He chaired the upper house of Parliament in the absence of the Vice President during the monsoon session, after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned, citing health reasons.
The National Conference of Chairpersons of Committees of Parliament and State Legislatures on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes began on Friday in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The two-day conference, inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. On this occasion, addressing the confe
Chief Minister, Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi; Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram; Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Harivansh, and Chairperson, Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of SC and ST, Dr Faggan Singh Kulaste will also address th
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Harivansh, on Thursday, expressed disappointment over the disruptions that marred the proceedings of the House in the Monsoon Session during his valedictory address.
The list of business states, "That this House concurs in the recommendation of the Lok Sabha that this House do join in the Joint Committee of the Houses on the Bill further to amend the Constitution of India; the Bill further to amend the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 and the
It was referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses consisting of 21 Members of this House to be nominated by the Speaker Loksabha and 10 Members of Rajya Sabha to be nominated by Deputy Chairman.
In the ANI video, Jaya Bachchan was seen attending an event at the Constitution Club when a man approached her to take a selfie. She visibly lost her temper, pushed him away, and sternly asked, "Kya kar rahe hai aap (What are you doing)? What is this?" The man immediately stepped back.
Sharing excerpts from his letter to the Deputy Chairman on X, Kharge wrote, "The Special Intensive Review of the electoral rolls is being undertaken by the Election Commission of India first in Bihar and to be taken up in West Bengal, Assam and other States. Opposition MPs have been repea
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday questioned Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman for quashing discussion on Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, while referring to the ruling former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar in 1998.
From the Chair, Harivansh noted a growing trend of members submitting daily notices without adhering to procedural requirements, including the failure to mention the specific rule to be suspended or to draft motions in the correct format.
Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Rijiju mentioned that the ruckus erupted in the House when they raised objections to Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge's letter to the Deputy Chairman during discussions.
"I'm writing to you on behalf of the opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha. We are astonished and shocked at the manner in which CISF personnel were made to run into the well of the House while members were exercising their democratic right to protest. We saw this yesterday, and we saw it