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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicRajya Sabha

Topic: Rajya Sabha

AAP RS pick with rags-to-riches story, Rajinder Gupta’s stock has always soared in Punjab politics

Gupta is the founder and chairman emeritus of Trident Group, a global leader in textiles. He resigned as vice chairman of Punjab State Economy and Planning Board Saturday.

Rajya Sabha passes online gaming bill amid protests from Opposition

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill was passed in Lok Sabha Thursday which, while promoting E-sports, flags betting & gambling games as 'public health risk'.

Amit Shah to move motion in Rajya Sabha to send 3 key bills to joint committee

The 3 key bills are amendments to the Constitution of India, Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 & the Bill Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.

1,647 km of 2,216 km fenced on India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, Rajya Sabha told

The Union MoS information was provided to the RS in a written reply to the Question of BJP MPs Shambhu Sharan Patel and Neeraj Shekhar.

Parliament passes bill to set up IIM in Guwahati with capital support of Rs 550 crore

The Opposition staged a walkout after the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha.

India saw 67% rise in recorded abortions over last 5 years, Centre tells Parliament

It rose from 5.34 lakh in 2020-21 to 8.93 lakh in 2024-25, govt informs Parliament. In 2024-25, Maharashtra reported maximum cases followed by Tamil Nadu.

Congress flags a ‘mysteriously withdrawn’ question posed to Modi govt in Lok Sabha, by 2 BJP MPs

BJP MPs’ question was first in queue to be taken up for 'oral answers', as per LS website. However, during Question Hour, Speaker Om Birla directly picked up 2nd question on the list.

In flare-up over Parliament security, RS dy chairman quotes Nehru, Kharge hits back with Sushma, Jaitley

New Delhi: From Jawaharlal Nehru and Vithalbhai Patel, to Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley— the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday echoed with quotes from several...

Rajya Sabha passes resolution without discussion to extend President’s Rule in Manipur for 6 months

Union Minister Nityanand Rai moved the resolution in the Upper House amid heavy sloganeering by the Opposition. President's Rule is set to take effect from 13 August in Manipur.

On Camera

Nitish Kumar’s journey from endurance to exhaustion

Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.