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Rajya Sabha in session, Congress leaders away from UP poll scene

All these leaders are required to play a key role in the party's campaign but their absence has demoralising the cadres,...

8 Dec 2016 4:15 AM IST

Cho Ramaswamy with PM Narendra Modi in 2008. (Photo: PTI )

Cho Ramaswamy: An outspoken satirist, who stressed on dialogue

Cho was known more as a popular comedian, actor and playwright than as lawyer.

8 Dec 2016 1:43 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during BJP parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Modi asks BJP MPs to promote cashless transactions

The BJP Parliamentary Party also passed a resolution condemning Opposition parties as it accused them of 'shifting goal...

7 Dec 2016 12:35 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

PM ready to speak in Parliament on note ban: BJP

The BJP also passed a party resolution claiming that the people of the country had welcomed the move to demonetise old...

7 Dec 2016 11:18 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee presents gifts to monks of Dr Ambedkar Foundation on the occasion of Mahaparinirvan Diwas at Parliament House Lawns, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

President Pranab Mukherjee flies to Chennai despite jet snag

Mr Yadav said that Ms Jayalalithaa knew several languages.

7 Dec 2016 5:05 AM IST

Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. (PTI)

Jayalaithaa could be explosive at times, says R Ramakrishnan

Ramakrishnan did not wish to reveal any more details about her life than to say that she lived it fully.

6 Dec 2016 5:46 AM IST

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Din in Parliament hits disability bill

Four years later, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, was tabled in the Rajya Sabha.

6 Dec 2016 4:16 AM IST

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014. (Photo: AP/Representational)

RS passes Disabilities Bill; up to 2 years jail, Rs 5 lakh fine for...

The Bill stipulates two-year jail term and a maximum fine of Rs 5 lakh for discriminating against differently-abled...

14 Dec 2016 4:18 PM IST

Ghulam Nabi Azad

We didn't run away from discussion... We are ready, but where is the...

They did not visualise the horrors, which lay in store for the people of this country, says Ghulam Nabi Azad.

11 Dec 2016 12:57 AM IST

**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA SANSAD TV** New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts proceedings of the House during ongoing Parliament session. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Presiding officers' conduct leaves a lot to be desired

Chairman's Alleged Bias in Rajya Sabha Undermines Opposition Voices, Raises Concerns Over Legislative Oversight

8 July 2024 12:39 AM IST