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Parliament House can't be used for dharnas, strikes: RS Secretariat

Demonstrations, dharnas, fast or religious ceremonies can no longer be held in the precincts of Parliament House, a new circular by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat states

BJP retains Piyush Goyal as its leader in Rajya Sabha for the third time

The BJP has retained Union minister Piyush Goyal as its leader in the Rajya Sabha, paving the way for him to continue as the Leader of the House following his election to Parliament for a third term. Goyal (58) was the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha prior to his third term as well, so it will be a mere formality necessitated by his fresh term. Sources said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has communicated its decision to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. The saffron party will also have to pick its deputy leader in the Upper House of Parliament as the term of former Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who held the position, ended recently.

Opposition leaders to discuss joint Vice Presidential candidate on July 17

Congress leader and LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that the leaders of Opposition parties will meet on July 17 to discuss the candidate for the upcoming Vice Presidential election

Who will be Vice President of India? The other crucial election on August 6

As parties prepare to elect the chief of the Upper House on Aug 6, Aditi Phadnis looks at the dynamics of the job

PM Modi urges newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha members to learn from seniors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha members at his official residence here.

Sitharaman, Goyal among 27 newly-elected Rajya Sabha members to take oath

The 27 members are from 10 states and took oath in nine languages - 12 in Hindi, four in English, two each in Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi and Odia and one each in Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu

'Payyoli Express' reaches the Rajya Sabha: Sprinter PT Usha's long journey

Payyoli Tevaraparampil Usha, or PT Usha, was known as the queen of track and field for her unprecedented achievements that inspired girls and boys alike

Elated over RS nomination, says P T Usha; Kerala CM Vijayan congratulates

Malayalam superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal also congratulated the sprint legend on her new achievement

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Centre nominates PT Usha, Bahubali writer, 2 others to Rajya Sabha

Legendary athlete PT Usha, music maestro Ilaiyaraaja are among the four personalities nominated for Rajya Sabha

PT Usha, Ilaiyaraaja express gratitude to PM Modi for nomination to RS

After getting nominated to the Rajya Sabha, athlete PT Usha and music maestro Ilaiyaraaja on Wednesday expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Scindia gets additional charge of Steel, Smriti Irani of Minority Affairs

Naqvi and Singh quit as Union Ministers on Wednesday - a day before the end of their Rajya Sabha terms.

P T Usha and Ilaiyaraaja among four nominated to Rajya Sabha

Philanthropist and administrator of the Dharmasthala temple Veerendra Heggade and noted screen writer V Vijayendra Prasad were also nominated to the Upper House of Parliament

Four noted personalities from southern states Modi govt's Rajya Sabha picks

'The remarkable PT Usha is an inspiration for every Indian. The creative genius of Ilaiyaraaja has enthralled people across generations,' tweets PM Modi

Union ministers Mukhtar Naqvi, RCP Singh resign from PM Modi's Cabinet

The BJP and the JD-U both did not give ticket to Naqvi and Singh during last month's biennial Rajya Sabha polls

With Naqvi's Rajya Sabha term ending, no Muslim among 395 BJP MPs

Opposition has been accusing BJP of not giving adequate representation to Muslims, but the saffron party has maintained that its MPs work for all communities and aren't representatives of any religion

Presidential polls: 56 candidates filed nominations so far, say officials

A total of 56 candidates, including NDA's Droupadi Murmu and opposition's Yashwant Sinha, have filed their nominations for the upcoming presidential election till Monday evening, a data revealed

President candidate should be committed to Constitution: Manoj Kumar Jha

A day after Mamata Banerjee held meeting of Opposition parties on presidential polls, Manoj Kumar Jha said candidate should have a clear understanding and commitment towards the Constitution of India

Shiv Sena MLA Kande moves HC after ECI holds his Rajya Sabha vote invalid

Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande approached the Bombay High Court against the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision declaring his vote cast in the last week's Rajya Sabha elections as invalid

Explained: Why are EVMs not used for presidential election voting

The election of the President is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote