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Topic: Rajya Sabha

‘Ghayal hoon isliye ghatak hoon’—Raghav Chadha borrows from Dhurandhar to rip into AAP’s ‘white lies’

In a new video message, Chadha refuted major allegations made against him by party leaders on Friday, rejecting them as “lies” that would be “exposed”. 

Nadda, Kharge go head-to-head as Rajya Sabha passes CAPF Bill amid Oppn walkout

Bill ensures that top positions in CAPFs are held by IPS officers. It reserves at least 50% of the posts at IG position, and 67% at the ADG-level for IPS officers on deputation.

Nitish Kumar’s resignation leaves more than a political vacuum. Bihar women need to be paid

The Rajya Sabha is Kumar’s way of stepping outside the circuit through which Bihar’s women could have held him to the Rs 2 lakh promise.

Only 6 of 68 RS seats where BJP lacked numbers in 10 yrs, 2nd in BJP state—why Congress’ Haryana win is rare

The last time, Ahmed Patel pulled it off in Gujarat in 2017 despite defections and cross-voting in favour of BJP. It was seen as a battle between two titans, Amit Shah and Ahmed Patel.

‘Traitors’: Congress expels 3 Odisha MLAs for ‘cross-voting’ in Rajya Sabha polls

Earlier, Congress issued show-cause notices to the MLAs after their public statements criticising the party's decision to join hands with BJD made it evident they would cross-vote.

Art worth Rs 25 crore, Rs 374 crore annual income: Abhishek Manu Singhvi’s RS poll affidavit

The Congress nominee has declared assets worth Rs 2,558 crore. The affidavit showed that his annual income increased by 200 percent to Rs 374 crore in 2024-25 from FY 2021.

Long arc of Nitish Kumar: From Modi-baiter to BJP’s bridge in Bihar

Nitish Kumar (75), Bihar's longest serving CM, filed nomination on Thursday for Rajya Sabha elections, clearing the decks for a change of guard in Bihar.

Who is Christopher Tilak, Congress’s unusual choice for Rajya Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu will hold biennial elections for six Rajya Sabha seats on 16 March. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s nomination of Christopher Tilak has caught many by surprise.

Haryana RS bypoll headed for a twist. BJP vice president jumps into fray as Independent

BJP is hoping to repeat Subhash Chandra’s and Kartikeya Sharma’s feat. Chandra was elected to Rajya Sabha as an Independent from Haryana in 2016 and Sharma in 2022.

Why Rahul Gandhi chose ex-govt servant over veterans as Congress’s Rajya Sabha nominee from Haryana

Karamveer Bauddh, from the Meham Assembly segment of Rohtak district, retired in 2023 as a Superintendent from the Haryana Civil Secretariat

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.