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Participating in the debate on the Budget, the former finance minister said the countrys 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 July 2019 3:53 PM IST

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has a majority of 353 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha. (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 July 2019 1:24 PM IST

The delegation requested Indian High Commissioner to the UK to convey their concerns to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee. (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.

8 July 2019 9:30 PM IST

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...

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

8 July 2019 1:38 PM IST

The two TMC leaders reportedly threw shells at the protesters. Dozens of locals have been injured in the incident. (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.

8 July 2019 10:32 AM IST

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'...

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

6 July 2019 12:27 PM IST

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.

5 July 2019 11:32 AM IST

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...

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

5 July 2019 10:35 AM IST

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

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.

3 July 2019 9:12 PM IST

Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Derek OBrien said BJP is trying to justify the act and vandalism was done was hired goons. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Opposition parties reject simultaneous polls, demand ballot paper back

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

3 July 2019 8:39 PM IST

The government on Monday said it will still want to see if IndiGo bids for Air India.

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

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

3 July 2019 7:28 PM IST

I appeal to all doctors to resume work as thousands of people are awaiting medical treatment, Mamata said. (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...

3 July 2019 3:19 PM IST