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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. (Photo: PTI)

Rajya Sabha adjourned for day, passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code...

The chair called Amar Patnaik (BJD) to initiate the debate on the bill

3 Aug 2021 4:05 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with leaders of Opposition Parties during a protest march on the issue of Pegasus spyware, in New Delhi. (Photo:PTI)

Rahul invites Opposition MPS to discuss Parliament strategy

The meeting will be in line with Mr Gandhi's recent efforts to mobilise the Opposition on the Pegasus row

3 Aug 2021 7:03 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)

Dilip Cherian | A big win for Rajya Sabha cadre officers

Parasaram P.K. Ramacharyulu is the first officer of the RS cadre to be appointed as the Secretary-General of the upper...

15 Sept 2021 3:16 AM IST

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut leaves after being produced at a court, in Mumbai, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Raut was on Wednesday granted bail in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the redevelopment of Patra Chawl. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Raut case exposes gross abuse of powers by ED

The ED is endowed with vast powers most other investigating agencies do not enjoy

12 Nov 2022 12:10 AM IST

n early morning pedestrian is silhouetted against sunrise as he walks through the U.S. Flags on the National Mall and past the US Capitol Building in Washington Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, one day before the midterm election will determine the control of the US Congress. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Dems defy midterms' rout: Ties with India won't be hit

For India, the change of balance in the US Congress, total or partial, is unlikely to impact relations with the United...

10 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

24 Opposition MPs 20 from the Rajya Sabha and four from the Lok Sabha have been suspended from the ongoing session of Parliament for their alleged unruly behaviour and creating a ruckus in Parliament. (Sansad TV/PTI Photo)

Private member bill on National Judicial Commission Bill introduced in...

The bill proposes for the presentation of an address by Parliament to the President in relation to a proceeding for the...

9 Dec 2022 11:40 PM IST

Members in the Lok Sabha during Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Sansad TV/PTI Photo)

GST hike sets off ruckus in Lok Sabha

Protests in Lok Sabha over new GST rates, Speaker chides MPs

20 July 2022 1:46 AM IST

Suspended MPs Manickam Tagore, V.K. Sreekandan, Derek OBrien, T.N. Prathapan, Hibi Eden and others stage a protest during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Why suspend MPs? Come clean on security breach

A security breach in the Lok Sabha is an issue in and of itself, one that the government itself calls a grave national...

18 Dec 2023 2:04 AM IST

The bill that was introduced in the Upper House on August 10 seeks to replace the 1991 Act, which did not have a clause related to the appointment of the CEC and other ECs. (PTI)

RS Passes Bill to Regulate Appointments, Service Terms of CEC, ECs

The bill seeks to replace the 1991 Act, which did not have a clause related to the appointment of the CEC and other ECs

13 Dec 2023 1:53 AM IST

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar (PTI file photo)

AA Edit | V-P's attack on Constitution's basic structure is...

If the government is serious about ending the logjam, it must engage the apex court in a creative manner instead of...

13 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

Members in the Lok Sabha during Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Sansad TV/PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Govt, Opp. must both ensure Parliament functions

Only apology, no reply seems to be the BJP's demand

23 March 2023 12:10 AM IST

Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Manish Tewari | Revive democracy, codify parliamentary privileges

The history of parliamentary privileges can be traced back to the Privileges of Parliament Act passed in 1512.

27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST