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The current regime has a brute majority in the Lok Sabha and a managed one in the Rajya Sabha. (Twitter)

Winter session: Rajya Sabha shows signs of return to normal...

The last time it happened was on February 7, 2020, during the Budget session, the 251st session of the House

5 Dec 2021 2:13 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha, during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

Rajya Sabha adjourned briefly amid Opposition uproar over Insurance...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved a bill in the Upper House to consider for further amendment of the Insurance...

18 March 2021 3:52 PM IST

Parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 19, 2021. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day amid opposition's...

Deputy Leader of the House, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, said that the Union information technology (IT) minister has already...

23 July 2021 4:04 PM IST

Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw seapks on Pegasus in Parliament. (ANI)

Pegasus rocks Parliament for second day as Opposition starts furore

The Opposition also demanded the sacking of the Union home minister Amit Shah

21 July 2021 7:06 AM IST

Parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 19, 2021. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

Houses erupt over snooping, government denies any surveillance

Opposition parties did not accept the response and have demanded an independent investigation into the allegations of...

20 July 2021 7:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 19, 2021. (LSTV/PTI Photo)

Introduction of ministers halted, PM Modi slams Opposition 'mentality'

As the Opposition members continued their uproar, Mr Modi laid the list of the newly inducted ministers on the table of...

20 July 2021 7:06 AM IST

Union minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi appointed Deputy Leader of House in Rajya Sabha

The position fell vacant after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was elevated as the Leader of the House in...

19 July 2021 5:46 PM IST

Those parties for whom Indians voted but are not part of government are treated with disdain, as if their voters are irrelevant. Representational Image. (AP)

Aakar Patel | What India will we leave for future generations? Some...

The people are useful for the State as they give it legitimacy, but they are also seen as a nuisance that gets in the...

17 Aug 2021 2:52 AM IST

Minister of state for defence Ajay Bhatt. (Photo: PTI)

No deal with NSO, Pegasus: Ministry of Defence

Defence ministry said in Parliament it had not done any transaction

10 Aug 2021 11:13 AM IST

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, August 3, 2021. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

'Obdurate' govt behind logjam in Houses: Opposition

6 TMC MPs suspended for the day in Rajya Sabha for placards' protest

5 Aug 2021 1:39 AM IST

Parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 19, 2021. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

Rajya Sabha passes Limited Liability Partnership Amendment Bill

Amid the uproar, Sitharaman made a brief reply following which the amendment bill was passed with voice vote

4 Aug 2021 3:29 PM IST

Zydus Cadila launched the cheapest generic version of Gilead Sciences antiviral drug remdesivir in India. (Photo- Twitter)

India's Remdesivir prod'n capacity rises to 122.49 lakh vials per...

The MoHFW has also supplied around 29 lakh Remdesivir vials free of cost to states and UTs

3 Aug 2021 4:07 PM IST