Instant Talaq Bill may head to Rajya Sabha PanelVice-President M Venkaiah Naidu has ruled that the amendments moved by Anand Sharma (Congress) and Sukhendu Shekhar Roy (TMC) that seek to ...
04 Jan, 2018, 07.16 AM IST
CPI(M), TMC clash in Rajya Sabha over 'strip search' of SFI leadersJharna Das Baidya (CPI-M), through a Zero Hour mention, raised the issue of four female student leaders of the Students' Federation of Indi...
21 Mar, 2017, 02.02 PM IST
Opposition slams government for continuing restrictions on withdrawalsTMC, a bitter critic of the decision to junk old 500 and 1000 rupee notes, gave a notice under rule 267 for suspension of business of Rajya...
08 Feb, 2017, 12.51 PM IST
Row over army deployment in West Bengal echoes in ParliamentThe issue was raised in both Houses of Parliament with main opposition Congress too seeking clarification on the army deployment at 19 toll...
02 Dec, 2016, 02.26 PM IST
Laying of Newsprint Control Order notification objected to in Rajya SabhaSukhendu Sekhar Roy (TMC) protested it, raising a point of order. He said the notification had last week been stayed by the Kolkata High Co...
27 Jul, 2016, 01.25 PM IST
Trinamool Congress walk out of RS over growing attacks on dalitsAs Kurien said though the subject was important, the notice under rule 267 has been disallowed, TMC members started shouting slogans.
25 Jul, 2016, 01.47 PM IST
Sumitra Mahajan to inaugurate three-day NERCPA conferenceSumitra Mahajan would inaugurate the three-day conference of the Northeast Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in the Assembly ho...
24 May, 2016, 03.58 PM IST
Congress protests PM Narendra Modi's remark that Italian court held Sonia Gandhi guiltyThey asked how could the PM make such allegations when Defence Minister had not stated this in his reply in both RS and LS last week.
09 May, 2016, 04.20 PM IST
Act against writers terming Bhagat Singh as terrorist: SP MP"I will examine," said Deputy Chairman P J Kurien in response to the demand by SP member Naresh Agrawal, who got support from treasury benc...
04 May, 2016, 02.00 PM IST
Why no action taken against 33 Congress MPs in Rajya Sabha, asks Trinamool CongressThe TMC leader sought a ruling from the Chair if action against one member and sparing 33 others "violates Article 14 of the Constitution."
03 May, 2016, 02.07 PM IST
Opposition forces 3 adjournments in Rajya Sabha over CAG report on KG basinCongress sought a discussion on the latest report of CAG listing irregularities in Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation's KG basin gas proje...
02 May, 2016, 12.31 PM IST
TMC in tight corner over sting operation; Government suggests probeThey referred to the telecast of a sting purportedly showing several TMC leaders accepting money to help a fictitious private firm and dema...
15 Mar, 2016, 02.34 PM 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 CBI probe into West Bengal chit fund scamRaising a Point of Order, Roy said, "a subjudice matter cannot be taken up in the House," while objecting to reference of TMC member's name...
18 Dec, 2013, 05.12 PM IST
- 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...
20 Aug, 2012, 06.56 PM IST
TK Kurien cleans up Wipro with elbow grease, puts it back on growth pathFor a company that was meandering listlessly at the beginning of the year, Wipro’s condition now is a study in contrast.
27 Nov, 2011, 11.14 AM IST
- Wipro rejigs biz, forms global team
Wipro is forming a group that will work across consumer care products, lighting and infrastructure engineering focusing on new initiatives....
06 May, 2008, 09.30 AM IST