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Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo PTI)

TMC vs SP-AAP: Opposition divided on Rajya Sabha floor strategy

Members of the Aam Aadmi Party too were in the Well, apparently over the sealing of commercial establishments in Delhi.

6 Feb 2018 1:29 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah

Amit Shah targets Congress in his maiden Rajya Sabha speech

Last month the PM had said that his government had emphasised self-employment and job creation.

6 Feb 2018 1:29 AM IST

The government is not only polarising the country, but also dividing parties in the opposition and intimidating them by using the CBI and the ED, the senior Congress leader said. (Photo: Rajya Sabha TV)

BJP ruining democracy by fear psychosis: Ghulam Nabi Azad in RS

Azad alleged that opposition party leaders were being treated as 'potential terrorists' and their phones were being...

5 Feb 2018 7:24 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah also pitched for simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha elections, besides touching upon a host of measures taken by the government. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Selling 'pakodas' self-employment, not begging: Amit Shah slams Cong

Amit Shah also lashed out at the Congress for its opposition to the GST and for dubbing it as 'Gabbar Singh Tax'.

5 Feb 2018 4:11 PM IST

Meanwhile, Congress MP Rajni Patil gave zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and Assembly. (Photo: ANI)

RS adjourned till 2 pm over Noida fake encounter, other issues

Members of the Aam Aadmi Party AAP too were in the Well, apparently raising the issue of sealing of commercial...

5 Feb 2018 12:13 PM IST

The newly-elected members of Aam Aadmi Party too were seen raising slogans in the well of the house, along with the SP members, against a sealing drive in the national capital. (Photo: PTI)

Rajya Sabha forcefully adjourned over communal clashes at Kasganj

Referring to the Kasganj issue, Kurien again asked the party to give a notice on the issue.

2 Feb 2018 1:55 PM IST

The judgement speaks for itself, says former prime minister Manmohan Singh. (Photo: PTI)

Going public to cost Opposition CJI impeachment?

The motion, incidentally, has not yet been admitted and the ball is now in the court of Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah...

22 April 2018 1:48 AM IST

The voting for 25 Rajya Sabha seats was held across six states including Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. (Photo: ANI)

FM Arun Jaitley takes oath for fresh Rajya Sabha term

Jaitley contested the election with eight other BJP leaders from Uttar Pradesh, all of whom emerged victorious.

15 April 2018 12:29 PM IST

Congress chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala (Photo: PTI)

Modi's fast a farce, should apologise to youth, Dalits: Cong

Randeep Surjewala of Congress also said the BJP-led central government should be blamed for the Parliament washout.

11 April 2018 9:56 AM IST

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo: PTI)

Venkiah Naidu corrects Rajya Sabha records over anti-corruption bill

Correcting the record, Naidu said the Bill to amend the anti-corruption law was the one reported by the Select Committee...

5 April 2018 1:59 PM IST

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo PTI)

Don't fear grammatical mistakes: Venkaiah Naidu urges MPs to speak in...

Naidu urged RS members from non-Hindi speaking areas to speak in Hindi if they chose to do so, without fear of making...

4 April 2018 12:49 PM IST

Public sector banks (PSBs) wrote off Rs 2.41 lakh crore worth of loans between April 2014 and September 2017, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

PSBs wrote off Rs 2.41 lakh crore loans in over 3 years

The Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

3 April 2018 7:42 PM IST