Rajya Sabha Stalled

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's dismissal of SBI's plea seeking an extension of time to disclose the details of electoral bonds, saying "when SBI tried to stall, the court stood tall".

The Women's Reservation Bill is on the verge of becoming law after nearly three decades of stalling and discord. However, a 33 per cent quota for women in parliament and state legislatures, as promised by the proposed law, may come into force only by

Derek O'Brien has alleged that the BJP was stalling Parliament proceedings and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi open the debate on the Manipur issue either in Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha.

The counting of votes for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana got stalled indefinitely today as the ruling BJP complained about cross-voting and when turned down by the local poll observer, approached the Election Commission in Delhi.

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.

With Parliament's proceedings being stalled by the opposition's protests over the Pegasus issue, PM Modi on Tuesday slammed it for its conduct, including tearing papers and making "derogatory" remarks on the way bills have been passed.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with 125 voting for it and 99 against, two days after its passage in the lower house. The controversial legislation was tabled in the Rajya Sabha, which had a majority mark of 105, by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bill has been slammed by rights groups as well as opp...

Rajya Sabha proceedings were on Monday adjourned for the day after the Congress and other opposition parties stalled functioning of the House over the political developments in Maharashtra.

The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...

A fresh bill to outlaw the Muslim practice of a man divorcing his wife instantly by uttering "talaq" thrice, which got stalled in the upper house of parliament and lapsed, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The government countered the opposition's charge that it was a "discriminatory" bill by pointing out that the Supreme Court's order ...

A fresh bill to make instant Triple Talaq illegal, which got stalled in the upper house of Parliament and lapsed, has been cleared by the cabinet. The bill will be introduced in the coming budget session of parliament which begins on Monday, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

With opposition protests stalling House proceedings, the Rajya Sabha today passed without debate the motion thanking the President for his address at the start of the Budget session.

The revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq a punishable offence got stalled in Rajya Sabha today. After opposition demands for a select parliamentary committee for further scrutiny of the bill, the house was adjourned till January 2. The real challenge for the bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, is in the upper house, where the government lacks the n...

A revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq a punishable offence was taken up in the Lok Sabha today amid huge uproar. The government considered a law on it after the Supreme Court said in August last year that the traditional method of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice was "unconstitutional" and "arbitrary". The...

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said he sees a "conspiracy" in opposition members agitating and trying to stall the proceedings of upper House.

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's dismissal of SBI's plea seeking an extension of time to disclose the details of electoral bonds, saying "when SBI tried to stall, the court stood tall".

The Women's Reservation Bill is on the verge of becoming law after nearly three decades of stalling and discord. However, a 33 per cent quota for women in parliament and state legislatures, as promised by the proposed law, may come into force only by

Derek O'Brien has alleged that the BJP was stalling Parliament proceedings and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi open the debate on the Manipur issue either in Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha.

The counting of votes for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana got stalled indefinitely today as the ruling BJP complained about cross-voting and when turned down by the local poll observer, approached the Election Commission in Delhi.

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.

With Parliament's proceedings being stalled by the opposition's protests over the Pegasus issue, PM Modi on Tuesday slammed it for its conduct, including tearing papers and making "derogatory" remarks on the way bills have been passed.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with 125 voting for it and 99 against, two days after its passage in the lower house. The controversial legislation was tabled in the Rajya Sabha, which had a majority mark of 105, by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bill has been slammed by rights groups as well as opp...

Rajya Sabha proceedings were on Monday adjourned for the day after the Congress and other opposition parties stalled functioning of the House over the political developments in Maharashtra.

The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...

A fresh bill to outlaw the Muslim practice of a man divorcing his wife instantly by uttering "talaq" thrice, which got stalled in the upper house of parliament and lapsed, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The government countered the opposition's charge that it was a "discriminatory" bill by pointing out that the Supreme Court's order ...

A fresh bill to make instant Triple Talaq illegal, which got stalled in the upper house of Parliament and lapsed, has been cleared by the cabinet. The bill will be introduced in the coming budget session of parliament which begins on Monday, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

With opposition protests stalling House proceedings, the Rajya Sabha today passed without debate the motion thanking the President for his address at the start of the Budget session.

The revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq a punishable offence got stalled in Rajya Sabha today. After opposition demands for a select parliamentary committee for further scrutiny of the bill, the house was adjourned till January 2. The real challenge for the bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, is in the upper house, where the government lacks the n...

A revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq a punishable offence was taken up in the Lok Sabha today amid huge uproar. The government considered a law on it after the Supreme Court said in August last year that the traditional method of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice was "unconstitutional" and "arbitrary". The...

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said he sees a "conspiracy" in opposition members agitating and trying to stall the proceedings of upper House.