NEW DELHI,JULY 24: Reiterating its demand for a comprehensive statement by Prime Minister Modi on the Manipur crisis, the Congress on Monday termed Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in the Lok Sabha expressing his willingness for a discussion on Manipur as a “desperate bid to manage headlines”. Amit Shah had earlier said that the government […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MARCH 27: Amid Congress leader Rahul Gandhi upping the ante on “offshore companies linked to the Adani group”, the government told the Rajya Sabha that data or details regarding offshore shell companies owned by Indian citizens are not available and an offshore shell company is not defined in the Acts administered by the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MARCH 17: Congress leader K C Venugopal on Friday gave Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar a breach of privilege notice against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on why former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s family did not use his surname. The prime minister’s remarks were made during his reply to the motion […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, DEC 14: The entire opposition led by the Congress on Wednesday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the Chinese aggression on the border was disallowed. Leader of Opposition and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said the opposition parties wanted a debate to get full information […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, DEC 9: A controversial private member’s Bill that seeks to provide for a panel to prepare a Uniform Civil Code was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. ‘The Uniform Civil Code in India Bill, 2020’ was introduced in the Upper House amid protests from opposition parties. BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena moved […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, NOV 8: Former Union minister Prakash Javadekar and BJP MP CM Ramesh have been appointed as chairpersons of Rajya Sabha’s ethics and housing committees, respectively. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar reconstituted several committees and appointed their chairpersons, according to notifications issued by the Secretariat of the Upper House. BJD MP Sujeet Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JULY 23: The Rajya Sabha has reported productivity of 26.90 per cent in the first week of the ongoing monsoon session, officials said Saturday. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat said the upper house transacted business only for 1 hour and 16 minutes during the first three days of the week, while it improved to 5 […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JULY 8: Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal were among the 27 newly-elected members of Rajya Sabha who took oath as members of the Council of States on Friday. The members took the oath owing allegiance to the Constitution as required to commence their functioning as MPs, in the presence of Chairman M […]Continue Reading
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବର,୨୬/୫: ରାଜ୍ୟସଭା ଉପନିର୍ବାଚନ ଲାଗି ବିଧାନସଭା ପକ୍ଷରୁ ବିଧିବଦ୍ଧ ଭାବେ ଗୁରୁବାର ଦିନ ବିଜ୍ଞପ୍ତି ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଛି। ଆଜିଠାରୁ ନାମାଙ୍କନ ପତ୍ର ଦାଖଲ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଛି। ଜୁନ୍ ୨ ତାରିଖ ଯାଏଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀ ନିଜର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀପତ୍ର ଦାଖଲ କରିପାରିବେ। ଆବଶ୍ୟକସ୍ଥଳେ ଜୁନ୍ ୧୩ ତାରିଖରେ ଭୋଟିଂ ହେବ।ଉଲ୍ଲେଖଯୋଗ୍ୟ, ରାଜ୍ୟସଭା ସାଂସଦ ସୁବାସ ସିଂ ଇସ୍ତଫା ଦେବାପରେ ଖାଲି ପଡ଼ିଥିବା ରାଜ୍ୟସଭା ପଦ ପାଇଁ ଆସନ୍ତା ଜୁନ୍ ୧୩ତାରିଖରେ ଏହି ଉପନିର୍ବାଚନ ହେବ।ଆଗରୁ Continue Reading
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ୧୩/୫: ରାଜ୍ୟସଭା ଉପନିର୍ବାଚନ ପାଇଁ ବିଜ୍ଞପ୍ତି ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଛି । ସୁବାସ ସିଂହଙ୍କ ଇସ୍ତଫା ପରେ ଖାଲିପଡ଼ିଥିବା ଆସନ ପାଇଁ ଉପନିର୍ବାଚନ ହେବ । ଉପନିର୍ବାଚନ ପାଇଁ ମେ ୨୬ରୁ ଜୁନ୍ ୨ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନାମାଙ୍କନ ଦାଖଲ କରିବେ ଆଶାୟୀ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀ ।ଜୁନ୍ ୩ରେ ନାମାଙ୍କନ ଯାଞ୍ଚ କରାଯିବ । ୬ ତାରିଖ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ନାମାଙ୍କନ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟାହାର କରି ପାରିବେ ଆଶାୟୀ । ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ହେଲେ ଜୁନ୍ ୧୩ ତାରିଖରେ ଭୋଟ ଗ୍ରହଣ ହେବ ବୋଲି […]Continue Reading
