Rajya Sabha

Kapil Sibal files RS nomination as Independent backed by Samajwadi Party

I resigned from the Congress on May 16 and am no longer a senior Congress leader now: Kapil SIbal

Kapil Sibal resigns from Congress, seeks RS nomination with SP's support

Veteran leader's exit marks another jolt for the country's main political Opposition party.

Congress to decide leadership issues in Rajasthan after June 10 RS polls

Sachin Pilot has been vying for the Chief Minister's post, but Ashok Gehlot has the confidence of Sonia Gandhi

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Sibal quits Congress, seeks SP support to fight Rajya Sabha independently

The former union minister had been vocal about the way Congress was being mismanaged, as part of the Group of 23 leaders who had sought a 'more active' party leadership

Moving past Covid, Rajya Sabha Secretariat returns to biometric attendance

Biometric attendance in Rajya Sabha Secretariat which has over 1,300 employees, was introduced in August 2018; it was suspended on March 6, 2020

Rajya Sabha elections to 57 seats from 15 states on June 10: EC

Elections will be held on June 10 to fill 57 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 states falling vacant due to the retirement of members on different dates between June and August, the Election Commission said

Former union telecom minister, Congress leader Sukh Ram passes away at 95

The senior Congress leader had served in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996

Centre to table bill on prohibiting financing of WMD in Rajya Sabha

The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday

Decoded: What criminal data Bill, passed by Parliament, is all about

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill was strongly criticised by Opposition parliamentarians as anti-people and draconian

Centre likely to table Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill in RS

The Centre is likely to table the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday

Voice votes taken 200 times during passage of CA Bill in Rajya Sabha

According to RS Secretariat officials, it was after a long time that a bill with so many clauses and amendments was passed with voting taking substantial time

Parliament nod to bill for unification of 3 Delhi municipal corporations

Replying to the discussion on the bill, Home Minister Shah said it was a mistake by the previous Congress regime to trifurcate the Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Budget session: Accountancy Bill passed in both Houses

Rajya Sabha passed the Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2022 with a voice vote after negating all amendments moved by the Opposition

Govt moves bill in RS to unify three municipal corporations of Delhi

Lok Sabha had passed the bill, which seeks to amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act of 1957, on March 30

1.96:1000 nurse-to-population ratio in India at present: Govt to RS

India at present has 1.96 nurses per 1,000 population, the Union Health ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday

Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill likely to be tabled in RS

The Centre is likely to table on Tuesday 'The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha to unify three municipal corporations in the national capital.

Defence equipment import to be exception: Govt in Rajya Sabha

The defence ministry said import of defence equipment from a foreign industry, irrespective of value and type of acquisition, should only be an exception

Nitish Kumar dismisses reports of him eyeing a stint in Rajya Sabha

On the prevailing law and order situation in the state, he said it is "completely under control"

Rajya Sabha adjourned for day over opposition's uproar over fuel price hike

The opposition started raising slogans against the government over the price rise and hike in the petroleum prices