Rajya Sabha members oppose government's move to disinvest SAIL subsidiariesLast week, the country's largest steel maker SAIL said the government has given in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment in Salem ...
Opposition protests force 3 adjournments of Rajya Sabha till 2 pmSoon after the House mourned the passing away of Swaminarayan sect head Pramukh Swami Shastri Narayan Swarup Das, TMC's Derek O'Brien was u...
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to visit New YorkSumitra Mahajan will be visiting New York to attend the tenth annual meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament.
Chair is non-partisan, says Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ KurienKurien said the Chair "is trying its best to be impartial" and gave the floor to ministers if a notice for making a statement is given by t...
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noonOn Tuesday, the upper house was adjourned for the day after opposition members raised slogans against the government and accused it of bein...
Opposition ruckus thwarts introduction of crucial mines bill in Rajya SabhaOpposition in Rajya Sabha today thwarted government's attempts to introduce the crucial mines and minerals amendment bill.
India, Vietnam discuss possibility of enhancing bilateral tiesBoth leaders, who met at the sidelines of the 131st IPU Session in Geneva, expressed satisfaction over the ongoing parliamentary cooperatio...
Rail Budget 2014: Uproar in Rajya Sabha during laying of Rail BudgetKurien told Mistry that he can give a notice or take it up during discussion on the railway budget for which ten hours have been allotted.
Telangana bill not taken up in Rajya Sabha, high drama in HouseThe House saw Secretary General Shumsher K Sheriff being heckled by a TDP member C M Ramesh, who was trying to snatch papers from him relat...
2 ministers belonging to Lok Sabha face wrath in Rajya SabhaArun Jaitley invoked rules to say the Congress ministers, being members of Lok Sabha, cannot disturb the Upper House through their protests.
Congress sets up executive committee for KeralaSenior Congress leader A K Antony, Vyalar Ravi and Chief Minister Oomen Chandy figure in list of Kerala Pradesh Executive Committee.
Ayodhya yatra: RS adjourned thrice amid uproarUproar over VHP's controversial Ayodhya yatra stalled the functioning of Rajya Sabha with SP and BJP members forcing three adjournments.
DMK, AIADMK lock horns in Rajya SabhaRajya Sabha witnessed stalemate for about half-an-hour with DMK and AIADMK locking horns over who should speak first on the Finance and Rai...
- 1996 Suryanelli gangrape case: High Court grants bail to accused
The lone convict in the case, Dharmarajan, who was absconding and was arrested recently, is now in jail, to serve the rest of his life sent...
- Protests over PK Kurien issue on, key witness retracts
Youth and women outfits of the Left and the BJP kept up their protests demanding Kurien's resignation and re-investigation into his alleged...
- P J Kurien to be formally elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman tomorrow
Senior Congress leader P J Kurien will be formally elected Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha tomorrow with the treasury benches and the Op...
Too early to assess US downgrade implication: WiproIT major Wipro today said it was too early to make any assessment on the implication of the S&P downgrade of the United States' credit rati...