SP's Naresh Agrawal joins BJP, creates furore with comments on Jaya Bachchan"My comparison was drawn with those working in films... I was rejected for those who dance in films, work in films. I found it not proper. ...
12 Mar, 2018, 07.44 PM IST
Arun Jaitley defends special courts to deal with cases against lawmakersResponding to opposition concerns in the Rajya Sabha over the message setting up of special courts to try politicians will send, he said Ca...
19 Dec, 2017, 01.32 PM IST
Tamil Nadu doubles MLAs' salaries to over Rs 1 lakh per monthTamil Nadu also announced to increase the legislators Local Area Development Fund from Rs 2 crore to 2.5 crore. The decision may trigger si...
19 Jul, 2017, 02.04 PM IST
Question in Rajya Sabha: Can a minister take up part-time work?Raising the issue without naming Navjot Singh Sidhu, Samajwadi Party member Naresh Agrawal said there is a discussion in the media about a ...
27 Mar, 2017, 07.11 PM IST
Can airlines ban an MP from travelling on official duty, asks SP MP Naresh AgrawalGaikwad being put on 'no-fly' list is the probably the first in Indian history as no one has so far been banned from flying for unruly beha...
27 Mar, 2017, 01.37 PM IST
Data brokers selling personal info to companies: MPs in Rajya SabhaAnother SP member Naresh Agrawal said he had also got such phone calls and the callers never disclosed where they had got the numbers from.
22 Mar, 2017, 03.04 PM IST
What made PM Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley chuckle in Parliament"There are those who say PM did not take Jaitley into confidence. If he had known, he would have hinted it to me, since he knows me," Nares...
24 Nov, 2016, 02.46 PM IST
Implement recommendations of Parliament panel on MPs' wages: SP MPA demand for implementation of the report of a Parliamentary Committee headed by Yogi Adityanath on wages and allowances of MPs was made in...
27 Apr, 2016, 02.24 PM IST
Upper House members considered inferior than those of Lok Sabha: Naresh AgrawalRS members raised the issue of protocol alleging that Upper House members were considered lower than those of LS and seniority was not give...
11 Aug, 2015, 05.59 PM IST
Nepal earthquake: Flights operated in adverse conditions, people evacuated, says governmentIndia has so far deployed 13 military aircraft, three civilian aircraft of Air India and Jet Airways, six Mi-17 helicopters.
27 Apr, 2015, 05.49 PM IST
Determined to deal with food adulteration: GovernmentThe government understands the "really very serious" issue, Health Minister J P Nadda said in Rajya Sabha after members voiced concern over...
12 Mar, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
Officers 'scared' to appoint women as their PA: Naresh AgrawalAgrawal said that officers are "scared" to appoint women as their PA after the passage of the bill to prevent sexual harassment of women at...
27 Nov, 2013, 04.54 PM IST
Onion prices will come down in 15-20 days: GovernmentGovernment today said onion prices will come down in the next 15-20 days with the arrival of new crops from various southern states.
07 Sep, 2013, 05.23 PM IST
'Sabotage' angle not ruled out in submarine accident: A K AntonyGiving clarifications in the Rajya Sabha submarine accident, he said the Navy has also ordered a study to assess the status of weapons on b...
22 Aug, 2013, 05.20 PM IST
- Samajwadi Party stalls Question Hour in Rajya Sabha
Soon after the House mourned the death of 110 people in a fire at a garment factory near Dhaka last month, Naresh Agrawal (SP) rose to say ...
04 Dec, 2012, 12.01 PM IST
- After tabling the Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha, govt refers it to a select committee
With consensus on the Lokpal Bill proving elusive, the government on Monday referred the proposed legislation to a select committee of the ...
22 May, 2012, 01.36 AM IST
- Lokpal, Lokayuktas Bill referred to Select Committee of Rajya Sabha
The controversial Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill was today referred to the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha.
21 May, 2012, 08.40 PM IST