Rajya Sabha TV: News

2024 Rajya Sabha elections: BJP announces 2 candidates from Rajasthan

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced the names of candidates for two seats from Rajasthan for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.

30 Jan 2024

Droupadi Murmu

President Murmu nominates educationist Satnam Singh Sandhu to Rajya Sabha

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday nominated educationist, agriculturist, and philanthropist Satnam Singh Sandhu to the Rajya Sabha.

10 Jul 2023

Trinamool Congress

TMC announces candidates for Rajya Sabha elections, including O'Brien

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday announced the names of six candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.

10 Feb 2023

S Jaishankar

Government confirms 2.25 lakh people renounced Indian citizenship in 2022

More than 16 lakh people have renounced their Indian citizenship since 2011, which included 2.25 lakh in 2022, according to a government report.

09 Dec 2022

Uniform Civil Code

Rajya Sabha: Uniform Civil Code Bill faces resistance from Opposition

As Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirodi Lal Meena tabled The Uniform Civil Code in India Bill 2020 on Friday in the Rajya Sabha as a Private Member Bill, chaos broke out in the Upper House with protests from the opposition parties.

22 Dec 2021

Lok Sabha

Major bills passed during Parliament's Winter Session

The Winter Session of Parliament ended Wednesday a day ahead of schedule.

22 Dec 2021

Venkaiah Naidu

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned; early end for Winter Session

The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die (indefinitely) on Wednesday a day ahead of schedule.

01 Aug 2021

Lok Sabha

Pegasus row: Rs. 133 crore loss from 'non-functioning' of Parliament

As the Opposition's continued protests over the Pegasus snooping scandal have stalled the functioning of Parliament, reports said the impasse is causing massive loss to the public exchequer.

31 Jul 2021

Lok Sabha

Amid Pegasus row, LS rushes 5 bills in 44 mins

The Monsoon Session of Parliament has seen repeated disruptions amid protests by the Opposition over the Pegasus spyware controversy.

21 Jul 2021

Manish Sisodia

Opposition fires back at Centre over 'no oxygen death' comment

The central government is drawing fire from the Opposition for its controversial statement in the Parliament's Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Coronavirus: 4 vaccines in human trial stage, government tells Parliament

India has four COVID-19 vaccines in the human trial stage, the central government told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament) on Tuesday.

24 Mar 2021

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Rajya Sabha clears Delhi Bill amid uproar; Opposition stages walkout

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday cleared a controversial proposed law to give more powers to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (L-G), a representative of the Centre.

16 Aug 2020

Lok Sabha

Parliament gears up for monsoon session amid coronavirus outbreak

Even as the coronavirus outbreak has shown no signs of letting up in India, preparations are underway for the Parliament's upcoming monsoon session.

26 Jun 2019

Narendra Modi

Lynching in Jharkhand pained me, says Modi in Rajya Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence on the mob lynching incident of Jharkhand, in which a 22-year-old Muslim youth lost his life.

07 Dec 2018

India

#CareerBytes: Top 5 mobile apps for UPSC preparation

The UPSC Civil Services Examination is one of the most challenging exams and cracking it isn't easy without right preparation.

19 Nov 2018

India

#CareerBytes: Top 5 mobile apps for UPSC preparation

The UPSC Civil Services Examination is one of the most challenging exams and cracking it isn't easy without right preparation.

28 Sep 2018

India

#CareerBytes: YouTube channels to help you prepare for UPSC exam

The Indian Civil Services examination, commonly referred to as the IAS exam, is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) each year.

01 May 2018

Lok Sabha

75% visual impairment didn't stop Beed boy from cracking UPSC

Determination is the key to success, especially in the UPSC exams, and 25-year-old Jayant Mankale has proved it.

01 Apr 2018

Hamid Ansari

Modi-wave hits Rajya Sabha TV: Channel gives PM more air-time

It seems PM Modi's booming "Mitron" speeches have heralded the long-awaited "acche din" for Rajya Sabha TV.

24 Feb 2018

India

NCERT syllabus to reduce by 50% from 2019

It's raining good news for schoolchildren across India.