (GST) on daily use items saying that it was not a unanimous decision. Congress general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh issued a statement highlighting 10 points in reply to Sitharaman’s explanation given […]

Opposition VP Nominee Margaret Alva Files Nomination

  NEW DELHI: Accompanied by senior leaders Sharad Pawar, Rahul Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge, joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva filed her nomination papers for the Vice-Presidential election on Tuesday.  Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury, Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Manoj Jha and Samajwadi Party’s Ramgopal Verma, MDMK’s Vaiko, CPI’s D Raja were […]

Udaipur Horror: RS MP Meena Receives Death Threat

JAIPUR: The death threats, following the horrific murder of Kanhaiya Lal Teli in Udaipur, continued unabated in Rajasthan. Following the death threats to two individuals from Bhilwara, Rajya Sabha MP Dr Kirodi Lal Meena, on Monday, said that he received a death threat letter at his Delhi residence for supporting Teli’s family in Udaipur. Visiting […]

Rajya Sabha Polls In Jun: Chidambram, Nirmala, Soni, Sibal, Goyal Who Will Make The Cut Again?

NEW DELHI: Hours after Rajiv Kumar was announced as new chief election commissioner (CEC), the apex poll body on Thursday declared polls for 57 Rajya Sabha seats which will fall vacant during June-August period this year. The elections is crucial for both BJP and regional parties as the saffron party last month become the first […]

Budget Session Ends Before Schedule, Cong Says Govt Running Away From Discussion

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday slammed the Central government for the adjournment of the Budget session of Parliament ahead of its schedule, accusing it of running away from discussion on inflation and price rise despite being demanded by combined Opposition. The Congress party said that the government had allocated time for a discussion on […]