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According to Jairam Ramesh, in 2003 the Chief Minister of Gujarat, now the Prime Minister had come to Planning Commission (now Niti Aayog) and faced uncomfortable questions on the state of health, education and social development in the state. (Photo: RSTV)

PM 'taking revenge' for his embarrassments by amending RTI: Jairam...

RBI had rejected because of two of its key justification -- elimination of black money and counterfeit notes.

26 July 2019 11:00 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party MPs, Saroj Pandey and Ajay Pratap Singh gave notices in Rajya Sabha over simultaneous elections and problems due to increasing population in the country, respectively. (Photo: ANI)

Govt, Oppn lock horns; MPs reject move to refer bill to panel 117-75

BJD, TRS, YSR Congress to govt's rescue; walkout by Cong, RJD, TMC.

26 July 2019 6:51 AM IST

Tamil Nadu politician M. Vaiko

Vaiko, four other leaders take oath as Rajya Sabha members

When the House met for the day, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu called for oath or affirmation of the new members.

25 July 2019 5:10 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party MPs, Saroj Pandey and Ajay Pratap Singh gave notices in Rajya Sabha over simultaneous elections and problems due to increasing population in the country, respectively. (Photo: ANI)

MPs from BJP, NCP give Zero Hour notices in Rajya Sabha

The Zero Hour refers to the time immediately following the Question Hour in both the Houses of Parliament.

25 July 2019 10:55 AM IST

The delegation requested Indian High Commissioner to the UK to convey their concerns to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee. (Photo: File)

RTI, other bills face Rajya Sabha hurdle, will go to panel

The government might meet the Opposition halfway by itself proposing that the RTI Bill be referred to a select...

25 July 2019 12:56 AM IST

Reddy said such incidents have been reported from Tripura, West Bengal and Kerala and had occurred previously also. (Photo: Twitter)

No common pattern of mob lynching in country: Govt in Rajya Sabha

Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said during Question Hour that the BJP government was serious about...

24 July 2019 4:22 PM IST

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai mentioned that name Bangla has similarities to Bangladesh (Photo: Twitter)

No proposal to amend Constitution to change name of West Bengal

To change name of any state, constitutional amendment is required.

24 July 2019 3:10 PM IST

The Shimla Agreement & the Lahore declaration provide the basis to resolve all issues between India & Pakistan bilaterally, the minister said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

No such request made by PM Modi': Centre to Parl on Trump's mediation...

The minister added that it has been India's consistent position that all outstanding issues with Pakistan are discussed...

23 July 2019 11:45 AM IST

It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2, superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

Rajya Sabha passes Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill

The Bill amends the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

22 July 2019 8:51 PM IST

Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala during the Question Hour urged the West Bengal and Delhi governments to implement the scheme at the earliest and ensure benefits reach farmers. (Photo: File)

Over 2.69 lac farmers fail to get 1st tranche under PM-KISAN: Centre...

The responsibility of identifying and uploading details of beneficiaries solely lies with the State/UT.

19 July 2019 4:00 PM IST

Meanwhile, Congress MP Rajni Patil gave zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and Assembly. (Photo: ANI)

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill

The Bill was passed after amendments moved by the opposition were mitigated.

18 July 2019 7:05 PM IST

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We will once again call upon Pak to release Kulbhushan Jadhav:...

The bench also ruled by 15 votes to 1 that Pakistan had violated India's rights to consular visits after Jadhav's...

18 July 2019 11:38 AM IST