NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025 — which seeks to replace the colonial-era Indian Ports Act, 1908 and provides for regulating of port operations with quality effort, sustainability and cooperative federalism, so as to make India a global maritime leader by the year 2047— but only after the…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday witnessed a storm after Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the use of security personnel inside the House. The allegations from the leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha led to a heated argument between him and Deputy Chairman Harivansh and BJP leaders. Reading a letter addressed to Rajya Sabha…
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah responded to the opposition’s criticism of the government over the Pahalgam terrorist attack during the Operation Sindoor debate on Wednesday. As Amit Shah rose to speak, the INDIA bloc staged a walkout from the Upper House, protesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s absence and…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday addressed the Rajya Sabha on Operation Sindoor, reaffirming the Centre’s position on its response following the Pahalgam terror attack. He outlined the government’s decisive actions, including diplomatic steps like the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and the launch of Operation Sindoor, as part of a…
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha is set to hold a 16-hour discussion on the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor next Tuesday, following repeated adjournments over the issue.The Upper House on Wednesday faced disruption after disruption as Opposition MPs demanded an immediate debate, forcing an early end to the day’s proceedings.From the morning, tensions ran high….
File photo: Sadanandan Master, who lost both legs in political violence, got nominated to Rajya Sabha NEW DELHI: It was May 2016. Speaking at a rally in Kasaragod, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held up the hand of C Sadanandan Master as he lamented the silence imposed on the story of the victim of barbaric poll…
NEW DELHI: Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam on Sunday expressed gratitude after being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, revealing a moment from his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nikam said PM Modi personally called him to share the news and asked, “Should I speak in Hindi or Marathi?” before switching to Marathi for the…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs, in a notification issued on Saturday, announced the names of four individuals nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President. The nominees are renowned public prosecutor Ujjwal Deorao Nikam, former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, social worker C Sadanandan Master, and historian Meenakshi Jain.“In exercise of the powers…
Arvind Kejriwal (Image credits: PTI) NEW DELHI: With Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora winning the Ludhiana (West) assembly bypoll, all eyes are now on who the party will nominate as its candidate for the Upper House in his place. Amid celebrations of the victories in bypolls to Ludhiana and Visavadar in Gujarat…
Premlatha Vijayakanth and Edappadi K Palaniswam (R) NEW DELHI: The DMDK expressed dissatisfaction over AIADMK’s decision to postpone the allocation of a Rajya Sabha seat to the party until 2026.DMDK general secretary Premlatha Vijayakanth said her party would announce its alliance plans ahead of 2026 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, during a meeting in Cuddalore…