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Topic: Rajya Sabha

CBI booked 56 politicians in last 3 years, but yet to file FIR against 11 of them

Ananya Bhardwaj -
MoS Jitendra Singh tells Rajya Sabha CBI has registered a total of 160 cases and preliminary inquiries against officials and politicians in last three years.

Only 4 out of 82 secretaries working in Modi govt are from SC/ST communities

Sanya Dhingra -
Minister of State for the Department of Personnel and Training Jitendra Singh gave the information in the Rajya Sabha Thursday.

Govt says more than 1,000 posts still vacant in CBI

PTI -
The Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha that a large number of the vacancies were in executive ranks.

Rajya Sabha marshals report to work without military-style cap that triggered row

Unnati Sharma -
Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, had said Tuesday the uniform issue will be revisited by House secretariat.

‘Unscientific & regressive’ — why transgenders bill tabled in Rajya Sabha is contentious

Revathi Krishnan -
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 was tabled in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, three months after the Lok Sabha cleared it.

European delegation’s Kashmir tour was private visit, govt tells Rajya Sabha

Ananya Bhardwaj -
The two-day visit of 27 European parliamentarians to Kashmir on 28 October had been criticised severely by opposition parties.

Sharad Pawar’s chess moves, everyone’s an army officer & politicians’ JNU woes

Taran Deol -
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Venkaiah Naidu to revisit order as ‘military’ uniform of Rajya Sabha marshals triggers row

Unnati Sharma -
The new attire’s resemblance to military uniform has drawn criticism from many, including Congress MP Jairam Ramesh and former Army chief VP Malik.

More roads in Northeast are great. Now bring the hospitals, colleges, jobs

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

At its 250th session, Modi and Manmohan spar over Rajya Sabha’s system of checks & balances

Shanker Arnimesh -
PM Modi says there’s a difference between checking & clogging, but predecessor Manmohan Singh says no law should be passed in haste or amid heightened emotions.
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Opinion

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

Seshadri Chari -
So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Dismiss debate on EC functioning as ‘hoo-haa’, then hail India as ‘robust democracy’

Economy

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Defence

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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