Tag: Rajya Sabha
Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale, on Tuesday, claimed that he would be challenging the Delhi High Court's order in a defamation suit filed by Lakshmi Puri, wife of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.....
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday carried out a raid at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora in Ludhiana as part of a money laundering probe linked to a land ‘fraud’ case.....
After the Election Commission decided to hold the pending Rajya Sabha polls, which were deferred in March to June 19, the poll panel announced on Monday that it will also hold Rajya Sabha polls for six additional seats whose members will be retiring either in June or July, taking the total number of seats to 24. The results will be declared the same day.....
Around 45 of the 61 newly-elected members of the Rajya Sabha will take oath on Wednesday, including former Prime Minister H.D. Devegowda, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, and BJP's Bhuvaneshwar Kalita. ....
Amid political crisis in Rajasthan and border stand-off with China, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of the party's Rajya Sabha members at 10.30 a.m. here on Thursday. ....
The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the poll date for the Rajya Sabha seat that fell vacant after the demise of Amar Singh. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. ....
Former Law Minister Ram Jethmalani's son Mahesh Jethmalani has been nominated for the Rajya Sabha seat vacated following the death of MP Raghunath Mohapatra last month. ....
On a day when the BJP is struggling to keep themselves afloat in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election, the party's Rajya Sabha member Roopa Ganguly on Sunday increased the embarrassment of the party, alleging that it has taken money from poll aspirants. ....
BJP MP Rupa Ganguly on Friday broke down in the Rajya Sabha while raising the Birbhum violence case in which allegedly eight persons, including two children were burnt to death.....
Three controversial issues will be introduced as private members bill in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. ....