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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

With the support of other smaller parties, the government is confident of easy passage of the bill.

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.

3 July 2019 10:04 AM IST

Yogi also accused Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh of not supporting Hindus and instead standing by the rioters in Muzzaffarnagar. (Image: ANI)

Unconstitutional': Union minister criticises UP govt's move to expand...

Thawar Chand Gehlot, said that including OBC castes in the list of SCs is the exclusive domain of Parliament.

3 July 2019 9:33 AM IST

The Modi government has done a lot which is not in national interest. Now it has crossed the limit and time is coming to change it, said former prime minister Manmohan Singh. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Congress all set to send Manmohan Singh to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met former Prime Minister at his residence in New Delhi on Monday after meeting party...

2 July 2019 9:07 PM IST

'Thank you': PM Modi tweets on bipartisan support to J&K bills in...

Modi hailed Amit Shah's speech on issues pertaining to J&K in both Houses of Parliament by calling it 'comprehensive and...

2 July 2019 10:52 AM IST

With the support of other smaller parties, the government is confident of easy passage of the bill.

Rajya Sabha set to discuss poll reforms

Government likey to focus on One Nation One Poll'.

2 July 2019 1:53 AM IST