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Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo PTI)

RS MPs urge govt to pass women's quota bill in LS

CPI(M)'s Jharna Das Baidya said the BJP has absolute majority in Lok Sabha but has not got the women's reservation bill...

5 Jan 2019 12:45 AM IST

The Triple Talaq Bill has been passed in the absence of Congress and AIADMK lawmakers who staged a walkout minutes ahead of voting. (Representational Image | File)

Oppn foils govt move on triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha

Ghulam Nabi Azad accused the govt of breaking the tradition of sending bills to select committees for scrutiny before...

1 Jan 2019 1:47 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Churu, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Modi asks youth to question Rajya Sabha MPs over lack of House...

PM expressed concern over only 8 per cent productivity of Rajya Sabha in the last session where interim budget was...

27 Feb 2019 4:38 PM IST

Congress Party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said, It took a lot of time to lodge an FIR in the rape case of an eight-year-old girl in Mandsaur. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

If Congress comes to power at Centre, it will pass Women's Reservation...

Congress will pass Women's Reservation Bill in the first session of Parliament post party's win in 2019 Lok Sabha polls...

25 Feb 2019 2:40 PM IST

DMK Chief slams AIADMK-PMK pact, says alliance for monetary gain

Stalin pointed out that the AIADMK-PMK alliance had contested seven seats in the 2009 assembly elections and two in the...

19 Feb 2019 6:39 PM IST

The PMK will contest on six Lok Sabha seats and will be given one Rajya Sabha seat. (Photo:ANI)

LS polls: PMK will support AIADMK-BJP alliance in Tamil Nadu

The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) will support the AIADMK- BJP front in Tamil Nadu in the forthcoming general elections.

19 Feb 2019 12:41 PM IST

It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2, superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

Citizenship Bill is stalled in RS, Northeast erupts in joy

Under the Assam Accord, all illegal immigrants who have entered after 1971, irrespective of religion, have to be...

14 Feb 2019 2:02 AM IST

Members of both Houses attended the event where President Kovind unveiled the life-size portrait of the former prime minister. (Photo: Twitter | @rashtrapatibhvn)

'Vajpayee never had anger against opposition': Ghulam Nabi Azad

Speaking at a function to unveil a life-size portrait of Vajpayee, Azad said the former PM will always be remembered for...

13 Feb 2019 9:47 AM IST

Civil aviation minister Jayant Sinha with MPs Paresh Rawal and Parimal Nathwani during ongoing Budget Session of the Parliament in New Delhi. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

Rajya Sabha adjourned over faculty quota in universities

Naidu pointed out that the House is lagging behind and requested opposition members to let the House function.

8 Feb 2019 4:57 AM IST

Defending the banks in this issue, a senior official, however, claimed that the quick mortality rate on Mudra loans has come down drastically after strict norms issued by the RBI and the ministry of finance.(Representational image)

Over 15 cr Mudra loans sanctioned till January 25: Employment Minister

Under PMMY collateral free loans up to Rs 10 lakh are extended to MSME to set up or expand their business activities.

7 Feb 2019 11:00 AM IST

Hailing Supreme Court judgement on Sabarimala, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said it is a wonderful judgement that paves way to make Hinduism even more inclusive. (Photo: ANI)

45 NRI passports cancelled for abandoning wives: Maneka Gandhi

The government has cancelled passports of 45 non-resident Indians, or NRIs, for abandoning their wives.

4 March 2019 2:17 PM IST

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh delivers lecture on 70th Anniversary of our Independence-Strengthening the Roots of our Democracy during the Ist Prof. S.B. Rangnekar Memorial Oration at Punjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Congress may not nominate Manmohan Singh for another term in RS from...

Term of two RS members including Manmohan Singh to expire on June 14.

27 April 2019 4:57 PM IST