By John Singarayar Mumbai, April 3, 2024: “History will be kinder to me than the media,” were the final remarks of Manmohan Singh before he resigned as India’s prime minister, following the BJP’s victory in 2014. On April 3 this year, he resigned from the Rajya Sabha after 33 yearsContinue Reading
New Delhi, Sept 20, 2020: The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament, on September 20 passed two farm bills amid a ruckus from opposition members and protests from farmers. The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, part of the broader farm liberalization plan, could not be taken up and theContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 25, 2019: The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, on July 25 passed the Right to Information (RTI) bill seeking significant changes to the transparency law. The amendment was passed despite the opposition’s objections. The government managed to bring the fence-sitters on board. PrimeContinue Reading
New Delhi: Every attack and death of Indians in the US should not be considered as “hate crime”, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday after members in the Rajya Sabha voiced concerns over recent incidents of violence. Replying to concerns of members over attacks on Indian abroad, SwarajContinue Reading
The issues were raised during the zero hour in the houseContinue Reading