Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urging him to intervene in the matter of Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, who is currently facing the threat of execution in Yemen.
The Rajya Sabha Secretariat has issued notices against BRS Rajya Sabha MPs pertaining to the alleged breach of privilege and contempt of the House during the recent special session of Parliament which was conducted in the month of September.
The reports were submitted by Brij Lal, Rajya Sabha MP and Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, on Friday.
"They (Central government) should do it. The Bihar government has done. They have passed the Women's Reservation Bill, which will be implemented ten or fifteen years later, or maybe not. A caste-based census should be done. This is what the Congress and people of INDIA alliance are saying,"
The Supreme Court on Friday asked suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha to meet Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar and tender an unconditional apology in view of his suspension from the House.
"One person spoke on Article 370 in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Why did not other MPs, or other members say anything? They had two members in the Lok Sabha. They could have just stood up if they did not have the courage to oppose," Azad said at a public meeting on Thursday. Are they w
The Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha will meet on November 3 to review all pending cases to secure expeditious processing and finalisation of reports, sources said on Wednesday
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday hit out at the central government after Opposition party leaders received an 'Apple warning message' claiming a privacy breach attempt on their devices.
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the indefinite suspension of a Member of Parliament Raghav Chadha and its impact on the right of the people to be represented while calling the exclusion of a member of the political opposition from the house a "serious matter".