P J Kurien

Parliament session: Harsimrat Kaur Badal accuses Congress ministers of misbehaving

The Congress in the Rajya Sabha on Monday accused the government of scuttling a private member bill on special status for Andhra Pradesh while the ruling coalition accused it of misbehaving with minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal

BJP leader’s comments against Mayawati jolts RS, Arun Jaitley expresses regret

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed an uproar over alleged derogatory remarks by a BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh against BSP chief Mayawati, forcing Leader of House Arun Jaitley to condemn it and express regret.

Subramanian Swamy challenges expunging;will file action against Azad for false statement

A defiant Subramanian Swamy has challenged the expunging of his comments by the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, calling the decision as arbitrary, unreasonable and against the House rules.

Subramanian Swamy warned against 'unnecessarily provoking' opposition MPs

Subramanian Swamy, who triggered huge protests from Congress on Wednesday over his attempts to drag Sonia Gandhi in the AgustaWestland helicopter row, on Thursday again made some controversial remarks in Rajya Sabha which the Chair immediately expunged and warned him of action for "unnecessarily provoking" members on the other side.

No surprises here: AgustaWestland dominates Parliament, Swamy ignites political row

In active sessions in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, nation-wide water crisis and AgustaWestland were topics mostly discussed about.

Congress seeks expunction of Jaitley's 'deplorable' remarks on Uttarakhand Speaker

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said he respected Jaitley a lot because he had always spoken for maintaining the dignity of the Speaker.

Govt to continue with quota policy despite RSS' demand for no reservation

With RSS saying there should be no reservation in jobs and education for the affluent, the government on Monday said there is no rethink on the present social and caste based reservation policy and it will continue.

Opposition protest in RS for alleged govt interference in AMU affairs

Rajya Sabha adjourned after AIADMK create stir over Chidambaram's son

AIADMK members on Tuesday created a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha demanding action against former finance minister P. Chidambaram's son Karthi Chidambaram.

Vatican: 5,000 Keralite Catholics to attend canonisation ceremony

Around 5,000 Catholics from Kerala will be present in Vatican City next Sunday to witness the canonisation ceremony of two religious leaders from the state.