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Kerala to get representation in Modi cabinet
24 March 2017 3:23 PM ISTKerala will get a representation in the Modi cabinet during the next reshuffle, a party leader said on Friday.The source said Bharatiya Janata Party...
RS disrupted over new Commission for Backward Classes
24 March 2017 12:16 PM ISTThe Rajya Sabha on Friday witnessed an uproar and was adjourned for 10 minutes over the government reportedly approving a proposal to create a new...
'EVMs don't make or break fortunes; voters do'
23 March 2017 5:44 PM ISTDismissing doubts over the misuse of electronic voting machines (EVMs), Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said EVMs don't...
Rajya Sabha criticises media for 'selective reporting'
23 March 2017 12:42 PM ISTRole of the media once again came under scrutiny in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with members from across parties criticising it for not reporting...
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day after obituary references
9 March 2017 12:02 PM ISTThe Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday after paying homage to five of its members, one of them sitting, who have passed away.
In RS, Tendulkar to help other sports too
5 Jun 2012 7:26 AM ISTCricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who took oath Monday as a Rajya Sabha member, vowed to help other sports as well and said he would be liked to...
MP objects to LS-RS hierarchy
17 May 2012 7:01 AM ISTRajya Sabha members alleged on Wednesday that their counterparts in the Lok Sabha get preferential treatment at Parliamentary functions. Raising the...
Jaya, Rekha silsila continues off air
17 May 2012 6:47 AM ISTA Press Trust of India report claimed on Wednesday that the Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan sent a complaint to the upper house chairperson and vice...
Rekha charms sullen MPs
16 May 2012 6:58 AM ISTAs the beautiful Bollywood diva walked into Parliament, it seemed a scene right out of a classic Hindi film. The Silsila days fireworks flew when...
SC refuses to quash Sachin's RS nomination
15 May 2012 11:55 AM ISTRefusing to quash batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to the Rajya Sabha, the Supreme Court asked petitioner Ram Gopal Singh Sisodia, a...
People highlight need for professionalism
14 May 2012 8:30 AM ISTHas the functioning of the Indian parliament been able to foster democratic values and strengthen participatory institutions down the line or has it...
Sixty years down, 'democracy despite odds'
14 May 2012 8:17 AM ISTIndia’s success as a parliamentary democracy was hailed by leaders across party lines at a special meeting of Parliament Sunday to celebrate 60 years...