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Blue and White House

There was much mirth in the Rajya Sabha during the debate on the four GST-related Bills

Here's why Trinamool broke Opposition unity in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday

Ever since UP polls, TMC's aggression against govt has been replaced by "issue based" approach

Can nominated MPs continue to remain absent from RS? asks Naresh Agarwal

Agarwal said if the Chair suggests, he will write to the members on the issue

Oppn disrupts Rajya Sabha proceedings over vacancies in statutory panels

Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, Christians and Muslims are among the recognised minority communities

UP is clearly the prize: Understanding BJP's upper hand in Rajya Sabha

Despite UP success, NDA unlikely to get a majority in Rajya Sabha before 2020

Rajya Sabha witnesses multiple adjournments over Goa, Manipur

Congress MP raised the issue saying the BJP was 'violating mandate of the people' in Goa and Manipur

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day after paying homage to five members

This was the first day of the second half of the budget session, which started on January 31

Delhi HC questions PIL to stop LS poll losers from getting into RS

HC said courts are not supposed to make or amend laws, but can only interpret them

War of words in RS over alleged atrocities by securitymen in Chhattisgarh

Cong MP Hariprasad said tribal women are gangraped but no action is taken against policemen involved

Opposition to embarrass govt for a 3rd year in Rajya Sabha

Will move amendments to the motion of thanks for the President's address on how note ban was a mess

Mithun Chakraborty resigns from Rajya Sabha on health grounds

Trinamool Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien wished Chakraborty a speedy recovery

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die; Ansari asks members to introspect

241st session of RS was a near washout as Oppn continuously disrupted proceedings mainly over demonetisation issue

Oppn creates ruckus in Parliament, accuses govt of shameless conduct

Opposition today accused the government of "shameless conduct" by refusing to mourn the death of over 100 persons due to hardships caused by demonetisation, as opposition and treasury benches clashed in Rajya Sabha forcing its adjournment minuters after it met for the day. BJP members shouted slogans seeking resumption of discussion on the issue as Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad got up to speak. Opposition benches did the same when Leader of the House and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sought to reply to him. Chairman Hamid Ansari tried to bring order in the House but with both sides refusing to budge, he adjourned the proceedings till noon. No sooner were the listed papers laid, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy (TMC) said 115 persons have lost their lives in 30 days since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced junking of old 500 and 1000 rupee notes. Their death should be mourned in the House, he said. Even before he could finish, Information and Broadcasting ...

Sharad Yadav, Arun Jaitley exchange barbs in Rajya Sabha

Oppn demanded the House to mourn killing of armymen and deaths of persons in post-demonetisation hardships

Rajya Sabha adjourned for day as opposition keeps up protests

Govt has turned many bills into money bills, which is not a good practice, Naresh Agarwal of the Samajwadi Party

Roopa, Ganeshan take oath as Rajya Sabha MPs

Ganguly was nominated by the President after the resignation of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu

Demand in Rajya Sabha for a hike in MPs' salaries, allowances

Ram Gopal Yadav (SP) said salary of MPs should be higher than revised scale of Cabinet Secretary after 7th Pay Commission

Afraid of judges?

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday took up a discussion on a calling attention motion on the "situation arising out of impasse in the appointment of judges in high courts and the Supreme Court". Congress member Rajiv Shukla's intervention caused much mirth among members. Shukla, in a jibe at Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, said the government was scared of the judiciary and that happened when a government appointed a lawyer as its law minister. He said such ministers were afraid of judges since they would eventually have to take up cases in the courts of these judges. Congress member Jairam Ramesh and Bahujan Samaj Party's Satish Chandra Mishra said the issue between Prasad and Shukla was of domestic conflict of interest. Shukla is married to Prasad's sister and journalist Anuradha Prasad.

Unemployment issue disrupts Rajya Sabha

Congress members, however, trooped near the Chairman's podium shouting slogans

Regional parties nudge Cong to strike truce with govt in RS

House takes up CAMPA Bill, to be passed on July 28