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FM Sitharaman to present J&K budget for 2022-23 in Rajya Sabha

On March 14, the union territory's budget was presented and passed by the Lok Sabha

Congress names Ripun Bora, Jeby Mather as RS candidates from Assam, Kerala

The Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday approved the candidature of Ripun Bora and Jeby Mather as the party's Rajya Sabha candidates from Assam and Kerala.

24 sanitation workers' fatalities in 2021, down from 118 in 2019: Govt

The number of deaths occurring due to hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks has substantially come down in the country, said Union Minister Ramdas Athawale in the Rajya Sabha

AAP could nominate Harbhajan Singh as its Rajya Sabha candidate

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh could follow the footsteps of his illustrious teammate Sachin Tendulkar as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha

Centre likely to table Constitution Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha

The Centre is likely to table 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha

Will make calibrated interventions to keep fuel prices under control: Govt

The government on Tuesday said it is keeping a close watch on evolving geopolitical developments and would make 'calibrated interventions' to keep fuel prices under control to safeguard the interest of the common man. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said crude petroleum and natural gas, fuel & power subgroup in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is directly related to the fluctuations in the prices of crude oil. To a question in the Rajya Sabha on whether the government will cut excise duty to keep fuel price escalation due to the Ukrainian crisis in control, Chaudhary said the public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) take appropriate decisions on pricing of petrol and diesel in line with their international product prices, exchange rate, tax structure, inland freight and other cost elements etc. "Government is keeping a close watch on these factors and the evolving geopolitical developments and would make calibrated interventions as and when required to safeguard .

No plans to introduce cryptocurrency, Centre says in Rajya Sabha

RBI is currently working towards a phased implementation strategy for introduction of CBDC

States yet to get Rs 53,661-crore GST compensation: Finance ministry

According to the data tabled by Sitharaman, the highest amount of GST compensation yet to be released will go to Maharashtra, at Rs 11,563 crore.

Solar manufacturing industry providing 30,000 jobs annually: Govt tells RS

Under solar manufacturing, module and capacity as of date is 11,500 MW, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Bhagwanth Khuba said

Kerala: CPI(M) and CPI to share Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant next month

The CPI later announced former national general secretary of the All India Youth Federation (AIYF), P Santhosh Kumar, as the party's candidate for one seat

No power crisis in India, generation capacity more than peak demand: Govt

The minister told the House that there was a decrease in the coal-fired electricity produced in the country during the financial year 2020-21 as compared to the previous year 2019-2020

Banks recover over Rs 7.34 trn in six-and-a-half years to Dec 2021: Govt

On recovery of fraud amounts, the minister said Rs 55,895 crore have been recovered in the past six financial years and the current financial year up to December 31, 2021, he said

Air India has 2,657 pending cases in Indian and international courts: Govt

These cases related to issues such as employee service matters, consumer complaints, commercial matters, MoS Civil Aviation V K Singh said

Only 87 foreign pilots working in India right now: MoS Civil Aviation

A total of 404 foreign pilots were working in India as on June 10, 2019, according to government data

EAM Jaishankar to make statement on Ukraine-Russia war in RS on Tuesday

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will make a statement on the Ukraine-Russia war in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Election Commission announces RS poll schedule for 5 seats in Punjab

As the term of five Rajya Sabha members elected from Punjab is going to expire in April, EC has announced schedule for biennial election to the Upper House of Parliament from the state

Rajya Sabha to get 19 additional business hrs in 2nd part of Budget session

Rajya Sabha will get additional 19 hours of business time in the second part of the Budget session of Parliament, resuming from Monday.The House will sit from 11.00 am till 6.00 pm during the scheduled 19 sittings while it sat from 10.00 am till 3.00 pm during the first part of the Budget session.With this increase in sitting time of one hour per sitting, Rajya Sabha will get 64 hours 30 minutes to transact the legislative business besides taking up the issues of public importance during the second part of the session.The House will have four days for Private Member's Business and Question Hour will continue to be for one hour while the Zero Hour which was curtailed to half an hour during the first part will now be for a full one hour per each sitting.The Budget session resumes after a 30-day recess during which the 'Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs)' examined the Demands for Grants of various ministries and departments.Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu

Parliament to resume normal sittings from Monday, Covid measures to stay

Amid declining Covid-19 cases in the country, the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha are set to resume their normal sittings for the second part of the Budget session, beginning from March 14 at 11 am.

After landslide victory in Punjab, AAP set to gain in Rajya Sabha polls

With a landslide victory in Punjab under its belt, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appears set to make big inroads in Rajya Sabha.

How Assembly polls will impact Presidential and Rajya Sabha elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party may not be that comfortably placed in the Presidential election which is likely to be conducted in June-July 2022