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Rajya Sabha seats available for Rs 100 crore: Cong MP

A Congress Rajya Sabha member has made a sensational claim that berths in the Upper House are available for Rs 100 crore, triggering a controversy with the BJP Monday slamming the ruling party at the Centre for bringing politics to “such a low level”.

Kanimozhi thanks Sonia for support in RS polls

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New Delhi: DMK leader Kanimozhi on Saturday thanked Congress president Sonia Gandhi for supporting her in getting elected to Rajya Sabha earlier this week. "I was here to offer my party's thanks to S

D. Raja files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

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New Delhi: Communist Party of India leader D Raja has filed his nomination for the June 27 Rajya Sabha biennial elections from Tamil Nadu.
A formal announcement on Raja’s re-nomination will be announ

Communist party left to choose between Pandian and Raja

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Chennai: Ending days of suspense, Communist Party of India (CPI) on Thursday decided to contest the June 27 biennial election to Rajya Sabha with the support of CPI (M) and AIADMK.
The decision was t

Parliament abruptly adjourned sine die

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New Delhi: The Budget session of Parliament was abruptly adjourned sine die on Wednesday, with the second phase turning out to be a total washout amid opposition demands for the resignation of Prime

Parliament adjourned twice after uproar

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New Delhi: Parliament remained paralysed on Tuesday as BJP was unrelenting on its demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ministers P K Bansal and Ashwani Kumar over alleged scam

Uproar in Parliament; Lok Sabha adjourned for the day

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New Delhi: Uproar over various issues, including BJP demand for resignation of the Prime Minister over the coal scam and the chit fund scandal in West Bengal, disrupted proceedings in Parliament, for

Govt confident of numbers in RS, SP not to back UPA

Bouyed by its win in Lok Sabha on FDI issue, the government today said it is confident of a victory in Rajya Sabha as well though the numbers are close even as SP made it clear it will not support UPA during voting on the issue in the Upper House.

Rs 70 cr burnt for shouting, uproar

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On Tuesday too Parliament session began on a stormy note with both Houses adjourned for the morning. The forecast for the Winter Session is that Tuesday will be no different from the other eight worki

Discordant start to winter session, both houses adjourned

Parliament's winter session started on an acrimonious note on Thursday with both houses being adjourned for the day after an aggressive opposition demanded a vote on foreign direct investment (FDI) in

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