Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Harivansh lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech from the Red Fort on 78th Independence Day on Thursday and said that today his whole speech was a call and a blueprint for a New India, Empowered India, and a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
He also urged members who staged a walkout to soul search, engage in introspection, take into consideration their oath under the constitution, and prepare for vigorous participation in a constructive manner in forthcoming sessions.
Following a heated exchange of words between Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan over BJP MP Ghanshyam Tiwari's remarks on Friday, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said that Jaya Bachchan comes with vast more experience than the
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan demands an apology from Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar over the exchange of words between the two adding that nobody has spoken this way in the parliament before. She said, "I objected to the tone used by the Chair. We are not scho
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar stopped presiding over the House on Thursday and walked out and said that he did not "get the support he should have received."
Leader of the House JP Nadda in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday dismissed Congress Leader Mallikarjun Kharge's claims about the removal of the Preamble from NCERT textbooks and said that there is "no question" of altering the Preamble.
Rajya Sabha had some light moments on Monday with Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Amitabh Bachchan asking a poser to Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar about the meaning of the middle word in her official name and then suggesting that Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is unmarried, add "name of his wif
In an amusing turn of events in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan's self-introduction as 'Jaya Amitabh Bachchan' elicited a hearty reaction from Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday announced that he has received the resignation letter of Rajya Sabha MP Mamata Suganta and has accepted her resignation with immediate effect.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday expressed his support for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and said that the organisation has been contributing to national welfare. He emphasised that everyone should take pride in any organization dedicated to serving the nation in such a