The tenure of Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu was marked by low productivity of the House to start with and a recovery later, said officials on Saturday. Out of the 13 full sessions he presided over till the Budget session this year, the productivity of the first five sessions […]
Venkaiah Naidu urges RS members to work together to take India to new heights
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday appealed to all the members of the House to give their best performance to make this Parliament Monsoon Session a memorable one and to ensure to work together for the next 25 years of ‘Amrit Kaal’ to take India to new heights […]
Venkaiah Naidu administers oath to five newly-elected Rajya Sabha MPs
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday administered the oath of office to five newly elected Members of Rajya Sabha from the States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha in the Rajya Sabha chamber in the Parliament House. Those who took oath are Niranjan Reddy Sirgapoor and Ryaga Krishnaiah (both of YSRCP) from Andhra Pradesh, Damodar Rao Divakonda and […]
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu emplanes for 3-nation visit to Gabon, Senegal and Qatar
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Monday emplaned for his visit to Gabon, Senegal and Qatar, the first visit from India at the level of Vice President to all three countries. Naidu is accompanied by a high-level delegation including Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar and […]
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu calls for protecting, promoting Indian musical tradition
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday stressed the need to protect Indian culture and heritage, particularly the Indian musical tradition, by popularizing it among the younger generations. Noting that Indian music has ancient origins and was used to transmit knowledge in the olden days, Naidu said, “music indeed has […]
Venkaiah Naidu disappointed over stalemate on suspension issue; calls for discipline, decorum in House
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday expressed disappointment over the lack of progress in resolving the stalemate on the issue of suspension of 12 members of the House that was effected on the first day of the ongoing Winter Session. He expressed disappointment over noisy scenes in the House during […]
Collective efforts required to achieve target of TB free India by 2025: Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said collective efforts from all are needed to achieve the target of a Tuberculosis (TB) free India by 2025. The Vice President, who chaired a sensitisation programme for Members of Parliament on Tuberculosis along with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, said TB is one of the unfinished items […]
Venkaiah Naidu calls meeting of RS floor leaders today ahead of Parliament monsoon session
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has called a meeting of all floor leaders of the Upper house at his residence on Saturday, ahead of the Monsoon session of the Parliament from July 19. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as the Leader of House in the Rajya […]
Venkaiah Naidu urges RS members to be present in House
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday appealed to members to be present in the House, observe debates, and enrich their knowledge. “An in-depth and analytical understanding of each issue makes a real difference in debates. This is possible only through the study of books and journals from time to time. The […]
Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates Pediatric Rare Genetic Disorders Laboratory in Hyderabad
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the ‘Pediatric Rare Genetic Disorders Laboratory’ on the Silver Jubilee of the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion the Vice President said that the CDFD is a unique institution. “Abnormal increase in crime rate has been the major problem in […]
Enable children to learn languages without ignoring mother tongue, says Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said children should be enabled to learn as many languages as possible without neglecting or ignoring their mother tongue. Speaking at the 30 Years of the ‘Convention on the Rights of the Child’ (CRC), he also called for special focus on mother tongue. […]
Theatre, art should be part of school curriculum, says Venkaiah Naidu
Theatre and art should be a part of the school curriculum, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday and urged the HRD Ministry to take up the task. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme-DHRUV, he said India needs a scientific renaissance and cultural revitalization […]