Electoral process has started in Delhi for Rajya Sabha. Delhi has three MPs seats for the upper house of the Parliament. Congress General Secretary and MP Janardan Dwivedi filed his nomination on Friday. The Election Commission has already issued notification in this regard.

The winter session of parliament is expected to commence on Nov 9 and will conclude Dec 13. Read the rest of this entry »

The Rajya Sabha Tuesday decided to defer the educational tribunal bill to the next session.
The decision was taken with the consent of the house after Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal agreed to the demand made by several opposition members that the bill be deferred. Read the rest of this entry »

New bill for voting rights to NRIs introduced
The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2010, which seeks to give voting rights to NRIs, was moved in the Rajya Sabha Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

A bill for re-establishing the ancient Nalanda university was introduced in the Rajya Sabha Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Parliamentary approval was Thursday accorded to a bill amending the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act to enable the central government decide on the status of such institutions without consulting the states. Read the rest of this entry »

Historic Women Reservation Bill to grant 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies passed in the Rajya Sabha today with over two-third majority. There has been a long wait of over 13 years for the historic bill. Experts believe that the bill will bring a new era of women in the country.