Home » Government Policy News » Rajya Sabha Advertisement Nothing extraordinary in Rajya Sabha proceedings: Somnath Kolkata, Dec 30: Stating that the government as well as the opposition were interested in scoring political points, former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee said today that there was nothing.... Opposition, allies flay provision for Lokayukta New Delhi, Dec 29: The formation of Lokayuktas in states under the Lokpal bill emerged as a major sticking point in the Rajya Sabha today, with not just the opposition but even the government&#.... Rajya Sabha adjourned over PM's absence New Delhi, Dec 29: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned today as opposition members protested against the absence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, leader of the house, while the upper house was sched.... Bill for agriculture university deferred New Delhi, Dec 28: The introduction of a bill to establish a central agricultural university in Bundelkhand region, spread across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, was deferred amid opposition .... Rajya Sabha takes up Scheduled Tribes amendment bill New Delhi, Dec 22: A bill to amend the list of Scheduled Tribes was taken up by the Rajya Sabha today, to add more tribes from northeastern India to it. The upper house skipped Questi.... Rajya Sabha clears research academy bill New Delhi, Dec 21: The Rajya Sabha today passed a bill that will pave the way for setting up an academy for innovative research in the field of science and technology. The bill will e.... Ruckus over Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha New Delhi, Dec 21: Allegations of corruption against union Home Minister P. Chidambaram stalled the Rajya Sabha once again today with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding his resignation .... Rajya Sabha condemns Russian move to ban Gita New Delhi, Dec 20: The Rajya Sabha today condemned the move in a Russian court to ban the Bhagavad Gita as an extremist text, and the government assured the members that it was taking up the is.... BJP seeks action against Chidambaram, forces adjournment of Rajya Sabha New Delhi, Dec 20: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members today forced adjournment of the Rajya Sabha in the pre-lunch session on their demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should take actio.... Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 p.m. New Delhi, Dec 19: The Rajya Sabha was Monday adjourned till 2 p.m. as opposition demanded the presence of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and several other ministers during the reply to a de.... Rajya Sabha takes up debate on agrarian crisis New Delhi, Dec 15: After a turbulent beginning to the day's sitting with adjournment of the Question Hour, the Rajya Sabha today afternoon took up a debate on the agrarian crisis and farmer.... No razing in Delhi's illegal colonies till 2014 New Delhi, Dec 14: Parliament today passed a bill which puts a stop till 2014 on demolitions in Delhi's unauthorised colonies and village settlements. The National Capital Territo.... Rajya Sabha defers bill for commercial division in high courts New Delhi, Dec 13: The Rajya Sabha today deferred a bill for setting up commercial divisions of high courts as opposition members alleged it provides for speedy justice to the rich at the cost .... Rajya Sabha adjourned as opposition targets Sibal New Delhi, Dec 13: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned today after more than half day of work, following ruckus by opposition members against introduction of Copyrights Amendment Bill by Communicatio.... Rajya Sabha mourns Kolkata hospital victims New Delhi, Dec 12: The Rajya Sabha today mourned the 93 people who died in a fire at Kolkata's AMRI Hospital three days ago. "The loss of so many precious, innocent lives is i.... Rajya Sabha adjourned twice over 'quit Krishna' demand New Delhi, Dec 9: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned repeatedly today as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded the ouster of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna after he was named in an il.... Rajya Sabha debates Prasar Bharati bill New Delhi, Dec 8: The Rajya Sabha took up debate on a bill on Prasar Bharati today afternoon, resuming work after facing two adjournments in the morning. The Prasar Bharati (Broadcast.... Back to square one: Anti-Chidambaram protests disrupt parliament New Delhi, Dec 8: After only a day of peace and normal business in parliament, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were back to no work today amid repeated disruptions by opposition parties deman.... Parliament: Fourth day lost and Rs.2.5 crore too New Delhi, Nov 24: Pandemonium over varied issues by ruling party and opposition members in both houses of parliament today resulted in the loss of the third day of the winter session and anoth.... We want corruption-free government: minister New Delhi, Nov 24: The government wants to provide a corruption free administration, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy said today. "The governme.... Rajya Sabha witnesses third adjournment New Delhi, Nov 24: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the third time Thursday after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members insisted on a discussion on the price rise under a rule that entails voting..... 2016 deadline for 73 border roads: Antony New Delhi, Nov 23: India's 73 strategic border roads projects in the north and northeast will be completed in phases by 2016, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said today. Of the 73 ro.... 140 Rajya Sabha MPs have assets but no financial interests New Delhi, Nov 17: A total of 140 out of the 241 members of the Rajya Sabha claim that they have no financial interests, despite owning assets running into crores of rupees, said an activist to.... Amar Singh's bail pleas to be heard Wednesday New Delhi, Oct 18: The Delhi High Court adjourned, till Wednesday, the hearing of regular and interim pleas for bail by Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, arreste.... With 86 pending bills, citizens cry foul over unruly MPs in parliament New Delhi, Sep 14: People are sick and tired of MPs for causing frequent disruptions of parliament and point out that they take salaries for work not done. The little over month-long monsoon s.... Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die New Delhi, Sep 8: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die today after Chairman Hamid Ansari called for introspection by members over the frequent disruptions in the house. Only three b.... Rajya Sabha adjourned over cash-for-vote scam New Delhi, Sep 8: The question hour could not be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on the last day of the monsoon session today as the house was adjourned till 12.30 p.m. over the cash-for-vote scam..... Rajya Sabha disruptions concern Chairman Ansari New Delhi, Sep 8: Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari today expressed concern over loss of time in the house due to "frequent interruptions and disturbances" and called upon members to ma.... Rajya Sabha adjourned after Delhi High Court blast New Delhi, Sep 7: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. today following the blast outside the Delhi High Court, in which nine people were killed. Chariman M. Hamid Ansari informed.... Drama in court before Amar Singh's arrest New Delhi, Sep 6: A fair amount of drama in court preceded the arrest of Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh today in connection with the cash-for-vote scam. As his lawyers told a Delhi cou.... Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day New Delhi, Sep 6: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day today, as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued to raise issue of the Gujarat Lokayukta being appointed by the govern.... Lok Sabha drops impeachment motion against Sen New Delhi, Sep 5: With President Pratibha Patil accepting his resignation, the Lok Sabha today dropped impeachment proceedings against former Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen, bringing t.... Parliament stalled over Gujarat Lokayukta issue New Delhi, Sep 2: Both houses of parliament were disrupted today with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding the recall of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal for appointing a Lokayuk.... Rajya Sabha adjourned twice over ministry reply on freedom fighter New Delhi, Aug 29: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice today following protests by members over the human resource development (HRD) ministry's reply on the demand for including the contrib.... Pranab Mukherjee regrets unavailibility of Hindi copy of speech New Delhi, Aug 27: A brief ruckus was witnessed in the Rajya Sabha today as members expressed dissatisfaction over Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's opening speech on the Lokpal debate in.... Indian government betrayed Sri Lankan Tamils: D. Raja New Delhi, Aug 25: Communist leader D. Raja today accused the Indian government of betraying the Sri Lankan Tamils at a crucial time by not raising their mass killings in international forums. .... Rajya Sabha passes teachers' education council bill New Delhi, Aug 25: The Rajya Sabha today passed a bill for re-creating a national body to regulate schools and teachers. The National Council of Teachers Education (Amendment) Bill, 2.... Rajya Sabha nod for amendments to juvenile law New Delhi, Aug 19: An amendment to the juvenile justice law seeking to stop discrimination against children suffering from serious diseases such as tuberculosis, leprosy and sexually transmitte.... Government plans blanket ban on child labour New Delhi, Aug 19: The central government is contemplating a blanket ban on child labour, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal informed the Rajya Sabha today. Presently, c.... Rajya Sabha creates history; votes for Justice Sen's impeachment New Delhi, Aug 18: Creating history by voting for the impeachment of a sitting judge, the Rajya Sabha today approved a motion requesting President Pratibha Patil to pass an order for removing S.... Rajya Sabha resumes impeachment debate New Delhi, Aug 18: The Rajya Sabha today resumed the discussion on the motion to impeach Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen for misconduct, the first such case to be taken up by the upper h.... Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over Bundelkhand package New Delhi, Aug 18: Allegations by various opposition parties that funds for a special package for Bundelkhand region had been merged in central government schemes led to a brief adjournment of .... Rajya Sabha adjourned over Anna arrest New Delhi, Aug 16: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned today amid noisy scenes and arguments between the opposition and treasury benches over the detention of civil society activist Anna Hazare and h.... Over 2,500 children disappeared in Delhi this year New Delhi, Aug 11: Till July this year, as many as 2,558 children disappeared from their homes in the national capital, and Delhi Police were able to recover 1,716 of them. In a writt.... Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 New Delhi, Aug 10: Rajya Sabha was adjourned today morning as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs protested police action against its members at a rally close to parliament house a day earlier. .... 'Irregularity in rural health fund spending in Uttar Pradesh' New Delhi, Aug 9: A central team that reviewed fund management under the National Rural Health Mission in Uttar Pradesh found "irregularity" in award of contracts for procuring emergen.... Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day New Delhi, Aug 1: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on the first day of the monsoon session today as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took up the issue of corruption and the Bahujan Sam.... Rajya Sabha's 24-hour channel to start in August New Delhi, July 2 : The 24-hour channel of the Rajya Sabha will be launched during the monsoon session, Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan said today. Preparations for the launch of th.... Rajya Sabha proceeding disrupted on last day New Delhi, March 25: Rajya Sabha proceedings were stalled today as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded that the Shunglu Committee's report on the alleged corruption in the .... Opposition angered in Rajya Sabha as clarifications denied New Delhi, March 18: The government's refusal to take up any clarifications on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on Wikileaks today led the Rajya Sabha to its third adjournment .... Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day, opposition demands government quit New Delhi, March 17: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day today as a vociferous opposition demanded the government's resignation after leaked US diplomatic cables alleged payoffs durin.... Pilots' licence issue raised in Rajya Sabha New Delhi, March 14: The issue of pilots getting flying license through forged documents was raised in the Rajya Sabha today as members said it could put at risk the lives of passengers. Rajya Sabha question hour timings changed New Delhi, March 4: Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari today announced that question hour in the upper house would be taken up in the afternoon instead of morning from next week. Ansar.... Hema Malini elected to Rajya Sabha Bangalore, March 3: Veteran Bollywood actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee Hema Malini was today elected to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. She defeated noted Kannada writer.... Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 New Delhi, March 1: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon today as opposition members sought to raise the issue of the killing of Sikhs in Rewari district of Haryana in the 1984 anti-Sikh .... RTI activist's killing sets off row in Rajya Sabha New Delhi, Feb 24: Question hour in the Rajya Sabha ended five minutes before time today following noisy scenes when a Congress MP alleged a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Gujarat was i.... Graft, 2G scam dominate debate in Rajya Sabha New Delhi, Feb 23: The issues of corruption and 2G spectrum allocation scam today dominated the resumed debate in the Rajya Sabha on President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sitting .... Hema Malini elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka Bellary, Feb 19: Yesteryears Bollywood actress and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) star attraction Hema Malini is set to re-enter the Rajya Sabha -- this time as elected member from Karnatak.... Rajya Sabha sat for 2 percent of scheduled time New Delhi, Dec 13: The Rajya Sabha didn't have a single full day of work during the just concluded winter session of parliament that was adjourned sine die on its last day today following r.... Introspect, Hamid Ansari urges Rajya Sabha members New Delhi, Dec 13: An anguished Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari today urged members to introspect on the functioning of the house as it was adjourned sine die without transacting any major bu.... Chouhan's U-turn on scrapping Rajya Sabha Bhopal, Dec 13: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken a U-turn after suggesting the scrapping of the Rajya Sabha and said he held both houses of parliament in high estee.... Parliament observes 9th anniversary of Dec 13 attack New Delhi, Dec 13: Cutting across party lines, MPs came together today to offer floral tributes and remember the nine people, including eight security personnel, killed in the terror attack on .... Tributes to Parliament attack martyrs on Monday New Delhi, Dec 12: Political leaders will on Monday pay tributes to the nine people, including eight security personnel, killed in the Dec 13, 2001 terror attack on parliament. Office.... CIC drive to dispose over three-month-old cases New Delhi, Nov 25: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has launched a special drive to dispose right to information (RTI) cases which are more than three months old, the Rajya Sabha was in.... Rajya Sabha mourns victims of Delhi building collapse New Delhi, Nov 18: The Rajya Sabha today mourned the deaths of 69 people in the building collapse in east Delhi. As the house assembled for the day, Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan pai.... Demand for JPC probe stalls Rajya Sabha New Delhi, Nov 15: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon today as the opposition refused to let the house function over its demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into alle.... Rajya Sabha adjourned after obituary references New Delhi, Nov 9: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on the first day of the winter session of parliament today after reading obituary references. Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Hamid Ansari paid.... 7 Rajya Sabha MPs fail to furnish assets details New Delhi, Sep 24: Seven Rajya Sabha MPs have not so far submitted declarations of their assets and liabilities although the last date for furnishing this information has expired, the Rajya Sab.... Have to consider options to save question hour: Ansari New Delhi, Sept 1: Expressing concern over the disruption of question hour in parliament, Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari said on Tuesday that there are plans to reschedule the one-hour slot .... Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die New Delhi, Aug 31: The Rajya Sabha was today adjourned sine die after the house passed the bill to hike salaries of MPs and referred the prevention of torture bill to a select committee. Rajya Sabha okays bill for voting rights to NRIs New Delhi, Aug 31: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed a bill that seeks to amend the representation of the people Act to provide special provisions for citizens of India residing outside the coun.... Rajya Sabha defers educational tribunal bill New Delhi, Aug 31: The Rajya Sabha today decided to defer the educational tribunal bill to the next session. The decision was taken with the consent of the house after Human Resource Developmen.... Rajya Sabha adjourned over Sohrabuddin case New Delhi, Aug 30: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon today after opposition membersBJP, voiced protests over a Gujarat police officer's petition to the Supreme Court that she was bei.... Rajya Sabha adjourned over Chidambaram's remarks New Delhi, Aug 28: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice till noon on Fridayday as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena MPs protested Home Minister P. Chidambaram's remarks on "saff.... India has 5,386 cold storages New Delhi, Aug 20: India has 5,386 cold storages, with Uttar Pradesh accounting for the maximum of 1,579, parliament was told today. Minister of State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas said.... Rajya Sabha adjourned over civil nuclear bill New Delhi, Aug 19: The Rajya Sabha today saw regular disruptions after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) members alleged a deal between the Congress and the Bharatiya Jan.... Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Mamata's stand on Azad New Delhi, Aug 19: There was uproar in the Rajya Sabha today over Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's speech in Lalgarh questioning the manner in which Maoist leader Azad had been ki.... Rajya Sabha adjourned over mining scam in Karnataka New Delhi, Aug 18: The Rajya Sabha was today adjourned for the day as the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) members created ruckus and demanded dismissal of the Karnataka .... Coal blocks to private miners through auction: Jaiswal New Delhi, Aug 17: The Rajya Sabha today passed a bill that seeks to bring more transparency in the process to award coal blocks to prospectors, amidst allegations of large-scale illegal mining.... Rajya Sabha not to sit on Aug 23 due to Onam New Delhi, Aug 14: The Rajya Sabha is likely to have a sitting on Aug 21, a Saturday, instead of Aug 23, a Monday, due to the Onam festival. The business advisory committee of Rajya S.... Rajya Sabha adjourned over Belgaum dispute New Delhi, Aug 11: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned today following the Shiv Sena's demand for an immediate discussion on the Belgaum dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka. As the house me.... Rajya Sabha adjourned over Mamata rally New Delhi, Aug 10: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon today following heated words between the opposition and the treasury benches over the Bharatiya Janata Party's demands for susp.... Rajya Sabha passes bill to settle disputes between regulators New Delhi, Aug 9: The Rajya Sabha today passed a bill to address disputes among financial regulators like the one over unit-linked insurance plans, with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's .... Rajya Sabha adjourned thrice over funds diversion New Delhi, Aug 3: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for a third time today as opposition members staged a vociferous protest demanding a calling attention motion on the alleged diversion of funds m.... Paswan, RJD walk out, Rajya Sabha adjourned for 10 minutes New Delhi, Aug 2: The Rajya Sabha was briefly adjourned for 10 minutes today following protests by the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) over an audit report pointing .... Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 New Delhi, July 30: The price rise issue stalled the Rajya Sabha for the fourth successive day today, forcing its adjournment till 12 noon. As on previous days, the trouble erupted as.... Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon New Delhi, July 29: The price rise issue created a storm in the Rajya Sabha for the third successive day today, forcing its adjournment till 12 noon. The trouble erupted as soon as th.... Rajya Sabha adjourned as price rise protests continue New Delhi, July 28: Opposition leaders continued their protests against rising prices in the Rajya Sabha today, forcing an adjournment soon after the house met. The house was adjourne.... Rajya Sabha adjourned till Wednesday New Delhi, July 27: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day today following vociferous protests against increasing prices by the entire opposition as well as the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the .... Rajya Sabha adjourned till Tuesday New Delhi, July 26: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on the first day of the monsoon session of parliament today after tributes were paid to former vice president and chairperson of the house Bhai.... Rajya Sabha adjourned twice over sugarcane prices New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice today following protests by sugarcane farmers over falling prices for their crop. The trouble began immediately after the house assemble.... Refusing Rajya Sabha membership no message to CPI-M: Somnath Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee says his decision to refuse Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer to be a nominated Rajya Sabha MP was not intended to be a message to .... More stringent penalty for spurious drugs makers New Delhi: A Bill to enhance punishment for manufacturers of spurious and adulterated drugs was passed in the Rajya Sabha today. The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill 2005, which was passed.... Bill on pesticides management introduced in RS New Delhi: A Bill seeking to encourage production of good quality and safe pesticides at affordable rates while curbing sale of spurious products was today introduced in the Rajya Sabha. Introd.... Bill for transparent bidding of coal blocks is in RS New Delhi: A Bill to ensure transparency and a clear-cut selection process in competitive bidding for coal blocks by private companies was introduced in the Rajya Sabha today. The Mines and Min.... Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement