BJP leaders express confidence, say Bengal voters yearning for 'Paribartan'Senior BJP leaders noted high voter enthusiasm across West Bengal. They stated people voted freely without fear or intimidation. Central fo...
29 Apr, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh greets Naidu on B-day; reminds him of Andhra special category status 'promise'Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh greeted former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu on his birthday on Monday and hoped that the "promise" ...
01 Jul, 2024, 10.56 AM IST
Coronavirus only affects human body, communal virus affects body politic: Kapil Sibal on fresh violence in Manipur"If it (communal virus) spreads, the consequences are unimaginable. Its political dividends are temporary, its scars are permanent!" said S...
23 May, 2023, 11.05 AM IST
Chinese incursions back on Opposition’s RS agenda; chair disallows discussionAfter staging a walkout on Wednesday on the issue, the opposition had not raked up the China border issue on Thursday, reportedly as the go...
16 Dec, 2022, 11.52 PM IST
India-China troops clash: Congress seeks statement from PM, discussion on issue in ParliamentThe clash near Yangtse along the LAC in the sensitive sector took place last Friday amid the over 30-month border standoff between the two ...
13 Dec, 2022, 02.40 PM IST
Clarifications not allowed on sensitive issues: RS chairman to opposition on minister's border statementRajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Tuesday refused permission to opposition MPs to seek clarification on Defence Minister Rajnath Sin...
13 Dec, 2022, 02.27 PM IST
Subramanian Swamy says his question on if Chinese crossed LAC in Ladakh denied by RS SecretariatThe issue is also being raised by the opposition ever since the clashes between the armies of India and China in June last year. Prime Mini...
01 Dec, 2021, 10.11 PM IST
Election Commission cancels Rajya Sabha elections to avoid clash with presidential pollsA brief statement from the EC said it had decided to “withdraw“ the press note of May 16 announcing the elections to RS seats from Goa, Guj...
23 May, 2017, 11.31 AM IST
BJP issues whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs, asks them to present in the House next weekThe ruling NDA lacks a majority in the Rajya Sabha and BJP believes that a maximum presence of its members would be required in case of any...
19 Nov, 2016, 07.43 PM IST
Jama Masjid's Maulana Ahmad Bukhari asks SP: Why no Muslim in RS, Legislative Council listIn an apparent reference to giving ticket to Amar Singh, Bukhari said, "I have said that a person repeated in the Rajya Sabha list in not l...
19 May, 2016, 05.14 PM IST
Clashes in Parliament do not impact personal ties: Arun JaitleyAcrimony and clashes inside the House do not impact the bonhomie among members of Parliament belonging to different political parties, Fina...
08 May, 2015, 11.00 PM IST
Clash in Rajya Sabha over clubbing of two billsContending that the two bills have nothing to do with each other, he said the government, by doing so, wants to give from one hand and take...
29 Apr, 2015, 05.31 PM IST
- BJP-JD(U) clash in Rajya Sabha
This was the first session in Parliament ever since JD(U) walked out of the NDA fold on June 16 over Modi being made BJP campaign committee...
07 Sep, 2013, 10.32 PM IST
Opposition, government clash during FDI debate in Rajya SabhaThe animated debate on FDI in Rajya Sabha saw clashes between government and opposition, which accused Anand Sharma of misleading the House...
07 Dec, 2012, 03.10 PM IST
- 3,800 communal clashes in 5 years, govt tells RS
The government on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that the country saw more than 3,800 communal clashes in the last five years.
10 Dec, 2009, 05.23 AM IST
- Vice Prez poll: Ansari files nomination
Career diplomat and noted academician Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Monday filed nomination papers for the August 10 Vice Presidential poll.
23 Jul, 2007, 12.06 PM IST
- Nandigram reverberates in Parliament
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon on following furore over Nandigram killings.
16 Mar, 2007, 12.00 PM IST