The horrific rape of a young medical student in a bus in South Delhi on Sunday night was raised by angry parliamentarians today in both houses.,but union minister of state Rajiv shulka was seen smiling on this matters in Rajya Sabha. BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said it's time to introduce the death penalty for rapists. "What is the government doing to curb rape cases in the capital?" she asked. "The rapists...........more

  The ordeal is over for the United Progressive Alliance government which on Friday won the vote on the policy on FDI in multi-brand retail sector in the Rajya Sabha with generous help yet again from the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party. Just before the Opposition motion was put to vote, the SP walked out, reducing the effective strength of the House by nine members. The BSP’s 15 MPs voted against the motion that...........more

After trumping the Opposition in the Lok Sabha vote on FDI in multi-brand retail, the UPA government appears set to sail through comfortably in the Rajya Sabha as well.  During the debate in the Upper House on Thursday, BSP chief Mayawati assured the government that it will get her party’s support when the House votes on FDI in multi-brand retail on Friday.  Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said they will...........more

The Rajya Sabha's select committee report on the Lokpal and Lokayuktas was tabled amidst din in the Upper House on Friday. The bill was tabled amidst ruckus created by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members who were demanding reservation in promotion. The Rajya Sabha was later  adjourned till 2.30 pm over the issue of foreign investment in multi-brand retail.           After its passage in the Lok Sabha...........more

  Rajya Sabha on Monday congratulated India Under-19 cricket team for winning the one-day international World Cup by beating defending champions Australia. Members thumped their desks after Chairman Hamid Ansari congratulated the Indian team for winning the U-19 World Cup yesterday. The win is all the more significant as this is for the third time that U-19s have won the limited over world championship, he said...........more

Congress MP Prof  P J Kurien could be the party's choice for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha which has fallen vacant due to the expiry of term of K Rehman Khan. Congress sources, however, said a decision on the issue would be taken only after the formal process for the election of the Deputy Chairman is set into motion. Kurein is a Rajya Sabha member from Kerala...........more

  In a total anti-climax, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday adjourned abruptly without passing the Lokpal Bill in the midst of uproar after government sought more time for considering enormous number of amendments. On a day of high-drama when a constituent of the government Trinamool Congress moved amendments to the Bill and refused to withdraw them, the government which is in a minority in the Upper House, appeared to avoid a...........more

  The 224th Session (Winter Session) commenced on Tuesday, the 22nd November, 2011.  The Session was scheduled to adjourn sine-die on the 21st December, 2011 but comes to an end today, the 29th December, 2011 as the sittings of the House were extended by four days.   2.   The Session had 24 sittings in all and the House sat for more than 75 hours. During the Session, more than 56 hours were lost on...........more

The Government on Wednesday night exuded confidence to get the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, despite not having a clear majority.   Though the House has the strength of 243 members, the Congress strategists are working on the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal to stage a walkout at the stage of voting as they did in the Lok Sabha. . Eight hours are allotted...........more

The Government is concerned over the pendency of cases in courts in the country and is taking several steps to resolve the backlog, Law Minister Salman Khurshid informed the Rajya Sabha today. In a reply during Question Hour, Mr Khurshid said,"pendency of cases is a matter of concern. The Government is making a lot of efforts to resolve the pendency in the High Courts and the Supreme Court. A National Mission for Justice Delivery...........more

EXCLUSIVE/The Prominent Leaders of Congress,BJP,JD and others who have not spend single penny for the development of own constituencies under the well known scheme MPLAD SCHEME. Lalu Pd,Hema Malini,Anand Sharma,MA Naqvi,Tarun Vijay,Ram Jethmalani,HD kumarswamy,Vijay Mallya,Smriti Irani,Capt Satish Sharma are the main MPs who have nor send their funds for the welfare of public as allocated by Govt of India on inititions of parliamentary...........more

   The Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Mohammad   Hamid Ansari;  Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh; and Lok Sabha Speaker  Smt Meira Kumar led the nation today in paying tributes to the Martyrs who laid down their lives while defending the Parliament from the terrorist attack on 13 December 2001. Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha and  Union Finance Minister Shri...........more

   Inspite of Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order of 3rd June, to disclose the register of members’ interest, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat till now has not provided the information to the appellant, Mr. Anil Bairwal of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). CIC had directed the Rajya Sabha Secretariat to disclose the register of members’ interest within 10 working days along with the photocopies of...........more