Budget session of Parliament begins today with President’s Address

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Opposition leaders to meet President today amid Parliament boycott over farm bills

<p>Opposition parties will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday amid the ongoing row over farm bills. Only five opposition leaders will be allowed to meet the President at 5 PM , reports said. On Tuesday, the opposition boycotted the ongoing session over Centre’s refusal to accept its demand for withdrawal of farm bills passed […]</p>

Rajya Sabha: 8 MPs, including Derek O’Brien, suspended for unruly behaviour

<p>Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday announced the suspension of eight opposition members who were involved in demonstrations in the House over the passage of two farm sector bills on Sunday. Several opposition MPs staged demonstrations after the deputy chairman refused calls for a division of votes. Naidu was quoted saying, “It was […]</p>

Rajya Sabha passes Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020

<p>Rajya Sabha today passed the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Bill amends the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to include protections for healthcare service personnel combating epidemic diseases and expands the powers of the central government to prevent the spread of such diseases. The Bill repeals the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance that was promulgated in […]</p>

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: 2 independent MLAs decide not to vote over their demands

<p>Just before the polling for four Rajya Seats in Gujarat began on Friday morning, two Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) MLAs said that they would not cast their votes until they are given a written assurance about the welfare of tribals, migrants and Dalits. Votes of BTP chief Chhotubhai Vasava and his son Mahesh Vasava are […]</p>

Notification for elections to 55 Rajya Sabha seats to be issued today

<p>The notification for the Rajya Sabha elections will be issued today. The election for 55 seats of Rajya Sabha from 17 states will be held on the 26th of this month. Nominations can be filed till 13th March andinspection of nominations will be done on the 16th March. The last date for withdrawal of candidatures […]</p>

Congress looks to send mix of young and experienced to Rajya Sabha

<p>The Congress would attempt to strike a balance between the experienced and the young while selecting its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha (RS) elections for 55 seats in 17 states to be held on March 26, a party functionary said. Different caste equations would also be taken into consideration, he added. Motilal Vora (Chhattisgarh), […]</p>

Defeat could cost BJP all Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand election

<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may not have a Rajya Sabha seat from Jharkhand when the Narendra Modi-led government faces its next Lok Sabha test in 2024, after the state assembly election results on Monday. However, the calculations suggest that if the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik), which contested against the BJP in this state election, […]</p>

Two got killed in north-east firing as citizens protests against citizenship law

<p>At least two people were killed on Thursday as violence spread to more regions within India’s north-eastern states against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. With police and paramilitary reinforcements are struggling to control massive crowds of protesters who go against curfews in some areas. The subsequent lockdown, was Assam where military reinforcements have been sent and […]</p>