Rajya Sabha terms of 3 DMK members—P Wilson, MM Abdulla, and M Shanmugam—as well as that of DMK ally and MDMK leader Vaiko, are set to end by July this year.
The actor launched Makkal Needhi Miam in 2018 in Madurai. It did not contest in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, instead campaigned for DMK-led INDIA bloc in return of a Rajya Sabha seat.
The RS MP Jangra sparked a row by saying that training under Agniveer scheme could've reduced casualties, claiming that the victims died with 'folded hands'.
Parliamentarians across parties made time for former Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda’s book launch. If half the lawmakers were in the Upper House debating Waqf, the rest were there.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, he cited 'irony' of discussion on President’s Rule in the strife-torn state taking place at 3 am in Parliament, urged Centre to 'look Manipur in the eye'.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the MP also asked why Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath passed Waqf bill of 1995 with consensus if this law was draconian.
The Congress president said BJP was using Thakur to tarnish his image, but if the allegations against him are proven true, he would resign from Rajya Sabha.
In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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