Rajya Sabha Session

Rajya Sabha Session From June 20 To July 26, New Speaker To Be Elected

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 3, 2019

The Rajya Sabha will meet from June 20 to July 26 for the upcoming session of Parliament, the Upper House secretariat said today.

Rajya Sabha Session Extended Till Wednesday Amid Push For Quota Bill

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury | Monday January 7, 2019

The ongoing winter session of the Rajya Sabha has been extended by a day till Wednesday as the centre hopes to push for the constitutional amendment bill that will allow it bring the proposed 10 per cent reservation.

10% Quota For Economically Weak In General Category Cleared: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday January 8, 2019

The government on Monday announced 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and higher education for economically weaker sections in the general category and said it would move a constitutional amendment bill to bring it into effect. The mega move, just months before the national election, was approved in a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minist...

Budget Session Of Rajya Sabha Comes To A Close

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 12, 2017

The Budget session of the Rajya Sabha came to a close today after approving the historic GST bills and 14 other government legislations besides the Budget and the demand for grants of various ministries.

Rajya Sabha Adjourned 4 Times As Samajwadi Party Alleges Discrimination Against UP

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 11, 2016

Samajwadi Party or SP today forced four adjournments of Rajya Sabha session alleging discrimination by the Centre in releasing funds for Uttar Pradesh.

Rekha, Missing In Action During GST Debate, Spotted In Parliament. Briefly

India News | Reported by AKhilesh Sharma, Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Wednesday August 10, 2016

Movie star Rekha didn't make it for the historic debate on GST, and she skipped the discussion on the Kashmir crisis this morning, but for the record, she did briefly attend the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Sachin Tendulkar Attends Rajya Sabha Post Knee Surgery

Press Trust of India | Monday August 1, 2016

Sachin Tendulkar was seen walking with a stick and having black braces on his left leg. He underwent a surgery on his left knee in London in July.

After Passing 12 Bills And Wasting 19 Hours, Rajya Sabha Session Comes to An End

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 13, 2016

The session of Rajya Sabha came to an end today after passing 12 bills and wasting 19 hours due to disruptions over various issues like imposition of President's Rule in Uttarakhand and AgustaWestland helicopter deal controversy.

Opposition Favours Extending Rajya Sabha Session To Help Pass Legislations

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 14, 2016

Opposition today said it was ready for extending Rajya Sabha sitting by a day or two to help pass key legislations, but the government said it was in discussion with several parties and some were against extending the first half of the session.

Government's Next Move In The Aadhaar Game Of Chess Is A 'No'

India News | Written by Rahul Shrivastava | Monday March 14, 2016

The government has rejected the opposition's demand to extend the sitting of the Rajya Sabha by two days in the first phase of the Budget session, nipping the latter's plan to corner it over the Aadhaar Bill, controversially passed by the Lok Sabha last week.

In Rare Move, Opposition Seeks Extended Rajya Sabha Session For Aadhaar Debate

India News | Written by Rahul Shrivastava | Saturday March 12, 2016

In a rarest of rare development, a united opposition on Friday asked the government to extend the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha by two days so crucial bills like Aadhaar and union budget could be debated.

Chairperson's mike broken, Rajya Sabha session ends with unruly scenes

India News | Edited by Sindhu Manjesh (with inputs from Agencies) | Friday March 22, 2013

Shouting slogans, squatting on the floor, trooping to the well of the house, and damaging the Chairperson's mike - this was how some of our MPs thought fit to protest against the government today. The DMK and AIADMK MPs were protesting against the government for "not making efforts" for a stronger resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC yesterday...

Team Anna attacks govt for failing to get Lokpal Bill passed in Rajya Sabha

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Friday December 30, 2011

After the Rajya Sabha session ended sine die without a vote on the Lokpal Bill on Thursday, Team Anna attacked the government on its failure to get the Lokpal bill passed and said that it had showed that nobody can trust the UPA.