Rajya Sabha
- Bangalore
CM Siddaramaiah calls cabinet breakfast amid resignation rumours
Bengaluru: Amid speculation that he will step down, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is likely to host a crucial breakfast meeting for his cabinet colleagues on Thursday morning, official sources said. The urgency of…
- Hyderabad
No personal issues with KCR, only ideological differences: Kavitha
Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) founder K Kavitha on Saturday, May 2, said her criticism of former BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao was not personal but political. “In no way have I…
- India
RS Chairman accepts 7 AAP MPs’ merger with BJP, Raghav Chada cites toxic culture
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday, April 27, officially accepted the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs with the BJP, reducing the strength of Arvind Kejriwal’s…
- Mumbai
AAP activists detained during Mumbai protest against Raghav Chadha
Mumbai: Police on Sunday detained some Aam Aadmi Party activists in Mumbai after they staged a demonstration against Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha, who has crossed over to the BJP, in Khar…
- India
AAP submits petition seeking termination of 7 MPs who quit party
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday submitted a petition to Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan seeking the disqualification of seven party MPs in the Upper House who…
- India
AAP moves to disqualify defected Rajya Sabha MPs, rebels hit back at leadership
New Delhi/Chandigarh: Stung by the multiple defections of its Rajya Sabha members, the Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday, April 25, announced that it will seek their disqualification from the Upper House while…
- India
Punjab AAP workers write ‘Gaddar’ in front of Harbhajan Singh’s house
Chandigarh: AAP workers on Saturday held protests outside the residences of Rajya Sabha MPs Harbhajan Singh, Ashok Mittal and Rajinder Gupta, who quit the party and joined the BJP. The workers wrote…
- India
No space left to work in AAP: Raghav Chadha is crystal clear
New Delhi: Leaders quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have not done so out of fear but due to a growing sense of ” disappointment, disengagement and disgust” with the organisation, Rajya…
- India
Opposition move fresh notice seeking removal of Gyanesh Kumar in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Friday, April 24, submitted a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said. The fresh…
- India
Seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, quit party; join BJP
New Delhi: In a massive jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday, April 24, seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, quit the party…
- India
Why have an election: Kapil Sibal slams EC, Gyanesh Kumar
New Delhi: Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday, April 23, launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission, accusing it of carrying out an “experiment in disenfranchisement” in West Bengal and…
- India
BJP delegation meets EC, seeks action against Kharge for PM ‘terrorist’ remark
New Delhi: A BJP delegation comprising three Union ministers, including Nirmala Sitharaman, approached the Election Commission on Wednesday, April 22, demanding “strictest action” against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his “terrorist” remark…
- India
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday, April 10, took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan in…
- India
Parliament rejects Oppn bid to remove chief poll commissioner, gives no reason
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Monday, April 6, rejected the impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, with no reasons cited for…
- India
New Rajya Sabha members take oath
New Delhi: NCP-SCP leader Sharad Pawar and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale were among 19 new Rajya Sabha members who took oath here on Monday, April 6. The oath was taken in the…