GST across the political landscapeMarring the government's celebrations at Parliament was the silent protest by Rajya Sabha MP Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu at Gandhi statue.
01 Jul, 2017, 01.48 AM IST
Government mulls health insurance cover for weavers under ESICThe medical care under the ESI scheme entails primary, secondary and tertiary medical care with no cap on individual expenditure.
02 Apr, 2017, 01.48 PM IST
Bill to declare countries as 'sponsor of terrorism' withdrawnThe 'Declaration of Countries as Sponsor of Terrorism Bill', moved by Independent member Rajeev Chandrashekhar, got support from several me...
10 Mar, 2017, 06.49 PM IST
MP moves 'State sponsor of terror' bill in Rajya SabhaWhile moving for consideration 'The Declaration of Countries as Sponsor of Terrorism Bill, 2016', Independent member Rajeev Chandrasekhar s...
03 Feb, 2017, 06.56 PM IST
Government not in favour of abolishing death penalty: Kiren RijijuIndia has its own basis of formulating laws and it has to respect the "sentiments of the people", Rijiju added.
29 Jul, 2016, 08.17 PM IST
Rajya Sabha sees thin attendance during Uttarakhand trust voteThough the House functioned normally, there were very few members in both the treasury as well the opposition benches.
10 May, 2016, 03.57 PM IST
Smriti Irani rejects demand for waiving off punishment to studentsSmriti Irani today rejected a demand for waiving off rustication and other punishments meted out to students in universities, terming it a ...
06 May, 2016, 07.32 PM IST
Actress Rekha lays seige on Congress's 'war room' at 15 Gurudwara Rakabganj RoadCongress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala said he was not aware of the allotment and that the party will do whatever necessary in accordan...
17 Mar, 2016, 05.29 AM IST
National Herald case: Congress disrupts Rajya Sabha for fourth daySeveral Congress members trooped into the Well of the House shouting anti-government slogans like "Modi teri tanashahi nahi chalegi, nahi c...
11 Dec, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
Demand for separate High Court for Telangana sees TRS-Congress clash in Rajya SabhaK Keshav Rao (TRS) demanded the creation of a separate Telangana HC while pointing to the gap in the number of judges from Andhra and Telan...
10 Mar, 2015, 05.18 PM IST
No more languages to be declared Official LanguageThe government is not inclined to declare any more language as an Official Language under the Constitution as it would have "repercussions"...
19 Dec, 2014, 10.44 PM IST
Comment about Rahul Gandhi triggers uproar in Rajya SabhaA comment by a Minister about Rahul Gandhi in Rajya Sabha today triggered uproar briefly with Congress members objecting to mentioning his ...
28 Nov, 2014, 04.58 PM IST
Ashok Chavan elected to the Executive Committee of the Congress PartyT Subbarami Reddy was elected Treasurer in the election to the Congress Parliamentary Party, Returning Officer Janardan Dwivedi announced.
21 Jul, 2014, 08.31 PM IST
Difference in Congress over Polavaram issue comes to foreEarlier, Ramesh's speech in Rajya Sabha was repeatedly interrupted by other MPs including his party colleagues from Telangana.
14 Jul, 2014, 10.06 PM IST
Congress seeks to take credit for Polavaram billCong today sought to take credit for the bill on Polavaram project and appreciated the current government for taking it forward as it is.
14 Jul, 2014, 06.10 PM IST
Rajya Sabha members alloted to Telangana, Andhra PradeshThe First Schedule of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act states that 18 members of the Upper House will be divided between the residual ...
30 May, 2014, 07.46 PM IST
MPs question SAIL CMD CS Verma's appointment as NMDC chief over massive shortage of iron oreA storm is brewing over CS Verma, chairman of SAIL, India's largest steelmaker, holding concurrent charge of NMDC, the nation's largest iro...
20 Nov, 2012, 06.02 AM IST