Arun Jaitley takes oath for new Rajya Sabha term

The finance minister could not take the oath earlier in Parliament due to his ill-health.    Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Sunday sworn in as a member of the Rajya Sabha for a new......

Battleground Rajya Sabha!

Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: PTI/TV grab 'The non-BJP parties calculate that Modi has to be countered......

Thawarchand Gehlot replaces Jaitley as Leader of Rajya Sabha

IMAGE: Thaawar Chand Gehlot takes charge as the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment. Photograph: Press Information Bureau Union minister Thawarchand Gehlot was appointed on Tuesday......

Jagdeep Dhankar's Rajya Sabha Challenge

As vice president and ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankar is inheriting a troubled legacy.Although the government faces no real numerical challenges in the Upper House,......

Hopes for GST rise as Rajya Sabha to debate bill for 4 hrs

Select committees of the House have already submitted their reports Four hours have been set aside by the Rajya Sabha next week for the debate on and passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)......

Meet Nirmalaji's Budget Team

This will be the first full-year Budget of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government since it came to power for a third consecutive term in July last year. IMAGE: Finance Minister......

Jaitley expects GST Bill to get Nitish's support

Says NDA defeat in Bihar no setback to economy, development agenda to continueA day after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance’s massive defeat in the Bihar Assembly polls, Finance......

GST being delayed for 'collateral reasons': Jaitley

The GST bill is stuck in the Rajya Sabha where the ruling NDA govt does not have a majority as well as stiff opposition by the Congress Indicating that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill may not......

Who will replace Jay Shah as BCCI secretary?

The numbers will favour Jay Shah to mount the saddle as the next ICC Chairman but there is no clarity if he decides to join the world governing body, who will replace him as BCCI secretary. Shah is......