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Efforts are on to revive BSNL, MTNL and make them professional: Govt in RS

Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a total of 79,000 employees of BSNL and 14,000 out of 20,000 employees of MTNL have applied for the VRS scheme

GDP growth seen slipping under 5% in Sep quarter; may be in 4.2-4.7% range

A look at six indicators shows all of them have collapsed from positive growth in April to contraction in Sept

Opposition's habit of walking out remains unchanged since 2014: Sitharaman

The Union Minister asserted that there will never be a recession in the country

RS debate: Opposition attacks Centre on economic slowdown, PSU divestment

Asserting that the consumption and investment engine was stuck, he stressed that an economy growing at 5 per cent was not acceptable in India

Parliament highlights: SPG Bill, UT merger, FM's views on economy, and more

Parliament Winter Session 2019: In the Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that growth in India may have come down, but the country is not facing recession

Rajya Sabha sees productivity of over 90% in first week of Winter Session

Based on the discussions that Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had with leaders of various parties, the Rajya Sabha is likely to discuss the state of the economy and the Pegasus spyware issue next week

Rajya Sabha should be given greater respect: Manmohan Singh

Rajya Sabha represents a crucial component of the constitutional system of checks and balances, says Singh

Rs 809 cr allocated to repair 4,861 railway bridges, Piyush Goyal tells RS

The minister said that Rs 809.05 crore has been allocated for the repair, strengthening, rehabilitation, rebuilding the bridges

23 per cent petitions seeking H1-B visas were denied in 2019: MEA

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise

Parliament LIVE: Congress oppose govt's PSU stake sale, calls it scam

Parliament Winter Session 2019: Opposition parties have used the Winter Parliament to attack the government over economic slowdown, farmer distress and the situation in Kashmir.

Surrogacy law: RS members want close-relative, 5-year marriage norms eased

Prabhu also asked why should surrogacy be restricted to one child as provided in the bill.

Venkaiah Naidu orders review of new uniform for RS marshals after criticism

Uniforms of Rajya Sabha marshals were restyled from traditional Indian attire comprising turbans to dark navy blue and olive green military-style outfits with caps.

MPs ride bicycles, e-vehicles to Parliament on first day of Winter Session

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar arrived in an electric car

Manmohan Singh raps Modi govt for misuse of 'money bill' provisions

Singh was speaking on the occasion of the 250th session of the Rajya Sabha

Govt should not take money bill route to bypass Rajya Sabha: Jairam Ramesh

The senior Congress leader said the money bill route was being used in many cases by the ruling party to get parliamentary nod

Parties can win people's hearts without rushing to Well of House: PM Modi

Modi said parties, including his BJP, has to learn from the NCP and BJD in this regard

Chit or 'cheat' fund? Andhra MP for a name change to 'fraternity fund'

The MP from Andhra Pradesh's Narsapuram constituency said the word "chit" was being pronounced "cheat", which was reducing the importance of such schemes for people with no banking facilities

RS departs from convention, members pay tributes to Jaitley, others

Usually, the chair in the Upper House reads out obituary references before members rise as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed

Meeting unwell people despite differences is Maharashtra's culture: BJP

Despite all the political turmoil, BJP leaders Harshvardhan Patil and Ashish Shelar met Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, 57, at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, where he underwent angioplasty

S Jaishankar urges Gujarat HC to quash Congress leader's plea on RS by-poll

Congress leader Gaurav Pandya, who had lost to BJP candidate Jaishankar in RS by-poll had filed petition Gujarat HC saying separate election for RS seats violated Constitutional provisions