Tag: Rajya Sabha
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Jaishankar to move Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill in Rajya Sabha today
bill that seeks to provide an effective legal instrument to combat piracy not only in territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) but also on the high seas.
December 21, 2022 -
300 gangmen of Railways perished in train collisions while on duty
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, informed that ex gratia was given to the families of railroad track maintenance workers who lost their lives.
December 20, 2022 -
Rajya Sabha witnesses heated exchanges over Kharge’s remarks
Leader of the House Piyush Goyal demanded an apology from the Congress President. Kharge, however, refused and insisted that the remarks were made outside Parliament and should not be discussed in the House.
December 20, 2022 -
ED probes against 87 MPs, MLAs & MLCs: Govt
PMLA came into force with effect from July 1 in 2005, and till date, trial has been completed only in 36 cases by the Special Court.
December 20, 2022 -
Joint Opposition stages walkout from Rajya Sabha over ‘misuse of NHRC’ in Bihar hooch tragedy
Meanwhile, in the Lok Sabha today BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Chirag Paswan raised the issue of the Bihar hooch tragedy.
December 20, 2022 -
Manoj Jha moves Suspension of Business Notice to discuss “partisan” role of NHRC
In his letter to Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Manoj Jha said that the preparation and distribution of illicit liquor in any part of India is a matter of collective national concern.
December 20, 2022 -
Rules on regulation of online gaming are in place: Centre
The policies of the government are aimed at ensuring an Open, Safe and Trusted and Accountable Internet for its users, said Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
December 16, 2022 -
Ruckus in Parliament as Opposition sticks to its demand for a discussion on India-China border clash
Parliament has witnessed multiple disruptions this week with the two Houses rejecting Opposition’s requests for a discussion on India-China border situation following the clash in Tawang.
December 16, 2022 -
RS adjourned twice amid uproar
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice for 15 minutes on Thursday following an uproar by the opposition members after being denied notices.
December 15, 2022 -
RS passes bill to change name of International Arbitration Center
During the discussion on the bill in Parliament, the government assured that no compromise would be made with the authority, independence and credibility of the International Arbitration Center of India. After this, the bill was passed by voice vote.
December 14, 2022 -
RS passes bill to remove Gond community from UP SC/ST list
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed by the upper house by voice vote.
December 14, 2022 -
India-China border clash stalls proceedings in parliament again
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said Opposition parties wanted a debate to get full information on the ''Chinese aggression''.
December 14, 2022 -
17 Oppn parties stage walkout in RS over India-China border clash
Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge among other Opposition leaders raised the issue to hold a detailed discussion on the clash when the House assembled for the day and Deputy Chairman Harivansh allowed 'Zero Hour' so that parliamentarians could raise their issues.
December 14, 2022 -
BJP MPs in Parliament demand withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes
The former Bihar finance minister said that only countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka have Rs 5,000 notes while Indonesia has notes of Rs 1 lakh in circulation.
December 12, 2022 -
Parliament clears Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Raj Kumar Singh, said that the Energy Ministers of the various countries who have visited India, are impressed with the progress in renewable the energy sector.
December 12, 2022 -
Oppn resists introduction of bill on Uniform Civil Code in RS
The private member’s Bill seeks to provide for the constitution of the national inspection and investigation committee for the preparation of a Uniform Civil Code and its implementation throughout the country.
December 9, 2022 -
Rajya Sabha clears Bill for wildlife conservation
The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021, precisely, aims at safeguarding and conserving the wildlife by rationalising schedules that lay out species under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
December 8, 2022