Harivansh Narayan Singh

Veteran actor and actor-politician Jaya Bachchan took a strong objection after Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, Harivansh Narayan Singh, addressed her using her husband's name yesterday.

Opposition MPs today stalled the introduction of a private member's bill by BJP MP K J Alphons that seeks to amend the preamble of the Constitution.

A day after a suspended TMC MP broke the glass pane of one of the doors in the Rajya Sabha in a bid to forcibly enter the House injuring a Parliamentary security officer, the Upper House's Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh said the incident was

One of the eight Rajya Sabha members suspended over unprecedented chaos during a vote on two farm bills has launched a scathing attack on Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, accusing him of trying to "appease Prime Minister Narendra Modi" by "red-carpeting" what he called anti-farmer legislation. In an open letter, CPI-M member KK Ragesh has a...

The opposition has boycotted parliament, walking out of the Lok Sabha hours after a similar move in the Rajya Sabha, in protest over the farm bills and till three key demands, as well as a "request" to revoke the suspension of eight members, are met. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad made the declaration today in the Upper House amid high drama for ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today highlighted the role of Bihar in the country's "democratic ethos", recalling former greats like Jayaprakash Narayan and Karpuri Thakur while congratulating Rajya Sabha member Harivansh Singh, who got elected as the deputy chairman of the Upper House today for a second time.

BJD Monday extended support to NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh in the election for Rajya Sabha depurty chairman drawing sharp criticism from the Congress which said the regional party's true face has been revealed.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh were among 37 candidates elected unopposed on Wednesday to Rajya Sabha as the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday thanked his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao for the support extended by his party Telangana Rashtra Samith (TRS) to NDA candidate for the election of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Newly elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh preferred the struggle of journalism to a cushy government job in his early days and did well in his chosen field while also maintaining good ties with politicians.

As the opposition failed another unity test today, losing the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha to the government, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi offered a stoic comment.

The opposition in parliament is a vivid depiction of the gang that could not shoot straight. After his show-stopping hug of Modi a few weeks ago, Congress President Rahul Gandhi appears to have reverted to ho-hum mode.

On the penultimate day of the monsoon session of parliament today, members voted to elect the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The ruling NDA fielded Janata Dal (United) MP Harivansh Narayan Singh, while the opposition backed three-time member of parliament BK Hariprasad of the Congress, for the post.

The government had an easy victory in the election for the post of the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, as the opposition came up short in a contest that was seen as a test for its unity in the run-up to the 2019 national election. The government had 125 votes against the opposition's 101 in a house with a majority mark of 114. In the gripping build-up...

A late evening announcement by Biju Janata Dal's Naveen Patnaik has given the ruling BJP-led national coalition's candidate a clear edge in the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman's election to be held on Thursday morning. Mr Patnaik's promise of support to Harivansh Narayan Singh, a first-time lawmaker from Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, places the NDA...

Veteran actor and actor-politician Jaya Bachchan took a strong objection after Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, Harivansh Narayan Singh, addressed her using her husband's name yesterday.

Opposition MPs today stalled the introduction of a private member's bill by BJP MP K J Alphons that seeks to amend the preamble of the Constitution.

A day after a suspended TMC MP broke the glass pane of one of the doors in the Rajya Sabha in a bid to forcibly enter the House injuring a Parliamentary security officer, the Upper House's Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh said the incident was

One of the eight Rajya Sabha members suspended over unprecedented chaos during a vote on two farm bills has launched a scathing attack on Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, accusing him of trying to "appease Prime Minister Narendra Modi" by "red-carpeting" what he called anti-farmer legislation. In an open letter, CPI-M member KK Ragesh has a...

The opposition has boycotted parliament, walking out of the Lok Sabha hours after a similar move in the Rajya Sabha, in protest over the farm bills and till three key demands, as well as a "request" to revoke the suspension of eight members, are met. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad made the declaration today in the Upper House amid high drama for ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today highlighted the role of Bihar in the country's "democratic ethos", recalling former greats like Jayaprakash Narayan and Karpuri Thakur while congratulating Rajya Sabha member Harivansh Singh, who got elected as the deputy chairman of the Upper House today for a second time.

BJD Monday extended support to NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh in the election for Rajya Sabha depurty chairman drawing sharp criticism from the Congress which said the regional party's true face has been revealed.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh were among 37 candidates elected unopposed on Wednesday to Rajya Sabha as the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday thanked his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao for the support extended by his party Telangana Rashtra Samith (TRS) to NDA candidate for the election of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Newly elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh preferred the struggle of journalism to a cushy government job in his early days and did well in his chosen field while also maintaining good ties with politicians.

As the opposition failed another unity test today, losing the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha to the government, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi offered a stoic comment.

The opposition in parliament is a vivid depiction of the gang that could not shoot straight. After his show-stopping hug of Modi a few weeks ago, Congress President Rahul Gandhi appears to have reverted to ho-hum mode.

On the penultimate day of the monsoon session of parliament today, members voted to elect the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The ruling NDA fielded Janata Dal (United) MP Harivansh Narayan Singh, while the opposition backed three-time member of parliament BK Hariprasad of the Congress, for the post.

The government had an easy victory in the election for the post of the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, as the opposition came up short in a contest that was seen as a test for its unity in the run-up to the 2019 national election. The government had 125 votes against the opposition's 101 in a house with a majority mark of 114. In the gripping build-up...

A late evening announcement by Biju Janata Dal's Naveen Patnaik has given the ruling BJP-led national coalition's candidate a clear edge in the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman's election to be held on Thursday morning. Mr Patnaik's promise of support to Harivansh Narayan Singh, a first-time lawmaker from Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, places the NDA...