Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has accepted the resignation of Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, Sujit Kumar following his expulsion from the Biju Janta Dal.
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar, accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal.
Coming down heavily on Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that he was pained that someone holding a position in the Supreme Court Bar, a Member of Parliament, can term such acts of violence against women as "a symptomatic malaise".
Twelve candidates including nine from BJP, two from its allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and one from Congress have been elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in the elections to vacant seats in the Upper House of Parliament
On the 83rd anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore's death, Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh said that Tagore's legacy is disrespected every day.
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh on Sunday slammed the Centre for jeopardizing the "future of millions of India's youths" and making the National Testing Agency "a mere revenue-raising exercise."
BJP Rajya Sabha member Sangeeta Balwant on Sunday met the family of the 12-year-old girl who was allegedly raped. Samajwadi Party leader Moeed Khan is the main accused in the gang rape of a minor girl.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Delhi police on a plea filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar, accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal, challenging the Delhi High Court's order denying him bail.
Renuka Chowdhury, a member of the Rajya Sabha, expressed her concern and said, "This is a very unfortunate incident. A majority of females have died in this incident."