The Bombay Lawyers Association on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High Court decision dismissing its PIL against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju for their remarks on the judiciary and the Collegium system for appointment of jud
Noting that the provision under Article 105 of Constitution of MPs not being liable to proceedings in court for words spoken in Parliament is not an "unqualified privilege", Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar said on Friday that members should speak in House with responsibility and credibilit
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.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called him "Mauni Baba" while questioning his silence on the Adani issue.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday called upon the youth to practise and follow Fundamental Duties in the Constitution while exercising their Fundamental Rights, said a press release by Vice President's Secretariat.
The Khap has also said that they would meet Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and state Governor Bandaru Dattatreya so that the "victim" would get justice.
Asserting that India is the 'Mother of Democracy', Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said that the power of the Parliament to amend the Constitution is not subject to any other authority, but the "life-line" the democracy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday paid floral tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his Birth Anniversary at his memorial Sadaiv Atal.
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.