MUMBAI: Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut was on Thursday convicted in a defamation case and sentenced to simple imprisonment of 15 days by a metropolitan magistrate court in Mumbai. Raut was also fined Rs 25,000 in the case filed by Medha Somaiya, wife of BJP leader Kirit Somaiya. Raut later … Read more
Trinamool leader Jawhar Sircar on Sunday announced his resignation as Rajya Sabha MP as a mark of protest against the recent rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College, and the corruption in the state governance. In a two-page letter to Trinamool chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, Sircar stated: “The present spontaneous … Read more
Two YSRCP MPs resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, which could help its archrival and Andhra Pradesh’s ruling party TDP open its account in RS. Their resignations would also help NDA cross the majority mark in the Upper House. At present, YSRCP has 12 MPs in the House and TDP none. Days after meeting … Read more
Congress leader and senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi was on Tuesday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Telangana in a bypoll. Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Senior Vice President G Niranjan received the certificate of election on behalf of Singhvi from the returning officer here. An independent candidate had filed nomination for the bypoll … Read more
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday announced names of 10 candidates for Rajya Sabha bypolls across eight states. The party has left one seat each in Bihar and Maharashtra for allies. Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu has been nominated as party candidate from Rajasthan. Another Union minister of state George Kurian has been … Read more
The Congress on Wednesday named Abhishek Manu Singhvi as its candidate for the ensuing Rajya Sabha bypoll in Telangana. Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states, including Telangana, will be held on September 3. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Singhvi for the by-election to the Council of States from … Read more
Last Updated: August 14, 2024, 17:19 IST The Odisha Assembly on Wednesday issued a notification for election to one Rajya Sabha seat. (File Photo) The seat fell vacant after Rajya Sabha MP Mamata Mohanta resigned from the seat and also quit the BJD on July 31, The Odisha Assembly on Wednesday issued a notification for … Read more
The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Centre over the issue of trade deficit with China and said that while other countries around the world had taken measures to restrict uncontrolled Chinese imports, “our government has been caught napping at the wheels”. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the data revealed by … Read more
A 31-member joint parliamentary committee will examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and submit its report in the first week of the winter session of Parliament. The committee will have 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. The Lok Sabha members to be part of the panel are Jagdambika Pal, Nishikant … Read more
Veteran actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has demanded an apology from Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar following a heated exchange during a parliamentary session on Friday, August 9. The dispute arose over Dhankhar’s tone and his comments referencing Amitabh Bachchan in Parliament. The incident has drawn significant attention, with Congress stalwart Sonia Gandhi … Read more
