After Rajya Sabha member PT Usha became the first woman chief of the Indian Olympic Association, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday lauded the athletics legend and said that her "contributions are bound to be inspiring and motivating."
Minister of Law Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there is no such proposal to reintroduce the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) with suitable modifications.
Referring to the sublimity in the dialogue, discussions, deliberations and debates in the Constituent Assembly on sensitive, complex and ethical issues, Dhankhar said obstruction and disruption of parliamentary proceedings are antithetical to democratic values.
The nation expects the House of Elders to take a decisive directional lead in reaffirming and enhancing the Republic's core values, said Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar as he presided over as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
In his maiden speech in Rajya Sabha on the first day of the winter session of Parliament, the Vice President said democracy blossoms and flourishes when its three facets - the legislature, the judiciary and the executive scrupulously adhere to their respective domains.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar who is also Chairman of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday spoke on the 99th Constitutional Amendment Bill paving way for the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) which was undone by the Supreme Court in 2015.
Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday congratulated Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on officiating as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and called the Upper House as the chamber of ideas.
On Wednesday's first day of Parliament's winter session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar to officiate on the Chair of Rajya Sabha.
The meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of Lok Sabha chaired by Speaker Om Birla and that of Rajya Sabha chaired by the Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar will be held this evening in parliament.
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI/OP Jindal University): Mentioning how the rights which we now consider as universal were not universal all the time, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday delivered the 8th Dr L M Singhvi Memorial Lecture hosted by the OP Jindal