Page 7 - Rajya Sabha

Over 32,000 RTI appeals pending with Central Information Commission: Govt

Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said there was a pendency of 35,178 and 38,116 RTI appeals during 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively

RS adjourned for the day amid opposition uproar over suspension of MPs

The Rajya Sabha failed to transact any business on Thursday as opposition members forced adjournments in the house over the issue of suspension of 12 MPs

Congress issues whip to party MPs to be present in Rajya Sabha today

The Congress on Wednesday issued a whip to its Rajya Sabha members to be present in the House on Thursday. "Very important issues will be taken up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow," party chief whip Jairam Ramesh said. "All members of the Congress party in the Rajya Sabha are requested to kindly remain present in the House from 11 am onwards till the adjournment of the House," he said. The Congress and several other opposition parties have been unitedly demanding that the suspension of the 12 MPs be revoked, but the government is insisting that they first apologise in the House.

Govt may not take up cryptocurrency Bill in ongoing Parliament session

The government had listed the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021 for tabling and passage in this session

Law will take its own course, says Ranjan Gogoi over privilege motion in RS

Former CJI and Rajya Sabha member Ranjan Gogoi said that the law will take its own course.

Rajya Sabha to discuss situation arising out of rising Omicron cases

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday will have a short duration discussion on the situation arising out of Omicron variant cases being reported in the country.

Oppn slams govt in Lok Sabha on rising fuel prices, Air India 'sellout'

The Modi government was also accused of doing little for people-centric schemes by the opposition parties

Declare cow 'national animal', prohibit its slaughter: BJP MP in RS

BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena said cow is an integral part of Indian culture

Govt not letting Rajya Sabha chairman bring back suspended MPs: Kharge

Kharge on Tuesday requested the Chairman of the House, M. Venkaiah Naidu to bring back the 12 suspended MPs, and alleged that the government is "not letting" the latter do so.

Opposition plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

The floor leaders of Opposition parties in both the Houses of Parliament will meet to discuss a proposal for a march by all the opposition MPs from Gandhi statue to Vijay Chowk

2 TMC MPs submit privilege motion notice against ex-CJI, RS member Gogoi

The notice from Trinamool Congress members Jawhar Sircar and Mausam Noor is yet to be admitted by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.

'40% commercial pilot licenses in India issued to foreign-trained cadets'

the Centre has taken certain steps to achieve increasing the number of Indian-trained pilots

No proposal to transfer ONGC's assets to OIL: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

Assam CM had earlier this year written to PM Modi requesting him to consider transferring all assets of ONGC in the northeastern region to Oil India Ltd

Ensuring dam safety

Extreme weather events have increased risks

Govt evades direct answer on Central Vista project in Rajya Sabha

When put forth a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Government on skirted the issue with a roundabout answer

Bill to enhance status of 6 institutes of pharma edu, research gets Parl OK

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021, passed by the Lok Sabha on December 6, was cleared in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with a voice vote

Tri-services inquiry already underway in chopper crash: Rajnath Singh

Singh said that all efforts were being made to save IAF Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday

Rajya Sabha pays tributes to Gen Rawat, 12 others killed in chopper crash

The Rajya Sabha mourned the death of Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others in a helicopter crash

Rajya Sabha passes Bill for regulation of practice and process of surrogacy

Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to regulate and supervise assisted reproductive technology clinics. The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021, which was passed by Lok Sabha on December 1, got the approval of Rajya Sabha with a voice vote. The Upper House also passed The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020 with amendments. The proposed bill was earlier passed by Lok Sabha, but Rajya Sabha had referred it to a Select Committee. It will now go back to Lok Sabha for approval. Replying to a discussion on both the bills taken up together, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that most of the recommendations of the Select Committee have been incorporated in the surrogacy bill. Both the bills seek to curb unethical practices related to issues like sex selection and exploitation of surrogate mothers. The provisions include both monetary penalty as well as jail terms for violations. The minister said these bills are aimed to give respect to women facing problems in

Opposition gives adjournment notice in Parliament on Doklam and AFSPA

Congress MP Manish Tewari gave adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha on the issue of Doklam and in Rajya Sabha Manoj Kumar Jha of the RJD under rules 267 gave suspension notice to repeal AFSPA