Ansari felicitated in RS on second term as vice president
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday led the Rajya Sabha in felicitating Hamid Ansari on his second term as vice president and Chairman of the House saying his re-election was a tribute to his qualities.
New Parliament House plans shelved
Parliament House, witness to history for the past 85 years, will continue to be the home to the two houses of Parliament, with moves to have a new building elsewhere being dropped now.
Conscious of
Shinde apologise Jaya bachchan for his remarks in RS
NEW DELHI: Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde was on Thursday forced to eat his words and apologize in the Rajya Sabha after he made certain remarks about SP member Jaya Bachchan triggering an uproar.
Shinde forced to eat his words, apologise in RS
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde was on Thursday forced to eat his words and apologise in the Rajya Sabha after he made certain remarks about SP member Jaya Bachchan triggering an uproar.
CBI probe starts in Assam; Oppn says region unsafe in Cong hand
A CBI inquiry into the Assam violence has been initiated and the Army put on alert, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday as the opposition alleged that the region was not safe because of vo
RS adjourned twice on Assam violence, other issues
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday adjourned twice on issues of Assam violence and alleged desecration of B.R. Ambedkar's statues in Uttar Pradesh with BSP supremo Mayawati condemning ‘humiliation’ to the archi
Sachin, Rekha star attraction in RS
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood superstar of yesteryears Rekha were the cynosure of all eyes in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday on the opening day of the Monsoon session.
Tendulkar, who alon
Tendulkar in Par panel on IT; Rekha in panel on PDS
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will now get an opportunity to examine issues related to information technology.
The Rajya Sabha MP has been included in the Standing Committee on Information and Techn
I won’t shout in Rajya Sabha to express my view: Tendulkar
Known as a person of few words whose cricketing bat does all the talking, Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said that he would not indulge in shouting in the Rajya Sabha as he would make his point across in a polite way.
I am not keen on staying in any government bungalow: Tendulkar
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has refused to accept the government bungalow he is entitled to as Rajya Sabha member, saying such a stay would be a waste of taxpayer's money.
"I am not keen on staying i