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Rajya Sabha elections to 57 seats from 15 states on June 10: EC

Elections will be held on June 10 to fill 57 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 states falling vacant due to the retirement of members on different dates between June and August, the Election Commission said

Former union telecom minister, Congress leader Sukh Ram passes away at 95

The senior Congress leader had served in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996

Centre to table bill on prohibiting financing of WMD in Rajya Sabha

The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday

Decoded: What criminal data Bill, passed by Parliament, is all about

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill was strongly criticised by Opposition parliamentarians as anti-people and draconian

Centre likely to table Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill in RS

The Centre is likely to table the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday

Voice votes taken 200 times during passage of CA Bill in Rajya Sabha

According to RS Secretariat officials, it was after a long time that a bill with so many clauses and amendments was passed with voting taking substantial time

Parliament nod to bill for unification of 3 Delhi municipal corporations

Replying to the discussion on the bill, Home Minister Shah said it was a mistake by the previous Congress regime to trifurcate the Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Budget session: Accountancy Bill passed in both Houses

Rajya Sabha passed the Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2022 with a voice vote after negating all amendments moved by the Opposition

Govt moves bill in RS to unify three municipal corporations of Delhi

Lok Sabha had passed the bill, which seeks to amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act of 1957, on March 30

1.96:1000 nurse-to-population ratio in India at present: Govt to RS

India at present has 1.96 nurses per 1,000 population, the Union Health ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday

Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill likely to be tabled in RS

The Centre is likely to table on Tuesday 'The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha to unify three municipal corporations in the national capital.

Defence equipment import to be exception: Govt in Rajya Sabha

The defence ministry said import of defence equipment from a foreign industry, irrespective of value and type of acquisition, should only be an exception

Nitish Kumar dismisses reports of him eyeing a stint in Rajya Sabha

On the prevailing law and order situation in the state, he said it is "completely under control"

Rajya Sabha adjourned for day over opposition's uproar over fuel price hike

The opposition started raising slogans against the government over the price rise and hike in the petroleum prices

TMC to push for introduction of Women's Reservation Bill in RS

The bill seeks to reserve one-third seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women.

Govt likely to introduce Bill in RS to amend laws governing CAs

The discussion on the working of the ministry of labour and employment is also likely to conclude in the Rajya Sabha

RS played crucial role in strengthening parliamentary democracy: Naidu

Extending greetings on Rajya Sabha Day on Sunday, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said the upper house has played a crucial role in strengthening parliamentary democracy. Naidu, who is also Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, appealed to its members to engage in informed and constructive debates by keeping the welfare of the people in mind. "Greetings on Rajya Sabha Day! Ever since its inception, Rajya Sabha has played a crucial role in strengthening parliamentary democracy," the Vice President Secretariat tweeted, quoting Naidu. "I would like to appeal to the members of Rajya Sabha to engage in informed & constructive debates by keeping the welfare of the people in mind," he said. According to the Rajya Sabha website, the Constituent Assembly, which first met on December 9, 1946, also acted as the Central Legislature till 1950, when it was converted as 'Provisional Parliament'. During this period, the Central Legislature, which was known as Constituent Assembly (Legislative) and later .

Seven Bills on Rajya Sabha agenda in last week of budget session

The government will bring seven bills in Rajya Sabha during the final week of the budget session of which three have already been passed by Lok Sabha.

BJP first party since 1988 to cross 100-seat mark in Rajya Sabha

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become the first party since 1988 to touch the 100-seat mark in the Rajya Sabha with the results of biennial elections to the Upper House.

BJP tally crosses 100-mark in RS, first party to achieve feat after 1988.

For the first time the BJP tally in the Rajya Sabha has crossed the 100-mark. The BJP also became the first party to achieve the feat after 1988.