New Delhi, Ahead of the Central government’s move to move the triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha, the Opposition parties on Monday held a meeting and decided to demand that the bill be referred to the select committee for further deliberations. The meeting, chaired by Leader of Opposition in Rajya[Read More…]
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Triple Talaq bill to be taken up in Rajya Sabha on Monday
New Delhi, Keen on enacting the legislation, the government has got the bill on criminalising triple talaq listed in the Rajya Sabha for consideration on Monday, giving it the top priority notwithstanding the fact that it may find it difficult to get the bill through. The Muslim Women (Protection of[Read More…]
Bihar: LJP supremo Ram Vilas Paswan likely to enter Rajya Sabha from Assam
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan who is known to sense political weather is gearing up for upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In Bihar, the LJP is ready to fight on 6 Lok Sabha seats with an additional benefit of 1 Rajya Sabha berth from BJP’s quota. In June 2019,[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha adjourned for day amid ruckus over interception order
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day amid ruckus over the government order to give central investigative agencies and the Delhi Police sweeping powers to intercept computers. As soon as the House reassembled at 2.30 p.m after an earlier adjournment, Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi[Read More…]
Jaitley demands discussion on Rafale, RS adjourned for day
New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday demanded a discussion on the Rafale deal in the Rajya Sabha as the upper House was adjourned for the day amidst sloganeering and noise. “I demand that Congress party should immediately start a discussion on Rafale,” Jaitley said. The Bharatiya Janata Party[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday amid pandemonium by some members soon after it passed a bill in the post-lunch sitting. The upper House passed the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities (Amendment) Bill, 2018,[Read More…]
RS adjourned for the day after mourning Vajpayee’s death
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday after mourning the death of former Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “Vajpayee ji was one of the doyens of the country’s political leadership who influenced the course of events after Independence. During his[Read More…]
Race to Rajya Sabha: Congress eying on Kanimozhi’s seat for Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Rajya Sabha term is ending on June 14, 2019, and Congress party is trying to send him to the upper house from Tamil Nadu where six Rajya Sabha seat will be vacated in July. According to sources, Congress party is trying to nominate Dr[Read More…]
Odisha: Former Rajya Sabha MP Baishnab Charan Parida passes away
Former Rajya Sabha parliamentarian Baishnab Charan Parida passed away at the age of 77 on Thursday morning at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar of Odisha. Parida was undergoing treatment for many days after he was diagnosed with cancer. In 1960 Parida started his political career and joined Communist Party of India[Read More…]
Income Tax searches at TDP MP’s houses in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, Oct 12, The Income Tax Department officials on Friday conducted searches at the residences and offices of TDP MP C.M. Ramesh in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The tax officials began simultaneous searches at his residences in Hyderabad and at Potladurti in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, informed sources said.[Read More…]
Misa Bharti rubbishes report about discord between her brothers
Patna: There is no truth in speculation about differences between RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s two sons, Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav, said Lalu ‘s eldest daughter Misa Bharti, party’s Rajya Sabha MP. “There is some discord among party workers about two brothers in our family,” Misa Bharti said at[Read More…]
Cheater held for promising top jobs, Rajya Sabha seat
Jaipur: The police on Thursday arrested a man accused of duping people by promising them top posts such as that of a chairman of Rajasthan Public Service Commission and getting them elected as Rajya Sabha MP. Sanjay Singh Naruka (32) claimed that he had contacts with high-profile politicians and government[Read More…]
Senior Akali Dal leader Sukhdev Dhindsa quits all party posts
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Saturday resigned from all positions in the party, citing “advancing age and deteriorating health”. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa submitted his resignation to SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal. A veteran leader, Dhindsa was the[Read More…]
65 Lok Sabha members, 29 Rajya Sabha members yet to declare assets
Sixty-five members of the Lok Sabha and 29 of the Rajya Sabha are yet to declare their assets and liabilities, a reply to a query under the RTI Act has revealed. Out of the MPs belonging to the lower house, 61 have not furnished their details since 2014, while four[Read More…]
Parliament clears 20 bills in Monsoon session
The Monsoon session of Parliament saw 20 bills being passed by the two Houses, out of which 22 were introduced in the Lok Sabha and one in the Rajya Sabha, according to an official release. The 20 bills passed by the two Houses includes four bills related to Goods and Services Tax[Read More…]
What does outcome of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman polls mean?
2019 will be a strong coalition Based Lok Sabha election. This factor was released by Congress earlier and now BJP has realized it. Alliance partners are the key to next elections – not only quantity but the quality of coalition will help the national parties. 6 states which have more[Read More…]
NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh elected new Rajya Sabha deputy chairman
It was an easy win for the NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman. The opposition fell short of votes. 125 votes came for Mr Singh whereas oppositions had to manage with 105 votes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated and praised him on[Read More…]
RS Deputy Chairman election: Nitish calls up Kejriwal, AAP hints at abstaining
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U President Nitish Kumar had called up Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal to seek support in the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman’s election but the latter expressed inability to do so, an AAP leader tweeted on Wednesday. The AAP also hinted that it could abstain from[Read More…]
RS Deputy Chairman election: Nitish Kumar seeks TRS support
Hyderabad: Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar on Tuesday sought the support of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) for his party MP Harivansh Narayan Singh in the election for Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Nitish Kumar telephoned TRS President and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election: A Knife-edge Election
On Penultimate day of Monsoon Session i.e 9th of August, Election for the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha will be held. The chance of a contest is high as opposition may not agree to the consensus candidate citing an example of Lok Sabha where the Speaker is from[Read More…]
NCP’s Vandana Chavan to be opposition candidate for RS Deputy Chairman
The Rajya Sabha election to the post of deputy chairman, which is scheduled for August 9, Thursday, is assumed to be tangy, as the names of NCP’s Vandana Chavan and DMK’s Tiruchi Siva are suspected as possible opposition candidate. The post has fallen vacant after since Congress MP PJ Kurian’s[Read More…]
Modi govt has spent Rs 4,880 crore on ads in three years: Rajyavardhan Rathore
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Rathore informed the Parliament that present central government has spent over Rs 4,880 crore on advertisements through electronic, print and other media since 2014-15. Not limiting here, an amount of Rs 162.83 is a “booked expenditure” for 2018-19, said Rathore. In Rajya[Read More…]
President Kovind grants Rajya Sabha seat to Ram Sakal, earlier booked for abusing police
Former BJP MP Ram Sakal, who was under the spotlight for allegedly misbehaving with police officials, has been nominated as one of the members in Rajya Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday morning. Just two month back in July, Ram Sakal’s video went viral on the social media,[Read More…]
Government may not have polls for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman this session
New Delhi: Amidst talk of a contest between the opposition and the ruling NDA for the post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, the government is also looking at the option of not going for an election for the post in the Monsoon Session of parliament beginning July 18, sources said.[Read More…]
Congress likely to back opposition nominee for RS Deputy Chairman
New Delhi: Keen to further augment opposition unity in the run-up to the 2019 general elections, Congress may opt against fielding a candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman and work with other parties outside the NDA to put up a common candidate. Informed sources said the combined[Read More…]