Rajya Sabha

Upper house of the Parliament of India

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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. The potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 250, according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. 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.

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‘Don’t need any party to certify Shiv Sena's hindutva’: Sanjay Raut slams BJP The Shiv Sena was and will always remain "Hindutvawadi" and does not need a certificate on its commitment to the ideology from anyone, the party's Rajya Sabha MP, Sanjay Raut, said on Tuesday. He made.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:08Published 1 week ago

Mahagathbandhan is 200% forming govt in Bihar: RJD's Manoj Jha As per the latest Election Commission of India (ECI) trends, Mahagathbandhan is leading on 114 seats (RJD 76, Congress 20, Left 18). When asked by reporters in Patna on November 10, if they.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:22Published 2 weeks ago

Bihar polls: Politicos exercise their franchise As the voting for the third phase of the Bihar Assembly polls began, RJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ahmad Ashfaque Karim on November 7 cast his vote at polling station in Katihar. Subhashini Raj Rao the.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:35Published 2 weeks ago

Congress doesn't have even 100 MPs, people still punish them: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at Congress during his public rally in Forbesganj at Araria district on November 03. He said, "The public cannot be fooled for long, look at what condition the.. Credit: ANI Duration: 03:22Published 3 weeks ago

Rajya Sabha seats for PoK people? How India can checkmate Imran Khan, Pak army India has condemned in unequivocal terms the latest move by Pakistan to try and annexe the occupied territory of Gilgit-Baltistan by making it the latter's province. However, activists from Pakistan.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 09:22Published 3 weeks ago

'Will vote BJP or other...': Mayawati reiterates threat for SP before polls Bahujan Samaj Party chief reiterated her threat to ensure the defeat of Samajwadi Party candidates in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections. Mayawati said that her party would vote.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:45Published 3 weeks ago

‘Did Ram Vilas Paswan reach Rajya Sabha without JD(U)’s help?’: Bihar CM Nitish JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar said he has no interest in what someone is saying about him. In a jibe at LJP, Kumar said "Ram Vilas Paswan is unwell. We want him to recover. Has Ram Vilas Paswan been elected.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 03:06Published on October 6, 2020

'BJP-JD(U) gave Ram Vilas Paswan ticket for RS': Nitish Kumar Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, ahead of state assembly elections announced the seat-sharing of NDA in a press conference on October 06. During the press conference, when questioned about LJP,.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:26Published on October 6, 2020

Watch: Ink thrown at AAP MP Sanjay Singh after he met Hathras victim’s family AAP MP Sanjay Singh faced an ink attack when he was speaking to the media after meeting Hathras victim’s family members. The attacker could be heard raising ‘PFI agents go back’ slogans after he.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:00Published on October 5, 2020

Rahul Gandhi joins 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' in Punjab's Moga Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took part in "Kheti Bachao Yatra" against farm laws in Punjab's Moga district along with CM Captain Amarinder Singh and other Congress leaders. "What was the need to.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:22Published on October 4, 2020

GVMC launches two Indian Navy choppers for aerial seeding in Visakhapatnam Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation flagged off two Indian Navy choppers on October 02. The choppers will be undertaking seeding to enhance the green cover in and around Visakhapatnam. Aerial.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:02Published on October 3, 2020

‘Can parcel issues from Mumbai to Bihar’: Shiv Sena mocks BJP ahead of polls Sena leader leader Sanjay Raut said if Bihar doesn't have enough issues, Mumbai can parcel some. The Sena leader's jibe comes a day after the Election Commission announced the schedule of Bihar polls... Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 03:42Published on September 26, 2020

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In message to dissidents, Cong says seniors should adhere to ‘basic modicum of discipline’ Amid persistent criticism by senior leaders about the drift in the party, with leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad renewing the debate, Congress on Monday said seniors should desist.. IndiaTimes - Published 6 hours ago
Pricing norms for private hospitals may have saved lives: House panel The parliamentary standing committee on health has asserted that a sustainable pricing model could have averted many Covid deaths in the country as inadequate beds in government hospitals and absence.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago
Anand Sharma sticks to Cong's original stand on RCEP as party appears to take U-turn The infighting in the Congress has once again come to the fore with Rajya Sabha MP and former Union minister Anand Sharma’s remark on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). However, more.. IndiaTimes - Published 6 days ago

Covid surge in Delhi casts shadow on winter session Amid mounting speculation about the schedule of the winter session of Parliament — where it will be delayed or even merged with the Budget session — due to the third Covid wave in Delhi, sources.. IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago
Sanjay Raut urges central ministers, BJP leaders to meet Anvay Naik's family before protesting Arnab's arrest Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, the Rajya Sabha MP also said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was free to protest against Goswami's arrest if they thought he was a BJP worker or a "loudspeaker".. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
BJP lets go of Rajya Sabha seat to cosy up to BSP, be seen as Dalit-friendly In what is seen as a shift from its "take-no-prisoners" approach, BJP decided to forego one Rajya Sabha berth it could have bagged in UP to facilitate the election of BSP's national coordinator, Ramji.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago

At 92, BJP at its highest Rajya Sabha tally, Congress lowest With nine of 11 Rajya Sabha MPs elected on Monday belonging to BJP, the party has touched a high of 92 MPs in the upper House, a major feat for the saffron party given the challenges it had to face in.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
Union minister Puri, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh Among those elected, eight belonged to the BJP, while one each are from the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party. DNA - Published 3 weeks ago
Ex-MP CM Kamal Nath moves SC against EC's decision Senior lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha told that the senior Congress leader has challenged the ECI's decision on various grounds and an urgent hearing on the plea would be sought. The poll panel.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
Big jolt to Mayawati as 5 BSP MLAs join Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party The five MLAs have withdrawn their support to the BSP's official candidate, Ramji Gautam, for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections. DNA - Published on October 28, 2020

Union minister Puri, ex-top cop in BJP list for upper house Putting all speculations to rest, the BJP announced eight candidates, including former UP DGP and ex-chairman of state SC Commission Brij Lal, for the Rajya Sabha seats from UP on Monday IndiaTimes - Published on October 26, 2020
Union minister Hardeep Puri in BJP's candidate list for Rajya Sabha polls IndiaTimes - Published on October 26, 2020
Hardeep Puri, Arun Singh, Neeraj Shekhar, Laxmi Kant: BJP probables for RS The one name that is certain to be renominated is Union Minister of Urban Development (Independent Charge) Hardeep Singh Puri. Following Manohar Parrikar's resignation, who quit as the Defence Minister.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 15, 2020	Rajya Sabha Elections 2020: Voting on 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand will be held on November 9 Election Commission has announced the election schedule for 11 seats of Rajya Sabha. All seats will be voted on November 9. 11 seats of Rajya Sabha will be vacant in November due to the completion of.. DNA - Published on October 13, 2020
Polls to 11 Rajya Sabha seats in UP, Uttarakhand on Nov 9 Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and one in Uttarakhand, falling vacant next month, will be held on Nov 9, the poll panel announced on Tuesday. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, SP.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 13, 2020	Nitish Kumar humiliated my father: Chirag Paswan in open letter to JP Nadda A letter written by Chirag Paswan to JP Nadda has reached the public domain, in which he alleged that his father, Ram Vilas Paswan, was insulted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over a Rajya Sabha.. DNA - Published on October 10, 2020
Congress veteran Motilal Vora tests positive for Covid-19, admitted to AIIMS Vora (91) is recovering well and his condition is stated to be stable, they said. The Congress leader was a Rajya Sabha member from Chhattisgarh till April this year. He was also the AICC general.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 6, 2020	Buzz of YSRC joining NDA as Jagan set to meet Modi BJP, sources said, wants YSRC to join the NDA as the exits of Shiv Sena earlier this year and the Shiromani Akali Dal last month have brought down the NDA's strength in the Rajya Sabha to 113. Sources.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 5, 2020
Parliamentarians pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shashtri on their birth anniversary Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Arjun Ram Meghwal and other MPs paid floral tributes at the portraits of.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 2, 2020	Rajya Sabha incident was unfortunate, says LS Speaker Om Birla IndiaTimes - Published on September 26, 2020
Mini Lok Sabha session saw record productivity Adjourned sine die eight days ahead of its scheduled duration, the curtailed monsoon session of Lok Sabha witnessed a record 167% productivity with several key bills passed although the opposition.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 24, 2020	4th-shortest Rajya Sabha monsoon session ends 8 days ahead of schedule With over 30 members of Parliament and several more staffers testing positive for coronavirus, the monsoon session was curtailed on Wednesday with both Houses managing to hold only 10 sittings instead.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2020
As RS clears bills amid opposition boycott, chairman Naidu defends action, expresses anguish at 'unpleasant turn of events' Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said it is "extremely unpalatable" when bills are passed amid a boycott of proceedings by some sections of the House, but not taking up legislative.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2020	Parliament passes Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, these 5 languages are now 'official' in J&K The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill 2020 was passed by a voice vote in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. DNA - Published on September 23, 2020
Rajya Sabha adjourned sine dine: Here are bills passed on last day of monsoon session Here are the bills passed by the Upper House of the parliament before it was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, DNA - Published on September 23, 2020	Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die, 8 days ahead of scheduled Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, eight days ahead of the scheduled end of the Monsoon session, amid concerns of spread of coronavirus among lawmakers. Earlier in the day, the House.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2020
Parliament passes 3 key labour reform bills Parliament on Wednesday approved three key labour reform bills that will remove impediments for winding up of companies and allow firing of staff without government permission in firms with up to 300.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2020	Was numbers game behind Sunday ruckus in Rajya Sabha? When Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said in the Rajya Sabha that the government did not have sufficient numbers and thus created chaos to "hide its failure" in mustering a majority to get the.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2020
Rajya Sabha bids farewell to 11 retiring members IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2020	M Venkaiah Naidu announces retirement of 11 Rajya Sabha members IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2020
Rajya Sabha to take up FCRA Bill and Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill today Rajya Sabha on Wednesday will take up four bills for consideration including the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 and The Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill,.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2020	RJD, Shiv Sena MPs give zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2020
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh breaks one-day fast over Parliament ruckus Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Wednesday broke his one-day fast, he has started on Tuesday to protest the unruly behaviour towards him by some Opposition members during the passage of.. DNA - Published on September 23, 2020Also reported by •IndiaTimes	Opposition walkout in Rajya Sabha gives govt walkover on 7 bills With opposition benches in the Rajya Sabha empty — their occupants walked out on Tuesday saying they would boycott proceedings until the suspension of eight MPs was revoked — the House passed seven.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2020
Lok Sabha passes three labour code bills, Rajya Sabha to take them up today Amid boycott from major opposition parties, including Congress, Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed three important labour code bills — the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, the.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020	Harivansh offers tea to suspended MPs, PM hails ‘big heart’ On a day opposition parties decided to boycott Rajya Sabha proceedings until suspension of eight MPs was withdrawn, PM Modi led the BJP members in hailing deputy chairman Harivansh, who offered morning.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020
Lok Sabha passes three labour codes amid boycott by opposition The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed three labour codes amid boycott of the House proceedings by several opposition parties, including the Congress, in protest against the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020	Farm bills: Congress makes 3 demands to end boycott of Rajya Sabha The Congress on Tuesday said its boycott of Rajya Sabha will not end till the government brings another bill making it illegal for private players to buy food grains from farmers below the MSP, all.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020
Government passes seven bills through Rajya Sabha amid opposition boycott IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020	Parliament's Monsoon session likely to end on Wednesday The Monsoon Session of Parliament is likely to conclude on Wednesday, eight days before it is scheduled to end, due to Covid-19 concerns among lawmakers, sources said. Rajya Sabha is likely to adjourn.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020
Various opposition parties boycott Lok Sabha proceedings in solidarity with suspended Rajya Sabha members Various opposition parties, including the Congress and the TMC, on Tuesday boycotted Lok Sabha in solidarity with the eight Rajya Sabha members who were suspended for unruly behaviour. Congress leader.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020	Rajya Sabha passes Rashtriya Raksha University Bill 2020 Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Rashtriya Raksha University Bill 2020, which seeks to establish Rashtriya Raksha University as an institution of national importance by upgrading Raksha Shakti.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020
Opposition to boycott Rajya Sabha till suspensions of 8 MPs revoked, govt says apologise first IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020	Bills to set up Forensic Sciences University, Rashtriya Raksha University passed in Rajya Sabha IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020
Govt will consider revoking suspension of RS MPs if they apologise for their behaviour: Prasad The government will consider revoking the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members only after they apologise for their behaviour in the Upper House, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday... IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020	Essential Commodities Bill passed in Parliament; cereals, pulses, edible oils dropped from 'essential commodities list' The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was passed by the Parliament's Upper House - Rajya Sabha - on Tuesday, thereby legitimising the legislation. The law removes cereals, pulses, oilseeds,.. DNA - Published on September 22, 2020
Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over three farm Bills: Who Said What IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020	Parliament passes bill giving national importance tag to five new IIITs Parliament on Tuesday passed a legislation to declare the five new IIITs in Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur as institutes of national importance, enabling them to award degrees. The.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020
Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill passed in Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2020 through a voice vote on Tuesday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a discussion in the Upper House said that the.. DNA - Published on September 22, 2020	Government, opposition should resolve issues to help run Rajya Sabha: HD Deve Gowda IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020

Rajya Sabha

Upper house of the Parliament of India

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