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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicRajya Sabha

Topic: Rajya Sabha

Modi praises Manmohan Singh, calls him ‘inspirational’ ahead of tabling white paper on economy under UPA

PM Modi recalled Singh’s presence in Parliament despite his failing health to attend discussion on the Delhi Services Bill 2023 during which he sat on a wheelchair in Rajya Sabha.

‘Guiding light for Parliament, country’ — Modi lauds former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

The prime minister was addressing the farewell of Rajya Sabha members in the House. 78 are retiring between February and May after completing their term.

Modi tears into Congress in RS — ‘strangled democracy, now creating narrative of North-South divide’

Days after he lashed out at the opposition party in Lok Sabha, PM continues tirade. In dig at Rahul Gandhi, he says 'Yuvraj was given a startup, now it's a non-starter'.

‘Congress’ thought has become outdated. It was always against reservation,’ says PM Modi

The PM was replying to the debate on Motion of Thanks in Rajya Sabha, where he further said Congress has ‘outsourced’ its work and expressed his sympathies over ‘its downfall.’

Edupreneur, Modi fan, force behind his Sikh outreach — who is Satnam Sandhu, President nominee to RS

PM Modi himself expressed his confidence in the Chandigarh University chancellor in an X post after nomination was announced. Sandhu took oath as Rajya Sabha member Wednesday.

Congress MP’s ‘separate nation for south India’ remark sees heated discussion in RS, BJP demands action

Karnataka MP DK Suresh said Thursday that taxes from south were going to north India & Hindi was being 'imposed' on all fronts. BJP calls it 'attack on country’s unity', demands apology.

EC announces election process for 56 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 states

First round of elections will be held on 27 February to fill the vacancies created by retirement of 56 Rajya Sabha MPs in April 2024.

AAP nominates Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal for Rajya Sabha

The party renominated Sanjay Singh and N.D. Gupta for second terms in the Upper House.

Privileges Committees of LS & RS to meet next week, hear opposition MPs views on suspension

Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha is scheduled to meet on 9 Jan, while that of Lok Sabha will meet on 12 Jan. A total of 146 MPs from both Houses were suspended during Winter session.

Jagdeep Dhankar turns down AAP’s request to appoint Raghav Chadha as Rajya Sabha leader

Earlier this month, Kejriwal had asked Dhankhar to appoint Chadha as the interim leader of the AAP in the Rajya Sabha as floor leader Sanjay Singh was in judicial custody.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.