Tendulkar Rajya Sabha Nomination

Sadanand Shet Tanavade filed his nomination papers before Returning Officer Namrata Ulman at the Goa Assembly complex in the presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other MLAs.

Sitting Rajya Sabha member and Goa Congress chief Mr Shantaram Naik today filed nomination papers as the party candidate for the election to the Upper House of Parliament from the coastal state. Pitted against BJP's state chief Mr Vinay Tendulkar, Mr Naik expressed confidence of winning the election with the "support of like-minded secular forces."

The Goa BJP unit chief, Mr Vinay Tendulkar, today filed his nomination for the election to the state's lone Rajya Sabha seat. The election for the Rajya Sabha seat in Goa would be held on July 21 and today is the last day for filing the nominations.

Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and actress Rekha are the worst performers in attendance in the Rajya Sabha among the 12 nominated members, according to an analysis by Factly.in, a data journalism portal.

The government's impressive outreach to gather support for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the Rajya Sabha has hit a wall with one member, Rekha.

Sachin Tendulkar has released a large amount to fund the reconstruction of a 51-year-old neglected school about 100 kms away from Kolkata

Under attack for his poor attendance in Rajya Sabha, cricketer-turned-lawmaker Sachin Tendulkar today attended the proceedings of the Upper House for the first time in the current session of Parliament.

it was remarkable that during such an important and politically charged session, some of the stalwart nominated members of the Rajya Sabha were absent. Sachin Tendulkar continued to be missing from the crease - he hardly shows up - and Rekha made her usual guest appearance.

A lawmaker seeking exemption from attending the Upper House triggered a debate on the choice of nominated members - including former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar - on Monday morning.

Sachin Tendulkar was nominated to the Upper House of the Indian Parliament in April 2012 but the former India cricketer, who retired last year, has attended only three sessions.

The petitioner A Benitto, an advocate, submitted that Sachin Tendulkar had cut a cake decorated with the colours of the national flag at a party hosted by an NRI in Jamaica before the 2011 World Cup series and also submitted photographs and media reports to the court.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi had recommended Sachin Tendulkar's name for nomination to Rajya Sabha, according to BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla.

Sachin Tendulkar was nominated for the upper house of Parliament in April this year along with actress Rekha and activist-businesswoman Anu Agha.

A division bench of chief justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw dismissed the PIL filed by Ram Gopal Singh Sisodia, a former Delhi MLA, challenging Tendulkar's nomination alleging that he does not possess any of the qualifications prescribed under Article 80 of the Constitution for being nominated to the Rajya Sabha

A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw reserved the order after hearing both the parties.

Sadanand Shet Tanavade filed his nomination papers before Returning Officer Namrata Ulman at the Goa Assembly complex in the presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other MLAs.

Sitting Rajya Sabha member and Goa Congress chief Mr Shantaram Naik today filed nomination papers as the party candidate for the election to the Upper House of Parliament from the coastal state. Pitted against BJP's state chief Mr Vinay Tendulkar, Mr Naik expressed confidence of winning the election with the "support of like-minded secular forces."

The Goa BJP unit chief, Mr Vinay Tendulkar, today filed his nomination for the election to the state's lone Rajya Sabha seat. The election for the Rajya Sabha seat in Goa would be held on July 21 and today is the last day for filing the nominations.

Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and actress Rekha are the worst performers in attendance in the Rajya Sabha among the 12 nominated members, according to an analysis by Factly.in, a data journalism portal.

The government's impressive outreach to gather support for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the Rajya Sabha has hit a wall with one member, Rekha.

Sachin Tendulkar has released a large amount to fund the reconstruction of a 51-year-old neglected school about 100 kms away from Kolkata

Under attack for his poor attendance in Rajya Sabha, cricketer-turned-lawmaker Sachin Tendulkar today attended the proceedings of the Upper House for the first time in the current session of Parliament.

it was remarkable that during such an important and politically charged session, some of the stalwart nominated members of the Rajya Sabha were absent. Sachin Tendulkar continued to be missing from the crease - he hardly shows up - and Rekha made her usual guest appearance.

A lawmaker seeking exemption from attending the Upper House triggered a debate on the choice of nominated members - including former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar - on Monday morning.

Sachin Tendulkar was nominated to the Upper House of the Indian Parliament in April 2012 but the former India cricketer, who retired last year, has attended only three sessions.

The petitioner A Benitto, an advocate, submitted that Sachin Tendulkar had cut a cake decorated with the colours of the national flag at a party hosted by an NRI in Jamaica before the 2011 World Cup series and also submitted photographs and media reports to the court.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi had recommended Sachin Tendulkar's name for nomination to Rajya Sabha, according to BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla.

Sachin Tendulkar was nominated for the upper house of Parliament in April this year along with actress Rekha and activist-businesswoman Anu Agha.

A division bench of chief justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw dismissed the PIL filed by Ram Gopal Singh Sisodia, a former Delhi MLA, challenging Tendulkar's nomination alleging that he does not possess any of the qualifications prescribed under Article 80 of the Constitution for being nominated to the Rajya Sabha

A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw reserved the order after hearing both the parties.