Rajya Sabha
Sonia Gandhi, Ashwini Vaishnaw take oath as Rajya Sabha members
Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar administered the oath to them in the new Parliament house building
Anita Anand | Lessons to learn from Bhutan on what not to do in Lakshadweep
Three deputy ministers in Maldives heard this as putting down the exotic and pristine offerings of their country and posted on social media
AA Edit | Why suspend MPs? Come clean on security breach
A security breach in the Lok Sabha is an issue in and of itself, one that the government itself calls a “grave national concern”
RS Passes Bill to Regulate Appointments, Service Terms of CEC, ECs
The bill seeks to replace the 1991 Act, which did not have a clause related to the appointment of the CEC and other ECs
RS unites to clear women’s quota bill
All members of Upper House vote in favour
Aakar Patel | What will special session take up? No one knows, not even the Cabinet…
The Winter Session will begin in November, so it is not as if there is no other time for Parliament to meet. Why again this month?
Manish Tewari | Revive democracy, codify parliamentary privileges
The history of parliamentary privileges can be traced back to the Privileges of Parliament Act passed in 1512.
AA Edit | Govt, Opp. must both ensure Parliament functions
“Only apology, no reply” seems to be the BJP’s demand
AA Edit | V-P's attack on Constitution's basic structure is regrettable
If the government is serious about ending the logjam, it must engage the apex court in a creative manner instead of playing at proxy wars
Private member bill on National Judicial Commission Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha
The bill proposes for the presentation of an address by Parliament to the President in relation to a proceeding for the removal of a judge