Rajya Sabha passes bill to amend Enemy Property Act
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha today passed a Bill to amend a 49-year-old law to guard against claims of succession or transfer of properties left by people who migrated to Pakistan and China, amid a walkout by the entire Opposition. The Enemy...
Adverse impact of note ban on jobs? Govt says no such data
New Delhi: Opposition in the Rajya Sabha today insisted that demonetisation has had an adverse impact on job creation in manufacturing and other sectors, with the government rebutting the argument saying existing data does not back such a claim. During the...
Attack on Bhansali threatens creativity: Jaya in RS
Representational Pic New Delhi: The alleged assault on filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and his crew on the sets of "Padmavati" figured in Rajya Sabha today with SP MP Jaya Bachchan saying the incident has threatened creativity. Raising the issue in...
Bengal was informed, let’s not drag Army into controversy: Naidu in RS
New Delhi: With the deployment of the army at various check points across West Bengal dominating discourse in parliament on Friday, Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said it was a routine exercise and insisted that an apolitical institution...
Vijay Darda and son put on trial with 5 others by special CBI Judge
Nagpur: Former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from Nagpur and Chairman of the Lokmat group of newspapers, Vijay Darda along with ex-coal secretary H C Gupta and five others were on Thursday put on trial by a special court in...
कोयला घोटाला: कांग्रेस के पूर्व सांसद विजय दर्डा और उनके बेटे के खिलाफ आरोप तय
नई दिल्ली: कोयला ब्लॉक घोटाला मामले में एक स्थनीय अदालत ने गुरुवार को कांग्रेस के पूर्व सांसद विजय दर्डा के खिलाफ आरोप तय किए। अभियोजन पक्ष का आरोप है कि दर्डा ने छत्तीसगढ़ में जेएलडी यवतमाल एनर्जी लिमिटेड को फतेहपुर...
Who will replace Ram Gopal Yadav as SP leader in Rajya Sabha?
New Delhi: Who will be the leader of the Samajwadi Party in the Rajya Sabha where it enjoys a healthy 19-MP head count, now what Ram Gopal Yadav has been shown the exit door? Insiders say that big boss Mulayam Singh...
Parliament adjourned sine die
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die before the lunch break. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan gave the valedictory address and the session ended with the Vande Mataram. The all-party meet on Kashmir...
Bill for six-month-maternity leave for working women, passed in RS
New Delhi/Nagpur: Rajya Sabha passes the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016. It provides six-month maternity leave benefit to working women. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yesterday gave its ex-post facto approval for amendments to the Maternity Benefit...
All-party meet on J&K on Friday, Modi to attend
File Pic New Delhi/ Nagpur: "An all-party meeting will be held on Kashmir issue on August 12; the PM will also attend it," Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the Rajya Sabha. "4,515 security personnel and 3,356 civilians have been injured...
One India One Tax : GST bill passed
New Delhi/Nagpur: The Constitutional Amendment Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday to introduce a country-wide goods and services tax (GST), shifting the focus on the tax rates. Under the new system, the states and the Centre will collect...
GST is one of the most reformative tax reforms: Jaitley ushers in Parl debate
New Delhi/Nagpur: Finance minister Arun Jaitley opens the GST debate in the Rajya Sabha. Highlights...
- GST is one of the most reformative tax reforms.
- A reform like GST cannot be passed on partisan consensus.
- State-Centre needs to work together.
- 2/3rd of...
What lesson will you teach us: Opposition asks Parrikar
New Delhi/Nagpur: The Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed a brief uproar by opposition members over alleged remarks by Manohar Parrikar against actor Aamir Khan, even as the defence minister denied having said what was been quoted to him. During the Zero...
I quit RS as my path to Punjab was blocked by BJP, says a sulking Sidhu
New Delhi/Nagpur: Hinting a war against BJP, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Monday that he resigned from Rajya Sabha because he was asked to stay far away from Punjab which goes to the polls next year. "How can I...
Jaitley apologises to Mayawati, says he is personally hurt at comment
New Delhi/Nagpur: BJP senior leader and leader of the house in the Rajya Sabha apologised on behalf of his party colleague for the shocking statement on BSP chief Mayawati. BJP's UP Vice president Dayashankar Singh on Wednesday compared Mayawati to a...
BJP’s Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns from Rajya Sabha
New Delhi/Nagpur: Navjyot Singh Sidhu resigns from Rajya Sabha. The veteran cricketer and three-time Amritsar MP, seemed to have headed towards a rehabilitation within the Punjab unit of the BJP after the Narendra Modi-led government nominated him to the Rajya Sabha. Sidhu...
P Chidambaram is a Congress nominee for Rajya Sabha election from Maharashtra
New Delhi: Former finance minister P Chidambaram is Congress nominee from Maharashtra for the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha while senior leaders Kapil Sibal and Jairam Ramesh have been named from Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka respectively. Others nominated in the polls...
Vijay Mallya resigns as Rajya Sabha MP
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Independent MP and liquor baron, Vijay Mallya, has resigned from his capacity as a member of parliament on Monday, a week after the Rajya Sabha ethics panel recommended his termination. The committee had given Mallya a...
RS Ethics Panel Recommends Terminating Mallya’s Membership
New Delhi/Nagpur: In yet another setback for business tycoon Vijay Mallya, the Rajya Sabha Ethics Committee on Monday recommended his membership in the Upper House should be terminated. Chairman of Ethics Committee Karan Singh said, "Ethics Committee meeting reached the conclusion...
Aadhaar Bill amended in Rajya Sabha, to be sent back to Lok Sabha
New Delhi/Nagpur: Another stormy session in Parliament as Left members corner Trinamool Congress leaders in Rajya Sabha on the sting operation. The Left is demanding a thorough investigation in the sting operation wherein TMC leaders were seen accepting money. On the...
Offering CD To Parliament, Ghulam Nabi Azad Denies Comparing RSS To ISIS
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad waved a CD around in Parliament today after the BJP demanded an apology from him for reportedly comparing its ideological parent to ISIS. "I request BJP parliamentarians to go into a room to listen to...
