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The central government is preparing to commemorate its ninth anniversary since coming into power on May 29. As part of a series of events...

A number of opposition parties led by the Congress on Tuesday staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha demanding that the suspension of eight members...

Sunday's incident in the parliament house is a clear indication, as proceedings in Rajya Sabha saw unruly and vile behavior from TMC leader and...

BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy lauded Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) leader Arumugam Thondaman, a former Cabinet Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development of Sri Lanka who is accompanied by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa during their five-day visit to India. He said "Thondaman is dynamic and can be a bridge." He also went on to bash the northern Jaffna Tamilians.

In a rare move, a word from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Rajya Sabha was expunged from records.

Elated on being shortlisted for the Padma Vibhushan award, boxer Mary Kom on Sunday said that there will no weak opponent in her weight category in the upcoming Olympics.

Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aadityanath for his remarks that men sitting in the comfort have sent their women and children on the streets to agitate against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take cognisance of his statement.

Rajya Sabha has a total of 240 MPs, while 5 seats are vacant. In such a situation, the majority figure is 121 on a total of 245 seats. Out of 245, 125 MPs were already in support of the Bill, while 113 MPs opposed it. 2 MPs had not made their stand clear.

Amid a lot of chaos and opposition in the Parliament after the introduction of the Citizenship Amendment Bill. The debates in the Lok Sabha, brought Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah in the box who then explained the crucial difference between refugees fleeing religious persecution and infiltrations, along with asserting extending the exercise of National Register of Citizens, pan-India. Briefly, the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 offers citizenship for irregular immigrants from the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis and Christian from neighbouring countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 19, 2019, by the minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Minister Thawarchand Gehlot. After much discussion on the provisions of the Bill, the Lok Sabha passed the Bill on August 05, 2019.