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Topic: Rajya Sabha

‘It is his right’ — Azam Khan on buzz about SP Rajya Sabha nomination for Kapil Sibal

Rajya Sabha term of Kapil Sibal, who represents Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in court, ends in July. Sibal is known to be among the Congress voices seeking reform in the party.

With 101 seats, BJP hits triple digits in Rajya Sabha for first time in party’s history

BJP won 4 seats in RS polls, becoming the first party to pass 100-seat mark after 1988-90. NDA now has 117 members in 245-member RS, while Congress hit a new low at 29 seats.

Mirabai verses, Tagore & Kishore songs — Rajya Sabha plans musical adieu for retiring members

Performance by 6 MPs will be part of dinner hosted by Vice President Naidu for 72 RS members. While some of them retired in March, 19 will retire in April & rest in coming months till August.

Rajya Sabha discussion on J&K Budget turns into debate on ‘Kashmir Files’, opposition slams BJP

Opposition MPs accused BJP govt of failing to make way for return of Pandits to Kashmir in 7 years in power. Ruling party's MPs also hit back with numerous barbs.

Ex-cricketer Harbhajan Singh, academicians in AAP list of Rajya Sabha candidates from Punjab

Other than the cricketer, the other four candidates are IIT professor Sandeep Pathak, academician Ashok Kumar Mittal, industrialist Sanjiv Arora and young Delhi MLA Raghav Chaddha.

‘Inadvertent release’ during inspection led to missile landing in Pakistan, Rajnath Singh in RS

ThePrint had reported that an unarmed BrahMos supersonic missile was accidentally fired during an inspection at a secret satellite base of the Indian Air Force Wednesday.

Rahu kaal was Congress’ time, they emerge like frogs in rainy season: Nirmala Sitharaman in RS

Speaking in discussion on Union Budget, finance minister rebuts allegations by the likes of P. Chidambaram and Kapil Sibal, attacks Rahul Gandhi's 'two Indias' statement.

India has about 21 judges per million, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informs Rajya Sabha

To calculate the ratio, the Department of Justice uses 2011 Census and available information regarding sanctioned strength of judges in SC, HC and district & subordinate courts.

Omicron dominant strain in India, over 5 lakh Covid deaths so far, Mandaviya tells Parliament

In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Mandaviya said the insurance claims worth Rs 808 crore have been paid under PMGKP scheme to kin of 1,616 health workers who died due to Covid.

Congress MPs walk out from RS during Modi’s speech, says he was ‘only targeting the party’

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that the prime minister was only making accusations against Congress and not on President's address in Parliament.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.