RAJYA SABHA

Judicial system has failed us: Margaret Alva on CAA

Congress veteran Margaret Alva said that identity is being associated with religion. "We have been told that certain people are welcome and...

Gujarat MLAs’ angst against Vijay Rupani govt worry for BJP

After Savli MLA Ketan Inamdar was pacified by the state party president Jitu Vaghani, it was the turn of the Waghodiya legislator Madhu Shr...

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha chairs were requested not to refer RTI Bill to panels

Government has now made public the file notings which show its move on ‘expediting passage’ of RTI bill.

World's most important human rights law: Roopa Ganguly on CAA

"In no way, the CAA will have any adverse impact on Indian citizens. Opposition parties are spreading lies and misleading people for narrow...

Worker becoming president is speciality of BJP: JP Nadda

BJP's newly-elected president JP Nadda on Monday said it is only possible in BJP that a worker like him, coming from a village in Himachal ...

Nadda, an affable but firm leader

Former environment, health and law minister from Himachal Pradesh, which has just four of the Lok Sabha's 543 seats, Nadda has tried to car...

Anti-Defection Law: Supreme Court for tribunal on lawmakers' disqualification

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Parliament to ponder over the power of the Speaker in deciding petitions seeking disqualification of law...

Delhi polls: Cong releases 3rd list of five candidates, fields former MP Parvez Hashmi from Okhla

Former Congress MLA Mukesh Sharma is the party's nominee from the Vikaspuri seat.

NPF Rajya Sabha member KG Kenye suspended for voting in favour of CAA

Party president Shurhozelie Liezietsu stated that disciplinary action committee (DAC) of NPF thoroughly examined Kenye’s reply to the show-...

Rajya Sabha Panel submits report on tackling child porn, recommendations could include changes in POCSO Act

The panel may want the POSCO Act to consider as an offence the act of “advocating or counselling sexual activity” to a minor, and may want ...

People don’t take Congress seriously, BJP has no credibility: Gopal Rai

AAP convenor Gopal Rai, who holds multiple portfolios in the state, is fighting elections from Babarpur.

'HumWapasAayenge': Kashmiri Pandits' tweets pledge to return home

On January 19, 1990, lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave their homes in the Valley following a genocidal campaign launched by th...

New parliament plan: Twin-sharing seat, many aisles

At present, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha chambers have longer rows. In the new chambers planned, a third person could be accommodated in c...

Budget Session of Parliament to commence on January 31

"The President has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on Friday, January 31, 2020, at New Delhi. Subject to exigencies of business, the Sessi...

73 Rajya Sabha seats to see election this year, maximum held by BJP

A close analysis of the data reveals that the BJP, which was moving towards the majority mark in the Rajya Sabha with steady movement of op...

Did underworld fund Congress? Devendra Fadnavis on Sanjay Raut's remark over ex-PM Indira Gandhi

"Sanjay Raut has made a major expos about late PM Indira Gandhi. Why was she visiting Mumbai and whether the Congress was funded by the und...

Process of formation of new political alternative in Assam will be intensified after February: AASU

In the wake of anti CAA protest there were suggestions from different quarters urging AASU to explore the possibility of alternative politi...