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Chamber of a bicameral legislature
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An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restricted power than the lower house. A legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.
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Dhankhar spoke for ‘30%’ of Rajya Sabha time in Parliament winter session: TMCTrinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien criticized Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar for allegedly speaking for nearly 30% of the Upper House's functional time during the winter session. O'Brien..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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'You may be celebrity, but...': VP Dhankhar tells Jaya BachchanBachchan accused Dhankhar of talking to her in an 'unacceptable tone', drawing protests from the Opposition MPs before they walked out of the Upper House.DNA - Published | |
'Want to give her...': EAM Jaishankar briefs parliament on Bangladesh crisis after ex-PM Sheikh Hasina fled to IndiaJaishankar informed the Upper House of Parliament that Shiekh Hasina had arrived last evening in New Delhi and that India had received a request from Bangladesh for flight clearance.DNA - Published | |
Sonia Gandhi elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from RajasthanBJP's Chunnilal Garasiya and Madan Rathore were also elected unopposed to the Upper House from the state.DNA - Published | |
SP likely to name Jaya, Ramji Suman, Alok Ranjan for RS seatsAll set to complete its PDA representation in Rajya Sabha, Samajwadi Party has decided to name Jaya Bachchan, party’s Dalit face Ramji Lal Suman and former UP chief secretary Alok Ranjan to the Upper..IndiaTimes - Published | |
2 nominated seats in Rajya Sabha vacant for over 20 monthsVacancy in Rajya Sabha's Upper House for more than 20 months surprises as government could have easily filled two seats. Nominated members with special knowledge or practical experience in literature,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Weaponizing disturbances as political strategy': VP Dhankhar hits out at opposition MPsThe Rajya Sabha Chairman after the conclusion of the 262nd Session of the Rajya Sabha, said that the productivity of the Upper House stood at 79 per cent.DNA - Published | |
"Weaponizing disturbances as political strategy doesn't resonate" VP Dhankhar on avoidable disruptions in Rajya SabhaThe Rajya Sabha Chairman expressed his concern over the disturbances in the Upper House during the Winter Session, emphasizing the importance of fulfilling our Constitutional obligation. Despite the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Congress president Kharge slams Vice President Dhankhar for linking caste to mimicry incidentLashing out at Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar for linking caste to the incident of mimicry, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge told the vice president that he is always denied the opportunity..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge writes to Rajya Sabha chairman, demands Amit Shah's statement on Parliament breachIn his letter Vice President Dhankhar, the LoP in the Upper House labelled the breach in Parliament security as a grave matter, demanding that Union Home Minister Amit Shah make a statement on the..DNA - Published | |
AAP MP Raghav Chadha suspended from Rajya Sabha for 'alleged' violation of rules, contemptuous conductAAP MP Raghav Chadha who was charged with 'forging' the signatures of five Rajya Sabha members, was expelled from the Upper House of Parliament.DNA - Published | |
Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar refers forgery complaints against AAP’s Raghav Chadha to privileges panelThe complaint against Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha witnessed a fresh development on Wednesday with Upper House chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar referring the complaints of at least four MPs against him to..IndiaTimes - Published | Opposition MPs move notices in Rajya Sabha on Manipur violenceRJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha and AAP MP Raghav Chadha gave suspension of business notices in the Upper House over the situation in the northeastern state.DNA - Published |
Delhi services bill will not survive in Rajya Sabha: AAP MP Sanjay SinghAll members of the opposition bloc INDIA will oppose the proposed legislation in the Upper House.DNA - Published | 'A symbol of colonial slavery': BJP Rajya Sabha MP proposes to remove 'India' from ConstitutionBJP Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Bansal stirred a controversy on Friday when he stated in the Upper House that the name 'India' is a symbol of colonial slavery and "should be removed from the Constitution"...IndiaTimes - Published |
Nagaland’s first woman Rajya Sabha member presides over House, makes historyAs the sound of “the ayes have it, the ayes have it” echoed, history was made on Tuesday as the first woman member in the Upper House from Nagaland, S Phangnon Konyak, presided over the proceedings..IndiaTimes - Published | Phangnon Konyak becomes first woman MP from Nagaland to preside over Rajya SabhaA history was created in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with S Phangnon Konyak becoming the first woman member from Nagaland to preside over the Upper House.IndiaTimes - Published |
Mallikarjun Kharge’s humour even changes inclement weather, wishes V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar on Congress president’s birthdayThe Rajya Sabha may be witnessing unruly scenes for the last two days of the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament over Manipur violence, but some pleasant moments also take place in the Upper House...IndiaTimes - Published | Jagan, Naveen crucial for govt to get Delhi services bill past Rajya SabhaDelhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has called upon opposition parties to block in Rajya Sabha the bill to replace the ordinance promulgated on Friday to neutralise the Supreme Court verdict that gave..IndiaTimes - Published |
Assembly elections: Results in three NE states will not alter Rajya Sabha compositionResults of the assembly elections in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura will not change the Rajya Sabha arithmetic as the three northeast states will see the same parties send their candidates to the..IndiaTimes - Published | Opposition lavishly praises Venkaiah Naidu as he ends term as Rajya Sabha chairTrinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien took a swipe at the government during his farewell speech for outgoing Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu in the Rajya Sabha as he raised the issue of Upper House..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rules for some, exceptions for others: Kuldeep Bishnoi hits out at Congress after expulsionPolling was held on June 10 to elect two members to the Upper House of Parliament from Haryana.DNA - Published | Rajya Sabha polls 2022: Congress to suspend Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi for cross-votingPolling was held on June 10 to elect two members to the Upper House of Parliament from Haryana.DNA - Published |
Polling for 16 Rajya Sabha seats under way: Key pointsThe voting to elect the members of the Upper House of Parliament on 16 Rajya Sabha seats, spread across four states, in being held on Friday amid speculations of horse-trading and fears of..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Generation gap': What Ghulam Nabi Azad told Sonia Gandhi as he rejected Congress Number 2 positionBefore releasing the list of Congress leaders being sent to the Upper House of Parliament, Sonia Gandhi met with Ghulam Nabi Azad.DNA - Published |
Rajya Sabha fails to equal record of witnessing 13 full sittings without forced disruptionsSources said the run of 12 consecutive full sittings of the Upper House of Parliament without forced adjournments due to disruptions was interrupted on Tuesday when the House was adjourned by chairman..IndiaTimes - Published | |
