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TMC member and Rajya Sabha MP Mithun Chakraborty. (Photo: PTI)

TMC MP Mithun Chakraborty resigns from Rajya Sabha due to ill health'

Chakraborty's term had started in April 2014, but till date he had neither asked any question nor participated in any...

26 Dec 2016 4:35 PM IST

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati. (Photo: PTI)

Cloud over Mayawati's 2018 Rajya Sabha re-entry

She will also not have sufficient numbers to enter the legislative Assembly either.

15 March 2017 3:19 AM IST

In what is being termed as a historical moment, the Rajya Sabha has passed the impending Maternity Benefits Bill, which now awaits the final nod from the President.

The maternity bill

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

12 March 2017 12:16 AM IST

Chaotic scenes ensued in Rajya Sabha fater

Bill to declare countries as 'sponsor of terrorism' withdrawn

After a debate, Minister of State for Home Gangaram Ahir said the government has taken many steps to deal with terror.

11 March 2017 9:53 AM IST

Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi speaks in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Naqvi does a backflip in RS, admits Alwar killing happened

The minister had earlier in the Rajya Sabha, said that the incident did not happen at all leading to outage from the...

7 April 2017 2:04 PM IST

Former PM Manmohan Singh. (Photo: File)

Could be game-changer': Manmohan hails GST passage

Manmohan Singh pressed for constructive cooperation between the Centre and the states in resolving outstanding issues.

7 April 2017 8:49 AM IST

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley at GST Council Meeting, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Rajya Sabha clears bills, GST all set for July 1 rollout

The Lok Sabha has already passed the four bills.

7 April 2017 2:45 AM IST

Former PM Manmohan Singh speaks in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

RS passes GST with no amendments after Manmohan Singh intervenes

All the states will now have to pass the States GST Bill after which the new indirect tax regime can be rolled out.

6 April 2017 8:10 PM IST

CPI(M) MP Ritabrata Banerjee (Photo: YouTube)

CPM MP suspended for lavish lifestyle'

Mr Ritabrata Banerjee (38) had been earlier criticised on social media by a party sympathiser for using an Apple watch...

3 Jun 2017 1:08 AM IST

Sachin Tendulkar has sanctioned over Rs 4 crore from his MPLAD fund for the development of Donja. (Photo: PTI)

Sachin adopts Maharashtra village for development

Tendulkar has emphasised on addressing the issue of potable water since the entire region of Osmanabad has been facing a...

14 Feb 2017 2:29 PM IST

Vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu

Misleading ads: M Venkaiha Naidu shares his experience

Naresh Agarwal on Friday raised the issue of misleading advertisements in the Rajya Sabha during the Zero Hour

30 Dec 2017 1:12 AM IST

Women celebrate in Mumbai on Friday after the triple talaq bill was approved in the Lok Sabha. (Photo: PTI)

Triple talaq bill to face Rajya Sabha test January 2

The bill might run into trouble in the House of Elders where the Congress and the BJP stare eyeball to eyeball with 57...

30 Dec 2017 1:12 AM IST