The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. It currently has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using single transferable votes through Open Ballot while the President can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. Members sit for staggered terms lasting six years, with elections every year but almost a third of the 233 designates up for election every two years, specifically in even-numbered years. The Rajya Sabha meets in continuous sessions, and unlike the Lok Sabha, being the lower house of the Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, which is the upper house of Parliament, is not subjected to dissolution. However, the Rajya Sabha, like the Lok Sabha can be prorogued by the President.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the domestic slots for 22 flights, which were vacated by Jet Airways, have been allocated to Air India. DNA - Published
Invoking Vallabhbhai Patel in his speech, PM Modi said it is our belief that if Sardar Patel was first PM of India there would not have been Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) problem. DNA - Published
The government would provide clean drinking water to every household of the country by 2024, Union jal shakti minister Gajendra Shekhawat said in Rajya Sabha. Besides, the government would also.. IndiaTimes - Published
"There are 226 districts in the country where there is water crisis. Now I am trying to mobilize everyone to tackle this, how we can give priority to water in MPLAD funds," PM Modi said in the Rajya.. DNA - Published
Minorities have never been more safe in the country than under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP leader K J Alphons said in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday amid opposition references to lynching cases. DNA - Published
Breaking his silence on the crime which took place over a week ago, PM Modi, speaking in the Rajya Sabha, slammed the Congress for describing Jharkhand as the factory of mob lynching. "The lynching in.. IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA
"You take credit for everything, will you not take credit for NRC? Rajiv Gandhi had accepted NRC in the Assam accord," PM Modi said in Rajya Sabha. DNA - Published
PM Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress of insulting voters of the country by questioning the massive victory of BJP in Lok Sabha polls. Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the.. IndiaTimes - Published
"If Congress loses then does that mean India lost? There is a limit to arrogance. Congress could not win a single seat in 17 states," PM Modi said. DNA - Published
"If Congress loses then does that mean India lost? There is a limit to arrogance. Congress could not win a single seat in 17 states," PM Modi said. DNA - Published
Four of the six TDP members in the Rajya Sabha recently joined the BJP and sought merger of the TDP Legislature Party with the saffron party. DNA - Published
Rajya Sabha witnessed strong protests by Congress Members on Tuesday after a BJP member targeted former prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and Rajiv Gandhi over treatment meted out to B R Ambedkar and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Along with him, the other BJP candidate nominated for the Rajya Sabha by-polls, Jugalji Mathurji Thakor, also filed his nomination papers before the Assembly Secretary. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in the Rajya Sabha elections for two seats in Gujarat, saying that the notification for the polls has already been issued by the EC. The apex court,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Patel, on Monday, deposed before the court for the third day for cross-examination in connection with an election petition by Rajput challenging his Rajya Sabha poll victory. DNA - Published
"The Central Election Committee has decided the names of Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Jugalji Mathurji Thakor for the ensuing bye-elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from Gujarat," party.. DNA - Published
The BJP on Monday named external affairs minister S Jaishankar as its candidate for a Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat, hours after he joined the saffron party in the presence of its working president J P.. IndiaTimes - Published
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said, "The 'NaMo TV' is not in the list of channels of ministry of information and broadcasting as it was a.. IndiaTimes - Published
Rajasthan BJP president Madan Lal Saini died on Monday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in Delhi, a party spokesperson said. Saini, also a Rajya Sabha MP, was 75. DNA - Published
The government has banned import of plastic waste from August 2019, environment minister Prakash Javadekar said in Rajya Sabha Monday while listing out steps taken to curb pollution. The minister said.. IndiaTimes - Published
BJP working president JP Nadda on Monday sought the cooperation of the opposition to run the House smoothly, saying disruptions affect them the most. "We should agree to disagree in the House. But we.. IndiaTimes - Published
Funding will not come in the way of the country's defence preparedness and there will be no compromise on it, defence minister Rajnath Singh said. Replying to queries during Question Hour in Rajya.. IndiaTimes - Published
Land acquisition is a major problem in road construction projects and state governments should come out with solutions and help find a way out, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said in the Rajya Sabha on.. IndiaTimes - Published
A day after being named the BJP nominee for Rajya Sabha bypolls in Odisha, former IAS officer Ashwini Vaishnav Saturday joined the saffron party, even as the Congress hinted at a 'deal' behind the.. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
The Telugu Desam Party Saturday asserted that four of its Rajya Sabha members joining the BJP clearly amounted to defection and called it "immoral and undemocratic". The YSR Congress, on the other.. IndiaTimes - Published
Commenting on US state dept's 2018 International Religious Freedom Report, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni said, "The basic presumption in this report that there is some grand design behind.. IndiaTimes - Published
BJP sources says one reason for the party to make a renewed push for the triple talaq bill was this increased strength as many fencesitter parties can be approached to join the cause and get the rest.. DNA - Published
The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD created a flutter on Friday when it announced its support to BJP candidate, retired IAS officer Ashwini Vaishnab, for the Rajya Sabha bypoll. IndiaTimes - Published
The BJP Friday named Ashwini Baishnab, a former bureaucrat, as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha bypolls in Odisha, with the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal also announcing its support to him, making.. DNA - Published
Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan Friday filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha bypoll in Bihar in presence of chief minister Nitish Kumar. IndiaTimes - Published
"A very gentle, calm and composed personality, Dr Manmohan Singh through his participation in the debates of the House has contributed immensely in enriching the collective wisdom of the House on.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Rajya Sabha Friday rejected by voice vote a bill seeking setting up of a system to improve productivity of Parliament. The Parliament (Enhancement of Productivity) Bill, 2017 was introduced by.. IndiaTimes - Published
He also called for a debate on the rule that provides for automatic lapsing of any bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha with the dissolution of the lower house of Parliament DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
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