Search for Rajya Sabha TV head begins, Surya Prakash, Swapan Dasgupta on panelThe committee that will also have a senior bureaucrat as member will start advertising for the post soon and come up with a shortlist of pr...
21 Oct, 2017, 12.18 AM IST
BJP, Venkaiah Naidu dismiss Hamid Ansari's minority remarkPM Modi underlined that in contrast the last 10 years must have been different for Hamid Ansari as he had to go by the boundaries set by th...
11 Aug, 2017, 12.40 AM IST
India needs free, responsible media: Vice President Hamid AnsariThe comments by Ansari come against the backdrop of the recent raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) on the premises of NDTV co...
12 Jun, 2017, 08.01 PM IST
Inder Malhotra a stalwart of journalism: Narendra ModiMalhotra, who helmed a string of top publications and was an accomplished political commentator, passed away yesterday at the age of 86.
12 Jun, 2016, 12.10 PM IST
Rajya Sabha adjourned due to demise of sitting Congress memberRashtrapal was a member of upper house from Gujarat. He became member of Rajya Sabha in April 2006 and was re-elected in April 2012.
12 May, 2016, 12.35 PM IST
You smelt it right, Railways washes blankets every two monthsDefending Sinha’s statement, the railways said blankets cannot be washed every day, which is why an extra bed sheet is provided to cover it.
27 Feb, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
Taking Sino-India ties to 'new high' priority for China: Xi JinpingJinping has said taking bilateral ties to a "new high" is a priority for his govt, as he sought India's support to build a regional economi...
01 Jul, 2014, 05.39 PM IST
Parliament adjourned till noon amid uproar over Telangana, price riseAs soon as Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha met for the day, members of Telugu Desam Party, Left and BSP rushed to the Well raising their demands.
09 Dec, 2013, 12.24 PM IST
TMC writes to Hamid Ansari for separate seat for Kunal Ghosh in HouseThe Trinamool Congress has requested vice-president and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari for separate seating arrangement for suspended pa...
05 Dec, 2013, 10.23 PM IST
Either self regulate or face "external corrective measures: Hamid Ansari to mediaVice-President Hamid Ansari today said there was a need for "self-regulation" of the media or "external corrective" measures.
29 Nov, 2013, 09.44 PM IST
Iran's Hassan Rouhani takes oath, Ansari attends ceremonyHassan Rouhani, a moderate cleric who was a surprise winner in the recent elections, took oath today as Iran's seventh President.
04 Aug, 2013, 07.04 PM IST
Paid news, declining role of editors threat to media: Hamid Ansari"Paid news and the declining roles of the editors and their editorial freedom is posing a major threat to the Indian media," Ansari said.
15 Jun, 2013, 03.43 PM IST
RS uproar over SC/ST quota, Gujarat gas dealRajya Sabha today witnessed pandemonium over issues like quota in promotions for SC/ST and alleged scam in a gas exploration venture in pol...
04 Dec, 2012, 01.43 PM IST
- Trinamool Congress to abstain from presidential and vice-presidential elections
Trinamool Congress, which seems to have made up its mind to abstain from voting in the presidential election, may stay away from the vice-p...
12 Jul, 2012, 04.52 AM IST
- Delhi blast: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned
Parliament today unequivocally condemned the blast outside Delhi High Court and adjourned the proceedings of both houses.
07 Sep, 2011, 01.22 PM IST
- Rajya Sabha adjourned after bomb blast outside Delhi High Court
Rajya Sabha was today adjourned till 2 PM to allow the Government to collect information on the bomb blast outside the Delhi High Court.
07 Sep, 2011, 11.31 AM IST
- TV needs serious content to counter TRP rush: Ansari
TV must come out with programmes on serious issues, says VP Mohammad Hamid Ansari.
20 Aug, 2007, 10.26 PM IST