Droupadi Murmu to take oath as India’s 15th President today
The ceremony of the assumption of office will take place in the Central Hall of Parliament. Murmu will be escorted by Vice-President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to...
भाजपा को झटका, शिवसेना ने राज्यसभा उपसभापति पद की पेशकश ठुकराई
नई दिल्ली: शिवसेना ने राज्यसभा के उपसभापति पद के लिए भाजपा के प्रस्ताव को ठुकरा दिया है। शिवसेना के इनकार के बाद जून में होने जा रहे इस चुनाव को लेकर भाजपा नए सिरे से रणनीति बनाएगी। पार्टी ने अब...
महाराष्ट्रातून राज्यसभेच्या ६ खासदारांनी घेतली शपथ
नवी दिल्ली: संसदेचे वरिष्ठ सभागृह असणा-या राज्यसभेत आज महाराष्ट्रातील ६ खासदारांनी सभागृहाच्या सदस्यपदाची शपथ घेतली. राज्यसभेचे सभापती तथा उपराष्ट्रपती एम. व्यंकय्या नायडू यांनी आज राज्यसभेच्या नवनिर्वाचित खासदारांना शपथ दिली. प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी यांच्यासह, केंद्रीय मंत्री व सभागृहाचे वरिष्ठ सदस्य यावेळी उपस्थित...
Congress wins 3 Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka; TRS bags all 3 in Telangana
New Delhi: The ruling Congress in Karnataka has bagged three Rajya Sabha seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party one in the biennial election. Congress' Dr L Hanumanthaiah, Dr Syed Naseer Hussain and G C Chandrasekhar, as also BJP's Rajeev Chandrashekar, were...
All six candidates set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The BJP’s nominee for the Rajya Sabha polls in Maharashtra withdrew on Thursday, clearing the way for the other six candidates, including Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, to be elected to the Upper House unopposed. The biennial Rajya Sabha (RS)...
In Debut RS Speech, Amit Shah Hits Out at Congress; Says Only One Family Ruled Country For 55 Years
New Delhi: Delivering his first Rajya Sabha speech, the Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Monday, February 5, trained his guns at the Congress while listing the achievements of the Modi government since coming to power in May 2014....
Three AAP candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates Sanjay Singh, Sushil Gupta and N.D. Gupta were on Monday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Delhi. The three got 'Certificate of Election' confirming their election to the Upper House by Returning...
Sanjay Singh is AAP’s first RS pick
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party has decided to field Sanjay Singh as its nominee to the Rajya Sabha. The AAP can get three RS members as it has 67 MLAs -- the other two names are likely to be announced...
Arvind Kejriwal treated like a chaprasi by Lt Governor, Rajya Sabha told
New Delhi: In the middle of a bitter tussle for power with Lieutenant Governor that had reached the Supreme Court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday received unusual support from several opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha. Leaders of...
Former JDU President Sharad Yadav Disqualified From Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Former Janta Dal (United) leaders Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar Ansari were disqualified from the membership of the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Yadav’s membership was challenged by JDU’s floor leader Ram Chandra Prasad Singh. The veteran leader had...
Raghuram Rajan Not Interested In AAP’s Rajya Sabha Offer
New Delhi: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has no plans to take another break from academics to accept Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's offer to become a member of the Rajya Sabha. In a short statement issued on Wednesday, his office...
Is AAP planning to send former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to Rajya Sabha ?
New Delhi: According to a news published by Times of India, in what could redefine equations within Aam Aadmi Party, which has been facing internal squabbling for the past several months, sources said a decision has been taken to nominate...
Hamid Ansari, outgoing V.P. warns of Tyranny if criticism of Govt. not allowed
File Pic New Delhi: Outgoing V.P. who was also Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Hamid Ansari, in his farewell speech said today said a democracy could degenerate into a tyranny if free and frank criticism of government policies was not allowed. On...
कांग्रेस का आरोप, दो तरह के 500 रुपये के नोट छापकर ‘सदी का सबसे बड़ा घोटाला’ किया नरेंद्र मोदी सरकार ने
नई दिल्ली: अलग-अलग तरह के 500 रुपये के नोट छापे जाने के विपक्ष के आरोप को लेकर संसद में मंगलवार को ज़ोरदार हंगामा हुआ. कांग्रेस ने उच्च सदन राज्यसभा में 500 रुपये के दो नोटों की तस्वीर दिखाते हुए दावा...
“Witch hunt by BJP for one Rajya Sabha seat” says Congressman Ahmed Patel
File Pic New Delhi: "After using the state machinery and every other agency, these I-T raids show their utter desperation & frustration. BJP is on an unprecedented witch-hunt just to win one Rajya Sabha seat," tweeted Mr Patel, who is...
JD-U in its ranks, NDA gets a Rajya Sabha boost
The Janata Dal-United joining the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance has come as a shot in the arm for the Narendra Modi government in the Rajya Sabha. The government was short of the 123-member halfway mark in...
Demonetisation again??
New Delhi: Is a second round of demonetization being planned again by Government? The writing on the wall seems to indicate that clearly. Many observors believe the Rs 2,000 note will be scrapped. The issue came up in Parliament too. Some Opposition...
Meira Kumar loses again, won’t be Cong’s Rajya Sabha candidate from Bengal
New Delhi: The Congress will be fielding senior party leader P Bhattacharya as the party's candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections instead of former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. The West Bengal Congress leadership had urged the party high command...
Farmers getting bullets instead of price: United Opposition tells RS
New Delhi: Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha today strongly raised the issue of agrarian crisis in the country, saying farmers were being forced to do distress sale of crops in the face of cheaper zero-duty imports. Several members gave notices...
Let me speak or I will quit, says Mayawati walking out of Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Pandemonium in the Upper House. Mayawati walks out of the House and threatens to resign from the Rajya Sabha amid ruckus in the House. She said she will resign if she is not allowed to speak and says...
Parliament passes Finance Bill, rejects amendments made by Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Parliament passes Finance Bill 2017; all amendments recommended by Rajya Sabha rejected. The Rajya Sabha yesterday adopted five amendments moved by the Opposition to the Finance Bill 2017. Of the five Opposition amendments, three were moved by Congress member Digvijaya...
