Rajya Sabha 2023

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the three criminal bills--the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023; and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023--replacing the IPC, the CrPC and

Parliament adjourned Thursday night - a day early - after a tumultuous fortnight that saw a security scare, 146 opposition MPs suspended, and the passage of four contentious bills, including three overhauling the criminal jurisprudence system.

The three new bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws were passed in Rajya Sabha today, virtually in the absence of the Opposition.

Congress chief Kharge on Wednesday called for calm, and cautioned political leaders against the use of provocative language, as the ruling BJP ramped up protests against Trinamool MP Banerjee's mimicry of Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar.

The Congress today said the "entire Modi ecosystem" is now being galvanised on the "so-called mimicry non-issue" while it remains silent on how a BJP MP "facilitated entry of two intruders" into the Lok Sabha and on the suspension of over 140 MPs.

The ruling BJP faces almost no opposition in either House of Parliament Tuesday, after the Lok Sabha followed its ejection of 33 members yesterday with 49 more suspended this morning.

Seventy-nine MPs, from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, were suspended Monday in an unprecedented development amid continuing fierce protests over last week's security breach.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 4 pm after two Bills to introduce reservation for women in legislative assemblies of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir were passed by voice vote in the House amid an uproar by the opposition over the security breach.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to move the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Rajya Sabha for its consideration and passage today.

More than Rs 1.16 lakh crore worth "proceeds of crime" has been provisionally attached by the Directorate of Enforcement since 2014, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Fourteen Opposition MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha today for disrupting House proceedings, a day after a major security breach in parliament last afternoon.

The Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University aims to fulfill regional aspirations by enhancing access and quality of higher education in Telangana.

Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha launched a vociferous protest in Rajya Sabha today against a controversial bill on the appointment of top three election officials.

The Centre moved a bill in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs), and the procedure for the transaction of business by the

The eighth day of the Parliment's Winter Session is expected to see few significant businesses in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the three criminal bills--the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023; and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023--replacing the IPC, the CrPC and

Parliament adjourned Thursday night - a day early - after a tumultuous fortnight that saw a security scare, 146 opposition MPs suspended, and the passage of four contentious bills, including three overhauling the criminal jurisprudence system.

The three new bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws were passed in Rajya Sabha today, virtually in the absence of the Opposition.

Congress chief Kharge on Wednesday called for calm, and cautioned political leaders against the use of provocative language, as the ruling BJP ramped up protests against Trinamool MP Banerjee's mimicry of Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar.

The Congress today said the "entire Modi ecosystem" is now being galvanised on the "so-called mimicry non-issue" while it remains silent on how a BJP MP "facilitated entry of two intruders" into the Lok Sabha and on the suspension of over 140 MPs.

The ruling BJP faces almost no opposition in either House of Parliament Tuesday, after the Lok Sabha followed its ejection of 33 members yesterday with 49 more suspended this morning.

Seventy-nine MPs, from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, were suspended Monday in an unprecedented development amid continuing fierce protests over last week's security breach.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 4 pm after two Bills to introduce reservation for women in legislative assemblies of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir were passed by voice vote in the House amid an uproar by the opposition over the security breach.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to move the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Rajya Sabha for its consideration and passage today.

More than Rs 1.16 lakh crore worth "proceeds of crime" has been provisionally attached by the Directorate of Enforcement since 2014, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Fourteen Opposition MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha today for disrupting House proceedings, a day after a major security breach in parliament last afternoon.

The Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University aims to fulfill regional aspirations by enhancing access and quality of higher education in Telangana.

Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha launched a vociferous protest in Rajya Sabha today against a controversial bill on the appointment of top three election officials.

The Centre moved a bill in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs), and the procedure for the transaction of business by the

The eighth day of the Parliment's Winter Session is expected to see few significant businesses in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.