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Rahul Gandhi is not alone. Before him, Lalu Prasad Yadav and others were disqualified
Rahul Gandhi has joined a small 'infamous' club of politicians who have been disqualified as MPs or MLAs after being convicted in a crime. Here's a look at the other prominent names

'It doesn't matter...they're Indians', says Jaya Bachchan on north vs south debate post-RRR's Oscar win
"I want to say that this is the beginning and I want to thank the people of India for whose sake people from abroad are recognizing our people today," she added.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after ruckus over Rahul Gandhi's remarks in London
Leader of the House and Union minister Piyush Goyal demanded that Gandhi come to the House and apologise for his "rubbish" statements made in London

How many passengers did India put on the No Fly List in 2022?
In 2022, 63 flyers were placed on the 'No Fly List' for violating rules. Of these, IndiGo placed 46 of them on the list while Vistara put 16. SpiceJet placed one passenger on the list

Temple of Democracy: Sneak peek inside new Parliament building
Likely to be inaugurated in March, the new Parliament building, is constructed as part of the Central Vista redevelopment plan. The new building has bigger halls, a library, committee rooms with the latest communication technology and convenient parking spaces

Winter Session 2022: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned sine die
The Lok Sabha session was adjourned almost a week before it was scheduled to conclude on 29 December. Speaker Om Birla reported 97 per cent of productivity of the House

Foreign policy for welfare of Indians no matter how challenging the situation, says Jaishankar in RS
"Foreign policy today is no longer just an exercise of a ministry or even simply that of the government, it has a direct impact on daily lives of all Indians. Our endeavour is that the welfare of the Indian people is ensured however challenging the situation," said Jaishankar.

G20 will showcase India story to the world, says Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India's endeavour is to create consensus and shape the agenda under its G20 Presidency and at the same time showcase India to the world.

Contradicting Rahul Gandhi’s ‘One Person, One Post’ policy, Kharge likely to continue as LoP in Rajya Sabha
Before filing his nomination papers for the Congress chief’s election, Kharge had resigned as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha. But it appears now that he may continue as LoP in the upcoming winter session of parliament

Congress President polls: Mallikarjun Kharge 'officially starts' campaigning for top post
Kharge tendered his resignation as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha on Saturday as he filed nomination papers to contest the post of president of his party a day before

'BJP saw my loyalty', says Gulam Ali from Jammu, nominated to Rajya Sabha by President Murmu
Gulam Ali is a resident of Bathindi in Jammu. He has been associated with the BJP since past 24 years and is in the SC/ST Cell of the party

Tripura: BJP names former CM Biplab Deb for upcoming Rajya Sabha bypolls
The Election Commission of India has announced the dates for the by-election for the Rajya Sabha seat vacated by Manik Saha, which will take place on 22 September, 2022

Monsoon session of Parliament extremely disappointing, govt was in rush to curtail session: Congress
Congress said the government did not have a legislative agenda and though it listed 32 bills at the start of the session, it managed to pass only seven in Lok Sabha and five in Rajya Sabha

Air India reported 184 tech snags in last one year, IndiGo 98, SpiceJet 77: Centre
Go First, Vistara and AirAsia India reported 50, 40 and 14 incidents due to technical snag, Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh told Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha: Centre introduces bill to create central Gati Shakti University
It would concentrate on areas like transportation-related courses and applied research on things like bridges, tunnels, material science, artificial intelligence, and new energy said Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw

Government says 2 crore 44 lakh houses sanctioned to beneficiaries under PMAY-G
Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti informed Parliament that Under PMAY-G, beneficiaries are provided financial Assistance of one lakh twenty thousand rupees in plain areas and one lakh thirty thousand rupees in hilly States

National Herald case: ED summons Mallikarjun Kharge; Piyush Goyal says govt doesn't interfere in agencies' work
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge accused the government of 'demoralising' the Opposition with the use of central agencies

Do we have to pay GST on ICU beds, crematorium services?
No, says Nirmala Sitharaman as she was attempting to clear up misinformation over issues related to the imposition of the levy on various products and services

Rajya Sabha passes National Anti-Doping Bill, 2021 unanimously by voice vote
The bill provides for planning, implementing, and monitoring anti-doping activities as well as investigating anti-doping rule violations

Rajya Sabha passes bill to ban funding of weapons of mass destruction
The Bill seeks amendment to the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005