Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal is in the headlines of every Indian news outlet. If you know him then you should know that it is not because of the 2024 election making headlines but because of an assault case! A case of assault by AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s former PS Bibhav Kumar has become known. ...

Delving into the Political Journey of Medha Kulkarni: BJP’s Nominee for Rajya Sabha Polls from Maharashtra Former MLA of Pune’s Kothrud constituency, Medha Kulkarni, emerges as a significant figure in Maharashtra’s political landscape. Recently nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Rajya Sabha polls, Kulkarni’s journey is marked by twists and turns, reflecting ...

A large number of Members of Parliament (MPs) have been suspended in the parliament. In total, 95 MPs from the Lok Sabha and 46 from the Rajya Sabha have faced suspension. This is a notable incident in the history of Indian democracy as well as the Parliament of India. Among the suspended MPs, some prominent ...

The Rajya Sabha has passed three contentious Farm Bills that have been gravely protested by the Opposition parties in the Parliament. On 24 Sept, Congress launched a two-month nationwide protest against the ordinances. The party will collect signatures of 2 crore farmers and challenge the proposed bills.  Farmers Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee in Punjab has ...

Amid ongoing farmers protests across several states over agriculture bills, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the Opposition for attempting to misguide the farmers on the legislation. While addressing a virtual meeting after the launch of a railway bridge project for poll-bound Bihar, PM Modi hailed the passage of two farm bills ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday addressed the Rajya Sabha over the dispute with China and current situation in eastern Ladakh. Addressing the Upper House of the Parliament, the Defence Minister stated that China attempted to change the status quo along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh by making provocative military manoeuvres on August 29/30 at ...

On Wednesday, 45 of the 61 newly elected Rajya Sabha members took oath. The oath taking ceremony took place inside the Rajya Sabha hall while Parliament is not in session. The ceremony was marked with RS Chairman Venkaiah Naidu’s address to the new house members, urging them “not to fall prey to the temptation of ...

Polling took place in eight states simultaneously with key states like Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan voting for their Rajya Sabha members. Voting concluded for 19 Rajya Sabha seats in eight state assemblies today with the Election Commission making special arrangements in light of the coronavirus pandemic. A concentrated effort was made to ensure sanitation ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s central command announced the names of two candidates from Karnataka for the Rajya Sabha, bypassing those suggested by the state leadership. BJP announced that two district-level leaders from northern Karnataka will be its candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls due on June 19. The party’s central command didn’t consider at least ...

In the Rajya Sabha, too, the Opposition parties stuck to their stand that business in the House would only be allowed after a discussion on the communal riots in the city. For the fourth day in a row, the logjam in the Parliament continued with the Opposition demanding a discussion on the communal riots in ...