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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday urged Islamabad to release and repatriate him immediately. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

We will once again call upon Pak to release Kulbhushan Jadhav: Jaishankar in RS

The bench also ruled by 15 votes to 1 that Pakistan had violated India's rights to consular visits after Jadhav's arrest.

18 Jul 2019 11:38 AM

About 1.6 lakh cases of crimes against children are pending in 31 states and union territories. (Photo: Representational)

Govt to strengthen POCSO Act, set up fast track courts to clear pending cases: Reddy

A proposal will be moved for seeking cabinet approval to amend the two key laws in this regard.

17 Jul 2019 4:28 PM

To a query on tax fraud cases after the goods and services tax (GST) roll-out, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said 424 cases involving Rs 1,216 crore were detected between July-March period of 2017-18. (Representational Image)

Taxmen detect Rs 37,946 crore fraud in FY19

In 2018-19, 1,620 cases of fake invoicing were detected involving Rs 11,251.23 crore, and 154 persons were arrested.

16 Jul 2019 4:34 PM

Shekhar had met Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to inform that he was resigning voluntarily. (Photo: ANI)

Amid speculations of joining BJP, Neeraj Shekhar seen with party's senior leaders

With over a year left of his term as a Rajya Sabha member, Shekhar resigned as a lawmaker and Samajwadi Party member on Monday.

16 Jul 2019 2:12 PM

The BJP member said like GST, one nation one tax, there should be 'one nation, one electricity tariff'. (Photo: File)

There should be one nation, one electricity tariff says, Rajya Sabha BJP member

Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the House, Swait Malik of the BJP highlighted that power tariffs vary across states.

15 Jul 2019 5:23 PM

‘I raised the issue with Gadkari ji at a consultative committee meeting. Once I asked him to order an investigation in the matter,’ he said, adding that the illegal mining is being run by mafias in many coal fields including that in Jharia, Raniganj, Purulia and Bankura. (Photo: ANI)

Will raise issue in Parliament: Congress RS MP Pradeep on illegal coal mining in WB

He also questioned the Centre's role in combating the corrupt practice and said that no action was taken despite him raising the issue.

14 Jul 2019 4:45 PM

‘This, latest in a long line of coercion and intimidation of Jaising and Grover, is nothing short of a brute 'show of intimidation' as well as 'gross abuse of power',’ the letter read. (Photo: ANI)

Raids at senior advocates' premises nothing but 'gross abuse of power': Opposition to PM

The raids are being carried out in both Delhi and Mumbai in connection under violation of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).

11 Jul 2019 7:58 PM

Participating in the debate on the Budget, the former finance minister said the country's economy is weak and requires bold steps to take it forward on fast growth track, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take. (Photo: ANI)

'Economy is weak, needs bold, structural reforms,' says Chidambaram

He termed Sitharaman's speech as 'insipid' and said budget does not have any steps to propel investment and savings.

11 Jul 2019 3:53 PM

The Zero Hour refers to the time immediately following the Question Hour in both the Houses of Parliament. During this hour, parliamentarians can raise matters of importance without the mandatory ten-day advance notice. (Photo: File)

Opposition parties give notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha

Rule 267 was invoked to discuss the issues of 'defections being engineered to dislodge elected governments'.

10 Jul 2019 1:24 PM

Minister also contended that people like Bill Gates and Thomas Friedman appreciate Aadhaar. (Photo: File)

RS passes Aadhaar Bill, government says will bring data protection law

Minister said that the architecture of Aadhaar was not touched and just the concerned law was changed.

08 Jul 2019 9:30 PM

The Union Minister bagged 104 votes, while his Congress rival Gaurav Pandya got 70 votes. (Photo: RSTV)

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

On Friday, Jaishankar and party collegue Jugal Ji Thakor were declared winners in the by-polls conducted for two Rajya Sabha seats in state.

08 Jul 2019 1:38 PM

TMC lawmaker Manish Gupta has given Zero Hour notice in Upper House of Parliament over the government's proposal to link data of three crore students to Facebook. Another MP Dola Sen from TMC has given the notice in Rajya Sabha over the Centre's proposal to divest 42 public sector units. (Photo: File)

TMC MPs give Zero Hour notices in Rajya Sabha over Centre's proposals

The Zero Hour refers to the time immediately following the Question Hour in both the Houses of Parliament.

08 Jul 2019 10:32 AM

Expressing gratitude for having placed faith in him, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he was 'deeply honoured' to be elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. (Photo: ANI)

Jaishankar 'deeply honoured' to be elected to RS from 'vibrant' Gujarat

This comes a day after Gujarat CM claimed that BJP candidates Jaishankar and Jugal Ji Thakor have won Rajya Sabha election held on Friday.

06 Jul 2019 12:27 PM

Voting for the two seats will take place today as they were left vacant by Shah and Smriti Irani who were elected to the Lok Sabha and subsequently resigned from the Upper House. (Photo: ANI)

Congress MLAs leave for Gujarat's Gandhinagar for Rajya Sabha polls

The party had earlier planned to shift the legislators to Mount Abu in Rajasthan, but the plan was changed.

05 Jul 2019 11:32 AM

According to the election officials, three MLAs will not be able to cast their votes in the bypolls as they were disqualified for various reasons in the recent past. (Photo: ANI)

Bypolls for two Rajya Sabha seats underway in Gujarat; BJP fields EAM Jaishankar

Bypolls for the two seats from Gujarat were necessitated after Union ministers Amit Shah and Smriti Irani resigned as Rajya Sabha.

05 Jul 2019 10:35 AM

The question was raised during the Question Hour over the issue of alleged corruption in works carried out by the central public works department (CPWD) in houses allocated to members of Parliament. (Photo: Twitter)

BJP member raises in Rajya Sabha issue of corruption in CPWD works

They demanded to hold a probe to ascertain the quality of work done through random sampling.

03 Jul 2019 9:12 PM

'When the technology does not guarantee perfection then you need to question the technology. We want ballot papers,' Derek O'Brien said. (Photo: File)

Opposition parties reject simultaneous polls, demand ballot paper back

Opposition listed several issues in the present electoral system, including interruptions of international companies during polls.

03 Jul 2019 8:39 PM

In May this year, IndiGo maintained its lead position with 49 per cent share of the domestic passenger market, according to Indian aviation regulator DGCA. (Representational Image)

IndiGo employs around 50 pc of total foreign pilots working in India: Govt

As per governmant data total of 404 foreign pilots are working in India as of June 10 this year.

03 Jul 2019 7:28 PM

On July 26, last year, the state assembly had passed a resolution to change the name to 'Bangla' from West Bengal. (Photo: File)

Centre refuses to change West Bengal's name to Bangla

Nityanand Rai, MoS (Home), denied in the Rajya Sabha that Centre has cleared name 'Bangla' for West Bengal as proposed by the state govt.

03 Jul 2019 3:19 PM

The first Parliamentary Session of the 17th Lok Sabha which commenced on June 17 will culminate on July 26. (Photo: ANI)

MPs from Congress, SP give Zero Hour notices in Rajya Sabha

SP lawmaker Jaya Bachchan gave Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha in connection with the safety of women and children.

03 Jul 2019 10:04 AM

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