Rajya Sabha
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Abrogation of Article 370 ushered in a new era J-K, says Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha | Top quotes
India | Mar 21, 2025, 04:22 PM ISTDuring his speech, Amit Shah stressed the reduction of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and, improvement in the lives of the people who live in the valley
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Deaths due to terrorism down by 70 per cent in J-K under Modi govt: Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha
India | Mar 21, 2025, 04:14 PM ISTUnion Minister Amit Shah said that there has been a 70 per cent reduction in terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and terror incidents have gone down significantly since the abrogation of Article 370.
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No language to be imposed on any state under three-language formula, says Education Ministry
Education | Mar 19, 2025, 05:34 PM ISTThe Education Ministry informed the Rajya Sabha that no language will be imposed on any state under the language formula. It is clarified that the languages learned by the children will be based on their choices of states.
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Parliament Budget Session: Proceedings in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha resume after four-day Holi break
India | Mar 17, 2025, 03:34 PM ISTThe Budget Session of Parliament resumes today with discussions on key reports, Railways grants, and ongoing tensions over recent remarks by Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge.
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Dharmendra Pradhan on three-language row: 'World discussing multilingualism, where are we trapped?'
India | Mar 11, 2025, 07:48 PM ISTOn Monday, Pradhan accused DMK of "ruining the future of the students" amid the row over three-language formula. His statement triggered uproar in Rajya Sabha which was raised today with the opposition demanding Pradhan's resignation.
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Mallikarjun Kharge apologises after uproar in Rajya Sabha over his derogatory remark
India | Mar 11, 2025, 03:35 PM ISTThe Rajya Sabha witnessed an uproar on Tuesday over an unparliamentary remark by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, who apologised to the Chair while clarifying that it was meant for the government that was "trying to create a regional divide" in the country.
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Parliament Budget Session: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day
India | Mar 11, 2025, 09:31 PM ISTThe Budget Session of Parliament resumed with heated debates expected on issues like electoral roll manipulation, violence in Manipur, introduction of Immigration and Foreigners Bill 2025, with the government focusing on securing grants and passing key other bills.
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Parliament Budget Session: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till Tuesday 11 am
India | Mar 10, 2025, 06:58 PM ISTParliament Budget Session 2025: The Budget Session resumes today with a packed agenda. Heated debates and sharp exchanges are likely as both sides prepare to assert their narratives in Parliament.
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Swati Maliwal's veiled jibe at Kejriwal: 'Kursi ke liye kabhi Delhi ka beta, kabhi Punjab ka puttar'
Delhi | Feb 26, 2025, 02:00 PM ISTThe timing of Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal's X post is seen as her reaction to media reports that Kejriwal may enter Rajya Sabha from Punjab. However, the AAP sources rejected the reports.
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Waqf Amendment Bill: What are key differences between old and new law? Check here
India | Apr 02, 2025, 09:53 AM ISTWaqf Amendment Bill: The Waqf Act of 1995, enacted to regulate Waqf properties, has long been criticised for issues such as mismanagement, corruption, and encroachments. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aims to address these challenges.
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Rijiju slams Opposition for causing ruckus over Waqf report in Rajya Sabha: 'Dissent notes attached'
India | Feb 13, 2025, 02:09 PM ISTEarlier, Kharge called the report 'farzi' and alleged that the dissent note of the Opposition members of the JPC was removed from the report. He also urged the Rajya Sabha Chairman to return the report to JPC.
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Mallikarjun Kharge calls Waqf Bill report 'farzi', urges Rajya Sabha Chairman to return it to JPC
India | Feb 13, 2025, 12:12 PM ISTThe Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf Bill tabled the report in the Rajya Sabha prompting a chaotic response from the opposition. Kharge alleged that the dissent not of the opposition members in the JPC was removed from the report.
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Kamal Haasan set to be nominated for Rajya Sabha with DMK's backing
Tamil Nadu | Feb 12, 2025, 10:56 PM ISTAs per reports, Haasan’s nomination will take place when Rajya Sabha vacancies arise in July. Six Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu are set to retire on July 24, 2025.
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Parliament Budget Session: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to reply on Budget in LS tomorrow
India | Feb 10, 2025, 07:05 PM ISTParliament Budget Session LIVE: The first leg of the ongoing budget session ends on February 13. The session will reconvene on March 10 and sit through April 4.
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No proposal at present to hike salaries, allowances of SC, HC judges: Govt confirms in Rajya Sabha
India | Feb 06, 2025, 08:16 PM ISTThe last time the salary, allowances and pensions of Supreme Court and high court judges were hiked in 2017. The government had recently said it would set up the 8the Pay Commission.
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PM Modi evokes Kishore Kumar, Dev Anand to target Congress over Emergency
Entertainment | Feb 06, 2025, 05:51 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday targeted Congress party in Rajya Sabha while referring to some of the prominent names in the film industry. Check out the viral video.
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PM Modi targets Congress in Rajya Sabha: ‘Expecting Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas will be huge mistake’
India | Feb 06, 2025, 04:46 PM ISTSaying that the family first is on the top in Congress's model, PM Modi said after 2014, India got an alternate model of governance and the model is not focused on appeasement, but on satisfaction.
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From 'family first' to 'appeasement policy' jibe, PM's blitz on Congress in Rajya Sabha | Top Quotes
India | Feb 06, 2025, 05:00 PM ISTIn his reply in Rajya Sabha to the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's Address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party. Over 70 members took part in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's Address in Rajya Sabha.
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Parliament Session HIGHLIGHTS: 'Congress model is a mixture of lies and cheating,' says PM Modi
India | Feb 06, 2025, 06:24 PM ISTParliament Budget Session HIGHLIGHTS: Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi attacked Congress.
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Trinamool Congress calls for renaming West Bengal to 'Bangla'
Kolkata | Feb 04, 2025, 06:25 PM ISTThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) urged the renaming of West Bengal to 'Bangla' in the Rajya Sabha, emphasising the state's cultural heritage and history while highlighting the central government's inaction on the 2018 resolution.