The Privilege Committee of the Rajya Sabha has sought a written response from suspended Congress MPs, Rajani Patil and the others who have been named for creating a ruckus in the Upper house of Parliament in the recently concluded first part of the Budget session.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP Dr V Sivadasan has written a letter to Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressing concern over the rustication and expulsion of students from South Asian University.
Associate editor and prime time anchor of top Malayalam news channel, Vinu V John, Asianet News, got notice to appear in the police station and was questioned after Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem filed a case against him based on what he spoke during his show.
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia regarding the alarming increase in flight takeoff delays and emergency landings in recent times.
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam urged Vice President Dhankhar to withdraw the reference and convene a meeting of the leaders of all opposition parties.
In an interview with ANI, Jaishankar talked about his journey from foreign service to politics and said he had always aspired to be the best officer and get elevated to the post of Foreign Secretary.
Continuing the action against unruly MPs in the Rajya Sabha following the suspension of Congress MP Rajni Patil for the entire Budget Session, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar has given his consent for the privilege committee to examine the conduct of 12 MPs from the opposition.
Challenging the EC decision, Uddhav Thackeray said that the poll panel was erroneous in its decision and said that the entire edifice of the "impugned order" (EC's decision) is based upon the purported legislative majority of Shinde which is an issue to be determined by the top court in the
Opposition MLAs on Monday raised slogans of "Rajyapal Go Back" (Governor go back) and held up placards in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, as they protested amid Anandiben Patel's address on the opening day of the Budget Session on Monday.
In support of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, Rajya Sabha MP Santosh Kumar announced the adoption of more than 1000 acres of the Kodimyala forest area in Kondagattu under the 'Green India Challenge initiative'.