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Losses in states to prove a hurdle in BJP's quest for Rajya Sabha majority

The party, currently at 83 seats in the Upper House, can hope to reach the 100-seat mark by 2020. But it will still be short of the 123-seat majority mark on its own

Pranab Mukherjee pitches for raising Lok Sabha constituencies to 1,000

Mukherjeesaid the last time the strength of Lok Sabha was revised was in 1977 which was based on the 1971 census that put the total population at 55 crore

To clear surplus stock, India exported 3.7 mn tonne sugar in 2018-19

Union minister Danve Raosaheb Dadarao said sugar mills were advised to export sugar as per their MIEQ (Minimum Indicative Export Quota) allocation

Citizenship Bill 2019 becomes law with President Ram Nath Kovind's assent

According to an official notification, the Act comes into effect with its publication in the official gazette on Thursday

Personal data protection bill with par panel, 10 members nominated

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday had referred the bill to a joint select committee of both Houses of Parliament

Citizenship Bill cleared by Rajya Sabha with 125 ayes after a 9-hour debate

In Assam, capital Guwahati was the epicentre of anti-CAB protests and was placed under indefinite curfew.

CAB discriminates against refugees on basis of religion: Oppn at RS

Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram termed the Bill as 'a slap on the face of Parliament'

Govt to send Data Protection Bill to joint select panel of both Houses

Shashi Tharoor of the Congress, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, protested the move and said it should be referred to his panel.

Sena flip-flops on Citizenship Bill, may change its vote in Rajya Sabha

As things stand, the BJP, its allies and regional parties, supporting the Bill have 128 votes in favour of the Bill in a House of 240

Parliament HIGHLIGHTS: Cong to hold nationwide protest over CAB tomorrow

Opposition says Citizenship Amendment Bill violates the Constitution, but the government's strength in Lok Sabha ensures

Shah to table Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha at 2 pm on Dec 11

In the Rajya Sabha, the Centre requires the support of at least 123 MPs in the 245-member Upper House

BJP confident Rajya Sabha will pass Citizenship Amendment Bill on Wednesday

Sources in the party said that the legislation will also sail through the Rajya Sabha as the ruling NDA has the numbers.

Opposition parties prepare ground to counter Citizenship Amendment Bill

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is comfortably placed to ensure the Bill's passage not just in the Lok Sabha, but Rajya Sabha as well

Corporation tax cut: Rajya Sabha members not sure about investment flows

Congress member Jairam Ramesh alleged that corporate tax reduction was a curtain-raiser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Howdy Modi event in Houston

RS okays Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, paves way for expediting growth

The Upper House passed the legislation without any changes

Venkaiah Naidu pulls up MPs for low attendance in parliamentary panels

After holding a meeting with chairpersons of these panels in the morning, Naidu said only 18 members each from both houses of Parliament attended eight Rajya Sabha committees' meetings

Post release, Chidambaram to attend Parliament after taking care of health

Besides Crohn's disease, Chidambaram also suffers from Dyslipidemia, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Glycemia and Prostatomegaly according to his advocates

234 prisoners from J&K in UP jails, 27 in Haryana: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

The cases against those lodged in various jails were related to murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rape, theft, burglary, dowry death

RS passes bill to amend SPG Act; Amit Shah says no vendetta against Gandhis

The Congress, which criticised the amendment, walked out of Rajya Sabha saying it is dissatisfied with the Home Minister's reply on the amendment to the SPG Act.

RS MPs want ban on conventional cigarettes, other tobacco products too

The bill seeks to replace an ordinance the government had issued on September 18 banning the use of e-cigarettes