Rajya Sabha bids farewell to 72 retiring MPs; PM Narendra Modi tells them to 'inspire coming generations'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the retiring 72 Rajya Sabha MPs to take their experience across the country.
Mar 31, 2022, 21:04 PM IST
Need for uniform financial assistance policy across states for displaced Kashmiri Pandits: Congress MP in Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Wednesday sought a uniform financial assistance policy across states for displaced Kashmiri Pandits.
Mar 30, 2022, 18:25 PM IST
India got 65% more FDI during Modi regime than 10 years of UPA rule: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The FDI inflow in 2020-21 was USD 81.72 billion compared to USD 74.9 billion in the preceding financial year.
Mar 29, 2022, 17:13 PM IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah to introduce Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in Parliament today
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 is aimed at authorising the police for taking measurements of convicts and other persons for the purposes of identification and investigation in criminal matters and to preserve records.
Mar 28, 2022, 07:51 AM IST
Efforts on to conduct Winter Session in new Parliament building: Govt
Kaushal Kishore, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, told IANS that efforts are on to conduct the Winter Session of Parliament in the new building this year.
Mar 24, 2022, 21:30 PM IST
Breaking News: AAP announces several names for Rajya Sabha from Punjab
From Punjab, AAP has announced several names for the Rajya Sabha. Cricketer Harbhajan Singh's name announced for Rajya Sabha.
Mar 21, 2022, 12:06 PM IST
AAP to nominate Harbhajan Singh, Raghav Chadha, IIT-Delhi professor Dr Sandeep Pathak to Rajya Sabha from Punjab: Sources
Arvind Kejriwal’s party sees Harbhajan Singh as a “youth icon” and a well-known name in the country. The party thinks he is a good candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat, the sources said.
Mar 21, 2022, 11:02 AM IST
Suspense over on scrapping NPS and bringing Central govt employees under Old Pension Scheme --Know what govt said
Karad in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha said that there is no proposal under consideration for scrapping the National Pension System and reverting all officials of the Central government under the Old Pension Scheme.
Mar 17, 2022, 15:33 PM IST
India gives highest priority to safety of its weapon system: Rajnath Singh on accidental firing of missile
Giving a statement in Rajya Sabha, the Union Defence Minister said that India's missile system is highly safe and secure.
Mar 15, 2022, 12:30 PM IST
Budget session of Parliament to resume today, Opposition set to raise issues of inflation, unemployment
As the Covid-19 situation has improved in the recent weeks, both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will have simultaneous sittings from 11 am.
Mar 14, 2022, 06:21 AM IST
Second part of Parliament's Budget Session to begin today
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar is likely to make a statement on ‘Operation Ganga’, which was launched to evacuate Indians stuck in Ukraine.
Mar 13, 2022, 23:16 PM IST
Why Congress may lose 'leader of opposition status' in Rajya Sabha, read here
The number of Congress MPs in the upper house is likely to be close to the minimum strength required to maintain the Leader of the Opposition status.
Mar 11, 2022, 15:01 PM IST
Elections to 13 Rajya Sabha seats across 6 states to be held on March 31: EC
Prominent among the members who are retiring are Antony (Kerala), Sharma (Himachal Pradesh), and Pratap Singh Bajwa and Naresh Gujral (Punjab). While former defence minister Antony, Deputy Leader of Congress in Rajya Sabha Sharma and Bajwa are from the Congress, Gujaral is from the Shiromani Akali Dal.
Mar 07, 2022, 15:19 PM IST
How Assembly polls will impact Presidential and Rajya Sabha election
The President is indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the Assemblies. The electoral colleges comprise 776 MPs of both the Houses and 4,120 MLAs of all the states and UTs.
Feb 20, 2022, 10:51 AM IST
Wanted to undertake public expenditure in building infra for modern India, says FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that in order to attain growth, the government wanted to undertake public expenditure in building infrastructure for a modern India.
Feb 11, 2022, 12:29 PM IST
Budget announcement on Rs 7.5 lakh crore spending will create jobs: FM Sitharaman
Replying to the general discussion on Union Budget 2022-23 in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said job creation is not limited to 60 lakh jobs from productivity linked incentive plan for 14 sectors.
Feb 11, 2022, 11:37 AM IST
'When India completes 100 years of independence...': PM Modi's top 10 quotes in RS today
"Govt focussed on infra projects to help generate employment opportunities during Corona times," said PM Modi in Rajya Sabha.
Feb 08, 2022, 16:02 PM IST
PM Modi Live: PM Modi Live from Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is replying in the Rajya Sabha on the President's address. During this, PM Modi said that his government has made many efforts to give a new direction to the country. Which has yielded positive results.
Feb 08, 2022, 15:28 PM IST
Congress stages a walkout from Rajya Sabha over PM Narendra Modi's speech
"We've walked out of the PM speech on Motion of Thanks because instead of speaking on President's Address, he accused Congress," said Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha.
Feb 08, 2022, 13:34 PM IST
India only big economy experiencing high growth, medium inflation: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha
The Prime Minister stated that India is leading the world's largest vaccination drive with 'Make In India' vaccines, for both Indians and its neighbours, and is setting an example for the world.
Feb 08, 2022, 11:52 AM IST
