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Topic: Rajya Sabha

Women’s Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha, PM thanks Lok Sabha nod as ‘golden moment’ in parliamentary journey

The whole Lower House came together on Wednesday to pass the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam Bill by 454 votes in favour and 2 against.

Dhankhar re-constitutes 8 parliamentary standing committees, appoints Chidambaram to Home panel

P Chidambaram's appointment came as the place was vacant after the retirement of Congress's P Bhattacharya.

Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha suspended from Rajya Sabha for ‘gross violation of rules’

Chadha has said the BJP was trying to ‘suppress’ his voice by accusing him of forging signatures in a motion related to the Delhi services Bill.

Parliament passes Data Protection Bill 2023 amid surveillance concerns

The law will allow companies to transfer some users' data abroad while the power to seek information and issue direction will reside with the government and a data protection board.

AAP says Raghav Chadha didn’t violate Rajya Sabha rules. Dhankhar refers matter to Privileges Committee

During debate on Delhi services bill, Amit Shah demanded privilege proceedings against Chadha for allegedly including without consent names of 5 MPs in a list for a proposed select committee.

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien asked to leave House over ‘unruly behaviour’ but not suspended

Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked O’Brien to leave after heated exchange over Manipur issue. Leader of House Piyush Goyal moved a motion for his suspension, but voting didn't take place.

‘Unruly behaviour’: Trinamool’s Derek O’Brien suspended from Rajya Sabha for rest of session

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar asked the Opposition MP to leave the House, having already accused him of ‘theatrics’ during a debate Monday.

131 votes in favour, 102 against — Rajya Sabha passes Delhi services bill amid high drama

With Bill's passage, Centre gets powers to transfer & post civil servants in national capital. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal alleges PM Modi has snatched freedom of Delhiites.

Delhi services Bill clears Rajya Sabha, Centre keeps control of capital’s bureaucrats

The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha last Thursday through a voice vote.

Indian Railways has 2.5 lakh-plus posts lying vacant, highest in northern zone, govt tells RS

Vacancies are filled up primarily by placement of indents by Railways with recruitment agencies as per operational requirements, Ashwini Vaishnaw informs Upper House of Parliament.

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I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘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.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.