Currency ban: Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon

Currency ban: Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Amid uproar over the issue of currency ban, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Thursday.

by IBNS December 08, 2016

Monsoon Session of Parliament: A look at Bills passed and in queue

Monsoon Session of Parliament: A look at Bills passed and in queue

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill, 2014 relating to Goods & Services Tax (GST) -- the GST Bill in short -- which was passed by the Rajya Sabha during the third week of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, has been laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha and will be taken up by the House in the week starting August 8, informed the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs on Saturday

by IBNS August 06, 2016

India took strong stand against terror at SAARC meet : Rajnath Singh at Parliament

India took strong stand against terror at SAARC meet : Rajnath Singh at Parliament

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS) : Taking a strong stand against terror, India has called upon all SAARC nations to take harshest measures not only against the perpetrators, but also the supporters of terrorism, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told parliament on Friday.

by IBNS August 05, 2016

Opposition slams central government on Dalit issue

Opposition slams central government on Dalit issue

Ahmedabad/Una, Jul 20 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha temporarily adjourned on Wednesday as members of the Opposition stormed the well to protest against the stripping and beating of four Dalit men by self-styled cow protectors in Gujarat last week, according to media reports.

by IBNS July 20, 2016

Rajya Sabha polls begin : Keen contest between BJP and Congress

Rajya Sabha polls begin : Keen contest between BJP and Congress

New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS) : Voting has begun for 27 Rajya Sabha seats in seven states as both the ruling BJP and the opposition are in an all out effort to clinch it in their favour.

by IBNS June 11, 2016

EC: Karnataka RS polls not cancelled but returning officer to file FIR

EC: Karnataka RS polls not cancelled but returning officer to file FIR

New Delhi/Bengaluru, Jun 10 (IBNS): With the Rajya Sabha (RS) polls scheduled for Saturday, the Election Commission (EC) has refused to stall the polls for Karnataka based on allegations of bribery but has asked the government to hand over the probe to the CBI, according to media reports.

by IBNS June 10, 2016

Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon

Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Amid uproar over the UPSC issue, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Tuesday after MPs rushed to the Well of the House.

by IBNS August 05, 2014