Rajya Sabha

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

First part of budget session to end on Feb 13: Sources

10:47 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: The first part of the Budget Session of Parliament will end on February 13 instead of February 15 as the Rajya Sabha, on Sunday, decided to change its sitting, sources said. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu also made a fervent appeal to the leaders of various parties at an all-party meeting to […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

SC rejects pleas seeking review of 2018 Aadhaar verdict

8:47 pm January 20, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas seeking review of its 2018 verdict which had upheld the Centre’s flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions, including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice A M […]

Parliamentary panel extends assurance to TN textile industry

8:35 pm January 19, 2021

Coimbatore : The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour on Tuesday assured the textile industry of considering its appeals and making suitable recommendations so that Tamil Nadu, especially Tirupur and Coimbatore, prospers in man-made fibre (MMF) textile-manufacturing. The panel interacted with the National Committee on Textiles & Clothing (NCTC). The NCTC comprises Confederation of Indian Textile […]

Allahabad HC stays arrest of 'Mirzapur' web series directors, writers

Allahabad HC issues notice to all 10 newly elected RS members on disqualified candidate’s plea

10:25 pm December 18, 2020

Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Friday issued notice to all ten newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs on a petition moved by businessman Prakash Bajaj claiming that the returning officer had wrongly rejected his nomination. The Lucknow bench of the high court fixed January 27 as the next date of hearing in the matter. A bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh passed […]

Oppn misleading Punjab farmers; will find solution soon: Tomar

8:05 pm December 16, 2020

Gwalior : Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said farmers in the entire country are supporting the three agri laws but cultivators from Punjab are being ”misled” into protest by Opposition, even as he expressed hope to find a solution ”soon” to the ongoing impasse. Speaking to reporters here, Tomar said talks were being held with farmer organisations, including those […]