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Party supporters pay their last respect to DMK chief M Karunanidhi at Rajaji Hall, in Chennai on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

In a first, Parl adjourns to pay tribute to Karunanidhi who was never...

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day today after paying obituary to DMK chief M Karunanidhi who passed...

8 Aug 2018 12:08 PM IST

B K Hariprasad of Congress is partys candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson, said sources. (Photo: ANI)

BK Hariprasad to be Congress candidate for RS Dy Chairperson post

The elections will be held on the second last day of the monsoon session of Parliament, on August 9.

8 Aug 2018 10:23 AM IST

Vandana Chavan is a former Mayor of Pune. (Photo: Vandana Chavan | Facebook)

Congress MP to be Opposition pick for deputy RS chair

Current strength of the Rajya Sabha is 244 and support of 123 members will be needed for a win in case of an election,...

8 Aug 2018 2:10 AM IST

M Venkaiah Naidu

Thin attendance in RS irks M Venkaiah Naidu

Yesterday, we passed a historic bill unanimously,â€ Mr Naidu said and went on to make his point.

8 Aug 2018 2:08 AM IST

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo PTI)

Venkaiah Naidu rebukes Rajya Sabha members for poor attendance

Venkaiah Naidu said it would be a 'sad commentary' on the functioning of the Rajya Sabha if someone was to take note of...

7 Aug 2018 4:35 PM IST

Union minister Piyush Goyal borrowed the phrase to hit back at the Congress chief for a tweet targeting him over corruption allegations. (Photo: File)

Prices of food items have consistently come down, says Goyal

Food inflation in June 2018 was just 2.9 per cent, he said.

7 Aug 2018 3:08 PM IST

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan (Photo: PTI)

Pollution level is better in last 2 years: Centre

He said the government planed to spend a significant amount of money on the National Clean Air Programme involving 102...

7 Aug 2018 4:42 AM IST

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

Bill to grant constitutional status to OBC panel passed

PM Modi says it will empower OBCs across the country.

7 Aug 2018 1:15 AM IST

Transport minister Nitin Gadkari speaks in the Lok Sabha.

Earliest passage of Motor Vehicles Bill is crucial to saving thousands...

More than 1.3 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes and around 50 million are severely...

7 Aug 2018 12:10 AM IST

The bill, passed by Lok Sabha on March 15, was passed by the Rajya Sabha after Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu held a meeting of leaders of Opposition parties, who had been protesting on various issues, resulting in adjournment of the Upper House. (Photo: File)

Parliament passes bill to grant constitutional status to OBC...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah termed as 'historic' the passage of the bill.

6 Aug 2018 9:01 PM IST

Vice president and Rajya Sabh chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Monday rejected the Congress-led opposition parties notice to impeach CJI Dipak Misra. (Photo: File/AP)

Election for Rajya Sabha's deputy chairman to be held on Aug 9

The post has been lying vacant since June this year after PJ Kurien's retirement, who was elected to RS on Congress...

6 Aug 2018 2:00 PM IST

NRC authorities said there was no legacy data of the former CM available with them and as such it was not possible for them to ascertain whether she and her family members had applied for inclusion of their names in the draft NRC. (Photo: PTI)

Assam's lone woman chief minister's name missing from NRC list

Syeda Anwara Taimur had headed Assam govt from December 1980 to June 1981. She has been living in Australia with her son...

4 Aug 2018 11:33 AM IST