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Rajya Sabha passes two farm bills amid ruckus by oppn MPs, farmer protests

The House also rejected demand of several opposition parties to send the two bills to a Rajya Sabha Select Committee for greater scrutiny

Centre moves two agriculture sector reform Bills in Rajya Sabha

These Bills are -- Farmers' and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020

Rajya Sabha passes bill to punish those attacking healthcare workers

The Rajya Sabha passed a legislation that provides for up to five years in jail for those attacking doctors and healthcare workers fighting the Covid-19 outbreak

97 people died while travelling on Shramik Special trains: Piyush Goyal

Govt said that 97 people died on board Shramik Specials, admitting for the first time that migrant labourers lost their lives in the trains which were run to ferry them during the COVID-19 lockdown.

FM Sitharaman moves bill in RS to amend Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Nirmala Sitharaman moved the bill for the amendment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha

Kejriwal appeals to all non-BJP parties to unite in RS to oppose farm bills

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appealed to all non-BJP parties on Friday to unite in the Rajya Sabha and oppose three bills that he claimed would leave farmers in the hands of big companies for exploitation

Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 passed in Rajya Sabha

After a long discussion, the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Friday

BSP not in support of two bills related to farmers passed in Parl: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday said that her party is against the passing of two bills in the Lok Sabha related to "reforms" in agriculture marketing

PM Narendra Modi condoles demise of Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Gasti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the demise of Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Gasti and said the latter was passionate about empowering the poor and marginalised sections of society

Mismatch between what China says and does: Rajnath Singh in Rajya Sabha

Rajnath Singh said China attempted to change the status quo along the LAC with its provocative military manoeuvres late last month and that there is a mismatch between what Beijing says and does

9 out of 11 Covid-infected members of Great Andamanese tribe have recovered

Nine out of the 11 coronavirus-infected members of the primitive Great Andamanese tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recovered, the government told Rajya Sabha on Thursday

Congress leaders Manmohan Singh, Chidambaram to skip Parliament proceedings

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram have sought leave for remaining absent for the session on health grounds

Congress gives short discussion notice in RS over India-China border row

Anand Sharma has given a short duration discussion notice in Rajya Sabha over 'the incursion of the Chinese army across LAC and military standoff between the armies of the two countries on the LAC

Rajya Sabha passes Aircraft Amendment Bill 2020, to become Act soon

The Upper House of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha, on Tuesday passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was tabled by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, after an hour-long discussion

Lok Sabha passes 2 bills, 8 introduced on first day of monsoon session

Parliament passed The National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2020 and The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2020

Parliament's monsoon session begins; 27 MPs test positive for Covid

In the Rajya Sabha, in an attempt to lighten the mood, Chairman Venkaiah Naidu joked that some members were sitting in the Lok Sabha without being elected to it

NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh re-elected as Rajya Sabha Dy Chairman

Rajya Sabha on Monday re-elected Janata Dal (United) parliamentarian Harivansh Narayan Singh as deputy chairman of the Upper House by voice vote

For the first time, LS members sit in RS chamber as House meets amid Covid

In a first, some Lok Sabha members attended the House proceedings on Monday while seated in the Rajya Sabha chamber as Parliament met for the Monsoon session amid the Covid-19 pandemic

BJD to support to NDA candidate for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman post

Naveen Patnaik announced that Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs in the Rajya Sabha will support to the NDA candidate Harivansh in the election for the post of Deputy Chairman of the House

Farooq Abdullah attends Parliament 1st time after Art 370 abrogation

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah attended the Monsoon Session of Parliament for the first time after a gap of more than a year since the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir