The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed and returned ‘The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2023’ and ‘The Appropriation Bill, 2023’ or Finance Bill 2023 amid the din without any discussion. These bills were passed amid a ruckus created by the Opposition parties seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe […]
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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM amid ruckus
Minutes after the proceedings started in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday, both the houses were adjourned till 2 pm after Opposition MPs raised slogans demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) inquiry into the Adani stocks issue. Today is the sixth day of the second leg of the […]
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid ruckus on Rahul Gandhi’s democracy remarks
The stand-off between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress continued for the third consecutive day leading to the adjournment of proceedings of the Rajya Sabha till 2.00 pm over the government’s demand for an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his ‘Democracy in India’ remarks in […]
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Amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs on Adani stocks issue, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM today
Opposition on Tuesday raised the Adani issue in Parliament and demanded the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Hindenburg-Adani report. Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM today amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs on the Adani stocks issue. Also, Union minister Piyush Goyal raised in the House the issue […]
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50 govt websites hacked, 8 data breaches in 2022-23 alone: IT Minister informs Rajya Sabha
Union Minister for Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology on Friday informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply that 50 government websites have been hacked in the year 2022-23. Union Minister informed the upper House on the question of the details of instances of hacking of Central Ministries/Departments and State Government […]
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S Jaishankar to move Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill in Rajya Sabha today
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will move the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha today. Earlier on Monday, the Lok Sabha passed the bill that seeks to provide an effective legal instrument to combat piracy not only in territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) but also on […]
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to host dinner for Rajya Sabha floor leaders today
Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar will hold a dinner meeting for all Rajya Sabha floor leaders at his official residence in the national capital today. Sources in the VP Secretariat told that an invitation had been sent to all Rajya Sabha floor leaders to attend the “courtesy dinner […]
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Mallikarjun Kharge resigns as LoP Rajya Sabha in line with party’s One Leader One Post’ resolution
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday tendered his resignation as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha as he has filed nomination papers to contest the post of president of his party. Kharge resigned in line with the party’s Udaipur declaration of ‘One Leader One Post’ of the […]
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3 more MPs suspended from Rajya Sabha for this week
Three more MPS, two from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and one Independent, were on Thursday suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remainder of this week on charges of disrupting the proceedings of the House. Those suspended from the House are AAP MP Sushil Kumar Gupta and Sandeep Kumar Pathak […]
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Philanthropist Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade to take oath as Rajya Sabha member today
Renowned philanthropist and administrator of the Dharmasthala temple in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade, is likely to take oath as Rajya Sabha MP later in the day on Thursday. Heggade was nominated to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month. His nomination came alongside that of three other eminent personalities […]
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PT Usha to take oath as Rajya Sabha MP today
Renowned former athlete PT Usha will take oath as Rajya Sabha MP on Tuesday. PT Usha (from Kerala) and legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja (from Tamil Nadu) could not be present in the Rajya Sabha on Monday for oath-taking due to some reasons. Born in a small village in Kozhikode district in Kerala, PT Usha is one of India’s most […]
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Harbhajan Singh, Misa Bharti, Rajeev Shukla among 28 MPs take oath in Rajya Sabha
Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh, Misa Bharti, daughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, and BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Monday took oath alongwith nearly 25 other leaders as Rajya Sabha members. Others included A Rao Meena, Vijay Sai Reddy, Kheeru Mahto, Shambhala Saran Patel, Ranjeet Ranjan, Maharashtra Majhi, Aditya Prasad, Praful […]
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Centre to table bill to amend weapons of mass destruction Bill today in Rajya Sabha
The Monsoon session of Parliament began on Monday and the Central government is slated to move a Bill in the Rajya Sabha later in the day to amend the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005. The Bill named as Weapons of Mass […]
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Manoj Jha to bring private members bill in Rajya Sabha against hate speeches
Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha will introduce a private members bill in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament to curb hate crimes and hate speeches. As per the information available with the Rajya Sabha, Jha will introduce the bill in the first week of the session on Friday, a day when private members’ business […]
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Four new members nominated to Rajya Sabha have received national, global recognition
Centre on Wednesday nominated four new members to Rajya Sabha who represent various South Indian states including PT Usha, Ilaiyaraaja, Veerendra Heggade, KV Vijayendra Prasad, said a press release. The four nominated members include a woman, a Dalit, and a member of a religious minority (Jain community), added a statement. Born in […]