Topic: Rajya Sabha
Current academic session not likely to be treated as zero year, govt tells parliamentary panel
Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare tells Rajya Sabha panel the govt will provide all logistical support to ensure that school and college exams are held.
BJP’s Jyotiraditya Scindia, 44 other newly-elected Rajya Sabha members take oath
Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu urged the 45 members, including 36 first-timers, to uphold rules and procedures while discharging their duties as lawmakers.
Modi govt can’t put off monsoon session anymore. India needs its MPs in the House
Some 40 bills are awaiting deliberation and passage by one or both Houses. Out of these, five are pending before parliamentary committees.
5 officials, soft copies, audio recordings: New rules for Parliamentary panel meetings
Lok Sabha secretariat issued protocols to ensure members stay safe during the pandemic as Parliamentary panel meetings are resuming from next week.
Upcoming MP bypolls put BJP in a bind over Dalit leader who voted for Congress in RS polls
BJP is wary of a backlash from the Dalit community if it takes strict action against 6-time MLA Gopilal Jatav, who apologised for voting for Congress' Digvijay Singh by 'mistake'.
43 first-timers, accounting for 72% of vacancies, set to enter Rajya Sabha
Against 61 vacancies in 20 states, 42 were already elected unopposed including 28 first timers, the research division of Rajya Sabha has found.
Congress’ Digvijaya Singh & BJP’s Jyotiraditya Scindia win Rajya Sabha polls from MP
The Congress' other candidate, Dalit leader Phool Singh Barriya, lost the election.
Congress wins 2 Rajya Sabha seats, BJP gets 1 from Rajasthan
Congress’ K C Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi were declared winners, while Rajendra Gehlot of the BJP also got elected, an assembly spokesperson said.
BJP objects to Congress MLA voting in RS polls, says he violated quarantine rules
BJP said MLA Wajib Ali returned from abroad and should be in quarantine, to which, Ali said, his Covid-19 test was conducted earlier and he tested negative.
Madhya Pradesh BJP claims support of BSP, SP & Independents in Rajya Sabha elections
Voting for three Madhya Pradesh seats in Rajya Sabha takes place Friday. The BSP and SP said MLAs supporting the BJP were going against the party line.
Opposing Ram in 1990s was easy. Yadavs’ secularism will be tested with Krishna in 2020
BJP's Krishna janmabhoomi movement in Mathura will be an agni-pariksha for cow-belt leaders such as Tejashwi Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav.
Troubled NBFCs begin to show signs of revival after stimulus
Sound health of NBFCs is vital because they form backbone of Indian economy in lending to wide range of borrowers from small merchants to business giants.
Defence
No progress made in India-China major general-level talks, all eyes now on diplomatic parleys
Talks were held Sunday over Depsang Plains tensions. Next round of meeting under Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination is being scheduled now.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.