Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, March 6: The government is likely to gain votes that it requires to get the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha this year, according to a report by American investment banker Morgan Stanley. "The…

New Delhi, Feb 24: Loud anti-government slogans causing an uproar over the death of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula disrupted the Rajya Sabha Wednesday -- the second day of the long budget session of the Indian parliament. The upper house was…

New Delhi, Jan 26: A committee of 30 MPs will undertake a six-day visit to Rajasthan and Maharashtra from Wednesday to review the functioning of various organisations, an official said. "The parliamentary standing committee on personnel,…

New Delhi, Dec 24: Former Indian hockey captain and Rajya Sabha member Dilip Tirkey on Wednesday raised the issue of sports quota recruitment in government departments and Centre PSU’s during the proceedings of the upper house of…

New Delhi, Dec 23: The Lok Sabha had over 100 percent productivity in the winter session of parliament, while the Rajya Sabha could not even reach the halfway mark, working only 46 percent of its time, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M.…

New Delhi, Dec 23: The Rajya Sabha's proceedings were briefly disrupted twice in the pre-lunch session on Wednesday over the issues of a Ram temple in Ayodhya and alleged irregularities in the DDCA. Soon after the upper house met for the…

New Delhi, Dec 23: Parliament on Tuesday passed the juvenile justice bill, a day after members cutting across party lines agreed that the important legislation should be taken up immediately. However, members of Left parties walked out…

New Delhi, Dec 22: The parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim on Tuesday met central minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to demand early passage of the juvenile justice bill in parliament. "We have been assured that the bill will be passed…

New Delhi, Dec 21: The Rajya Sabha is likely to take up on Monday the Juvenile Justice Bill as the members agreed on its discussion and passage, amid protests over the release of the December 16 gang-rape juvenile convict. Parliamentary…

New Delhi, Dec 21:  The Rajya Sabha's proceedings were disrupted once again on Monday as Congress members demanded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's resignation over alleged corruption in the DDCA. The disruptions came despite an…