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Rajya Sabha disrupted for second day in a row

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said it was unfortunate that the Congress party was trying to hold up Rajya Sabha proceedings

No business in Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha could transact little business on Monday. Congress members forced repeated adjournments in the post-lunch session. They were livid that on Friday the ruling coalition had scuttled a private member's Bill, moved by a party leader, demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. It accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of exploiting the issue of Aam Aadmi Party Lok Sabha member Bhagwant Mann's purported security breach to not allow Rajya Sabha to function on Friday. In retaliation, the Congress wanted the House to be adjourned for the day but Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien would not relent. When the House reassembled at 3pm, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh stood up and pointed out that on Friday, when the BJP and SAD members had protested, Kurien had adjourned the House for the day. Kurien finally adjourned the proceedings for the day.

Rajya Sabha adjourned over private members' bill on Andhra Pradesh

The protests stalled the post lunch proceedings and the bill for compulsory afforestation could not be taken up

Congress seeks CBI probe in Rajya Sabha 'poll rigging'

Issue was raised in the upper house by the Congress member from Haryana Shadi Lal Batra

Rajya Sabha disrupted over Una Dalit issue

When the house reassembled, Thawar Chand Gehlot said that Gujarat govt has taken action against the culprits

Rajya Sabha passes Bill banning employment of children below 14

Rajya Sabha today passed a bill which prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occupations or processes except where the child helps his family, with the provision for imprisonment up to two years for any violation. 'The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill' makes employment of children below 14 years as cognizable offence for employers and provides for penalty for parents. The Bill, which was almost unanimously passed by voice vote, defines children between 14-18 years as adolescents and lays down that they should not be employed in any hazardous occupations and processes. It provides for enhanced punishment for violators. The penalty for employing a child has been increased to imprisonment between 6 months and two years (from 3 months to one year) or a fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 (from Rs 10,000-20,000) or both. The second time offence will attract imprisonment of one year to three years from the earlier 6 months and two ...

Rajya Sabha condemns violence, terror attacks across the globe

Loss of innocent lives and injury to hapless people in tragic incidents is indeed outrageous and condemnable, said Hamid Ansari

Rajya Sabha adjourned briefly following uproar

Monsoon session of Parliament began earlier on Monday

Rajya Sabha, the new happening place

As the Rajya Sabha prepares to meet on July 18, three members are expected to provide new zing to the proceedings. Amar Singh is the king of one-liners and has returned to the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party after a short interregnum. Ram Jethmalani has been nominated by the Rashtriya Janata Dal. And of course, the inimitable Subramanian Swamy is always there. The Upper House promises to be the most happening place in Parliament House in the next few weeks and months!

45 Bills pending in Rajya Sabha

Forty-five bills are pending in the Rajya Sabha, some of these introduced around 30 years ago, while the Lok Sabha is yet to dispose of five bills at the end of last session of Parliament in May. The bills pending in Rajya Sabha include the contentious Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2014, known as the GST Bill, which was moved in the Upper House in August last year after being passed by Lok Sabha. Another key bill is the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which was moved in December last year but the discussion on it remained inconclusive. In the Budget and Monsoon sessions this year, this bill could not be taken up. In the Lok Sabha, important bills pending include the Consumer Protection Bill 2015 and the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2015. Indicating that the long-pending GST Bill can see a forward movement in the next session of Parliament, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had yesterday expressed confidence that ..

Buoyed by RS results, Congress says 'democracy has won'

Party leader P L Punia alleges BJP used money power and unfair means, but its efforts to buy MLAs failed

Rajya Sabha polls throw up some surprises

Media magnate Subhash Chandra wins, govt nominates Maratha ruler Shivaji's descendent to the Upper House

Rebellion hits Congress in Haryana, R K Anand loses

Congress suffered through heavy cross-voting by its 14 MLAs that led to the defeat of the party-backed Independent candidate R K Anand

Sitharaman, Jairam win from Karnataka, cross-voting from JD(S)

Dissidence-hit JD(S) suffered a humiliating blow with eight of its MLAs cross voting in favour of Congress

Chidambaram, Goyal and Prabhu elected to Rajya Sabha

Deadline for withdrawal of nominations for biennial polls to 58 seats of Rajya Sabha ended today afternoon

Piyush Goyal, P Chidambaram elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra

Chidambaram did not contest the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, while his son Karti had unsuccessfully fought from his native constituency

BJP prefers Brahmins in UP, shepherd in Maharashtra for Rajya Sabha

Shepherd community to get enlisted in ST list had supported party in 2014 Maharashtra elections

Revolt over Rajya Sabha nomination in Chhattisgarh

A section of Congress leaders has openly criticised the party's decision to nominate Chaya Verma, a former district panchayat president

Two Bills to face Assembly hurdles

If the Narendra Modi government is successful in steering the goods and services tax (GST) Constitution amendment Bill through the Rajya Sabha in the monsoon session, what happens next? Can the government keep to the time-line of a rollout on April 1, 2017?There are three parties now in the Rajya Sabha opposed to GST passage, the Congress with 60 members and the Tamil Nadu parties, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Tamil Nadu sends 18 members to the Rajya Sabha and 16 oppose GST.A tacit agreement has been reached, say top government sources, that AIADMK (12 members) will either abstain or walk out during voting. The other elements of the agreement are yet to become public, on what will be the quid for the pro.With Congress's apparently inflexible objection, it is likely to be isolated on the floor of the House. Its loneliness is all the more stark after the drumbeats on the Modi government completing two years in office and managing to for

BJP nominates Piyush Goyal from Maharashtra for RS election

Earlier, Shiv Sena nominated Sanjay Raut as the party nominee for the biennial elections of Rajya Sabha