There are now more than 500 open positions for Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and more than 1,000 open Indian Administrative Service (IAS) positions across the nation. Union Minister Jitendra Singh provided statistics on Thursday that states, “As of January 1, 2024, of the total sanctioned strength of 6,858 IAS, there were 5,542 officers in-position … Read more
According to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, India has not changed its stance since it opted not to join the massive free trade deal known as the RCEP in 2019 because it was not resolving its issues. The RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) agreement is being negotiated among 10 ASEAN members (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, … Read more
Since 2014, the country’s number of medical colleges and seats has increased dramatically. According to information given in Rajya Sabha by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the number of medical institutions in the nation has increased by 102%, while the number of MBBS seats has increased by 130%. National Overview State-Wise Growth State/UT … Read more
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024, which aims to amend existing laws governing oil and gas exploration and production, and delink petroleum operations from mining operations to boost investment in the sector. The bill was introduced in August this year and was passed by a voice vote. Oil … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the names of nine candidates for the Rajya Sabha bypolls from different states scheduled for September 3. The BJP has fielded Union Ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu from Rajasthan and George Kurian from Madhya Pradesh. The ruling party has also named Bar Council of India Chairman and senior advocate Manan … Read more
MP Jaya Bachchan of the Samajwadi Party and Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar squared off in Parliament on Friday after the former said that the latter’s “tone is not acceptable”. “I don’t want a schooling!” an enraged Mr. Dhankhar angrily retaliated, telling Ms. Bachchan, “You may be a celebrity (but) you have to understand the … Read more
An anguished Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar left the House for some time during the morning session on Thursday, following an uproar and walkout by Opposition party members, who were not allowed to raise the issue related to the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Olympics. Soon after the listed papers were tabled in the … Read more
According to PTI, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Wednesday that elections for the 12 open Rajya Sabha seats will be held on September 3. Following the election of the current members, which included Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, to the Lok Sabha, ten Rajya Sabha seats became available. … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at the Congress and said the 2024 Lok Sabha elections verdict showed people have rejected propaganda and voted for performance. Replying to the debate on a motion thanking President Droupadi Murmu for her address to the joint sitting of Parliament, PM Narendra Modi said politics of misleading people has … Read more
Union Health Minister and senior BJP leader JP Nadda has been appointed as the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha today. Mr Nadda also holds the Chemicals and Fertilizers portfolio in the Cabinet. The Union Minister will be replacing Piyush Goyal as the Leader of the House. During Prime Minister Modi’s second tenure, … Read more
Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Thursday stated that even if someone wanted her Rajya Sabha seat she would have willingly given it and firmly asserted that “ab chaahe duniya ki koi bhi shakti lag jaye main resign nahi karungi” (even if any power puts pressure on me to resign I won’t … Read more
Sudha Murty, an author and philanthropist, has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu. On International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ms Murty and stated that her participation in the Rajya Sabha is a tremendous monument to the country’s ‘Nari Shakti’. I am delighted that the President of India has … Read more
Congress matriarch Sonia Gandhi will shortly leave the Lok Sabha, 25 years after her first term, with a flawless electoral record that is all the more remarkable considering her non-Indian origins and the circumstances surrounding her entrée into the country’s tumultuous political scene. Ms Gandhi, 77, will not be retiring from public life just yet; … Read more
Sanjay Singh, the Aam Aadmi Party’s leader, will not take oath as a Rajya Sabha MP on Monday. According to ANI, the Rajya Sabha chairman has refused to allow Singh to take oath, citing the subject being handled by the Privileges Committee at present. Sanjay Singh was suspended from the Rajya Sabha on July 24 … Read more
The President of India today nominated Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu to Rajya Sabha. The son of a farmer, Satnam Singh Sandhu is one of India’s leading educationists. Having struggled to attain education, an agriculturist Sandhu made creation of world class educational institution his life’s mission by first laying the foundation of Chandigarh Group of Colleges … Read more