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Hyderabad: TRS MP KR Suresh Reddy on Wednesday strongly responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks in Rajya Sabha on the bifurcation of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, stating that the latter cannot question the authority of Parliament which was the supreme authority. “What stopped the BJP government to correct the mistakes that it feels were committed […]
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Hyderabad: Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao on Wednesday demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on Telangana Statehood in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Participating in a meeting at Ibrahimpatnam after taking part in various development works, he said Modi spoke lies and was resorting to creating hatred instead of instilling […]
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Hyderabad: Protests erupted across Telangana against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on the conception of Telangana. Elected representatives from TRS, Congress and other political parties except BJP along with students, farmers, and employees held demonstrations wearing black dresses, badges, headbands and scarves. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister had said in Rajya Sabha that BJP was […]
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Modi says division was unscientific, done behind closed doors with mikes going silent
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New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MPs on Tuesday made a demand to fill over eight lakh posts lying vacant in the Central government, saying vacancies are unjustified at a time unemployment rate is high. Raising the issue through a zero-hour mention, V Vijayasai Reddy said the government sector is overflowing with vacancies at a time there […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday came down heavily on the Congress saying that it could never think beyond its “dynasty”, while praising NCP leader Sharad Pawar and TMC for attending the all-party meeting on Covid-19. Replying to motion of thanks on President’s address in the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said that during […]
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Rajya Sabha members also observed a minute's silence as they paid tribute to the legendary singer. The house will reconvene at 11:05 am.
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New Delhi: As many as 439 terrorists have been eliminated in Jammu and Kashmir so far after the abrogation of Article 370 while 541 terrorism-related incidents have been registered in the Union Territory, Minister of State for Home affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha. Rai, in a written reply to Rajya Sabha MP […]
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Hyderabad: Upping the ante against the Centre, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi members from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha boycotted the joint session of Parliament addressed by President Ramnath Kovind on the first day of the budget session that commenced on Monday. They decided to stay away from the Presidential address to Parliament in protest against […]
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Prasad was a seven-term Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar and was also elected to the Lok Sabha once.
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. The Presidential assent, which came on Saturday, was published in the government gazette immediately. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on December 17 after the Rajya Sabha passed it on December 8. According to the PRS research […]
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New Delhi: Eleven parliamentarians – six from the Lok Sabha and five from the Rajya Sabha – were awarded the annual Parliamentarians’ Group for Children Awards, in a virtual ceremony on Thursday. The Parliamentarians’ Group of Children (PGC) is a platform that convenes, informs and engages MPs on issues of children’s rights, and the award […]
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New Delhi: The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned sine die ahead of schedule on Wednesday today. Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with top members of his cabinet in the Parliament to discuss various issues and the government’s strategy. Since the beginning of the winter session on November 29, both the […]
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New Delhi: Upset over alleged “personal” remarks made against her, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Monday lashed out at the ruling BJP in Rajya Sabha with a “curse” that it will face bad days soon. An agitated Bachchan also told the chair that he should be fair and alleged that an attempt was being […]
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New Delhi: As the continuous Opposition uproar has been affecting Parliament proceedings regularly, the Centre is set to introduce the ‘Mediation Bill, 2021’ in Rajya Sabha on Friday to promote and facilitate mediation, especially institutional mediation. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju is slated to move the Bill which also seeks for resolution of disputes, commercial or […]
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New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was on Thursday adjourned for the day, in its second adjournment during the day, over Opposition uproar on the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. The Opposition created a ruckus in the House soon after it reassembled at 2 pm following the first adjournment seeing resignation from Minister of State from Home Ajay […]
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New Delhi: The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday following the Opposition’s protest in the House over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and their demand for the immediate resignation of Minister Ajay Mishra Teni. Several Congress MPs in Lok Sabha, including Rahul Gandhi, earlier on Wednesday have moved an […]
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New Delhi: A demand was raised in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday to declare cow as the national animal and enact an effective central law to stop cow slaughter in the country. Making a special mention in the House, BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena said cow is an integral part of Indian culture, and that even […]
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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had moved the two bills together for passage in the House as there will be a common national board under the two legislations.
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New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday adjourned till noon following the ruckus created by Opposition parties over the suspension of 12 MPs. The joint Opposition including Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress, Left and AAP came into the Well of the House soon after the papers were laid on the table seeking revocation of suspension of […]