Telangana Bill moved in Rajya Sabha amid unprecedented chaos

Amid unprecedented bedlam, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde moved the Telangana bill in Rajya Sabha for consideration leading to three adjournments within 30 minutes. The Well of the Upper House......

Can Gehlot fill Jaitley's void in Rajya Sabha?

Even his critics say Thaawar Chand Gehlot is a man of delivery.'If a task is assigned, he wins it over with political sagacity,' they say.R Rajagopalan reports. IMAGE: Thaawar Chand Gehlot takes......

Thawarchand Gehlot replaces Jaitley as Leader of Rajya Sabha

IMAGE: Thaawar Chand Gehlot takes charge as the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment. Photograph: Press Information Bureau Union minister Thawarchand Gehlot was appointed on Tuesday......

Jagdeep Dhankar's Rajya Sabha Challenge

As vice president and ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankar is inheriting a troubled legacy.Although the government faces no real numerical challenges in the Upper House,......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

Hopes for GST rise as Rajya Sabha to debate bill for 4 hrs

Select committees of the House have already submitted their reports Four hours have been set aside by the Rajya Sabha next week for the debate on and passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)......

5 changes Rajya Sabha wanted in Aadhaar Bill

The Congress and the Left parties might move court to challenge LS speaker's ruling on Aadhaar as money Bill. Image: It is rare in the history of Parliament for the Upper House to have......

Jaitley expects GST Bill to get Nitish's support

Says NDA defeat in Bihar no setback to economy, development agenda to continueA day after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance’s massive defeat in the Bihar Assembly polls, Finance......

Who will replace Jay Shah as BCCI secretary?

The numbers will favour Jay Shah to mount the saddle as the next ICC Chairman but there is no clarity if he decides to join the world governing body, who will replace him as BCCI secretary. Shah is......