‘Country needs to be saved from new form of FDI — Foreign Destructive Ideology’ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning made a fervent appeal to protesters to end their agitation against the new farm laws even as he questioned Opposition parties for their sudden “U-turn” on the agriculture reforms. Replying to the Motion…
Rajya Sabha passes two farm Bills amid fierce protests
September 21, 2020New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha yesterday passed two contentious farm Bills amid protests by Opposition parties while Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as the “watershed moment” for Indian agriculture. The Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill,…
All four from State elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
June 13, 2020Bengaluru: JD(S) Supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and BJP candidates Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti have been elected unopposed to the four vacant Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from the State. Yesterday was the last day for the withdrawal of nomination papers for the RS poll that was…
RS polls: BJP finalises list of three candidates
June 7, 2020Bengaluru: As the elections to the four vacant Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from the State is scheduled to take place on June 19, the State BJP has finalised the names of three party candidates —- current RS MP Prabhakar Kore, former MP Ramesh Katti and Bengaluru Hotelier K.Prakash Shetty. While the BJP is certain to…
Election to four Rajya Sabha seats from State on June 19
June 3, 2020Bengaluru: The election to four Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from the State that will fall vacant soon will be held on June 19. The election will take place to the RS seats held by Prabhakar Kore of the BJP, B.K. Hariprasad and M.V. Rajivgowda of the Congress and Kupendra Reddy of the JD(S) who are…
President nominates former CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha
March 17, 2020New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday nominated former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha. According to a notification by the Home Ministry, “in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of Article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that…
Stalled in RS, Triple Talaq Bill now pushed to Budget Session
January 6, 2018New Delhi: The Triple Talaq Bill failed to make any headway in the Rajya Sabha (RS) in the Winter Session of Parliament that drew to a close yesterday. The Bill has now been pushed to the Budget Session that begins on Jan.29. The Triple Talaq Bill or The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage)…
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