 | With historic 214-0 Rajya Sabha vote, Parliament passes women's reservation billCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge, in his address, demanded that the legislation be made effective immediately instead of putting it off till the Census and delimitation exercises are completed. |
 | PM Modi praises MPs in Lok Sabha, says women's quota bill will provide 'unprecedented power'Modi termed the bill's passage in Lok Sabha "a golden moment of India's Parliamentary journey." |
 | Rajya Sabha takes up Women's Reservation Bill; over seven hours of discussions slatedThe legislation is widely expected to get approval from the Upper House. It will then require the approval of a majority of state assemblies. |
 | Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha MPs support women's reservation billThe members also highlighted the need to accelerate the process instead of waiting for a fresh census and delimitation exercise. |
 | In Rajya Sabha, Kharge and Sitharaman lock horns over women candidatesThe Rajya Sabha witnessed a second consecutive day of disruptions on Tuesday during a special parliamentary session at the new Parliament building in New Delhi. |
 | Special Parliament session: Rajya Sabha witnesses a battle of witsTaking a swipe at the Narendra Modi-led government, leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge wondered what’s the point of changing names when nothing else changes. |
 | Bill on EC appointments may not be taken up in this session: SourcesThe bill seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India with a cabinet minister in the panel for selection of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners. |
 | Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned, to meet in new Parliament building on Sept 19Rajya Sabha will meet at 2:15 pm in the Upper House chamber of the new Parliament building, while Lok Sabha will meet at 1:15 PM in the Lower House chamber of the newly constructed complex. |
 | Opposition members in Rajya Sabha accuse govt of indulging in majoritarianismRJD's Manoj Kumar Jha quoted the chief architect of the Constitution B R Ambedkar and said democracy also meant "preventing tyranny of the majority". |
 | G20 dinner: Kharge terms not being invited as ‘cheap politics’Kharge said whenever the government calls a special session, it should take the leaders of opposition parties into confidence and inform them about the agenda. |
 | Dharmendra Pradhan attained stature by hardwork: BJPThe Gharai family has been representing the constituency for nearly four decades and most of the time Gharai senior was the minister. |
 | RS Chairman Dhankhar recasts Parliament panel on Home affairs looking into criminal reform billsThe Rajya Sabha nominated Chidambaram after the retirement of Congress member P Bhattacharya from Rajya Sabha on August 18 this year. |
 | Harivansh dropped from JD(U) national executive, continues to hold Rajya Sabha postHarivansh continues to hold the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman even as Nitish had snapped his ties with BJP and formed a new government with the grand alliance last August. |
 | External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member for second termBesides Jaishankar, the other BJP members who took oath are Babubhai Jesangbhai Desai (Gujarat), Kesridevsinh Digvijaysinh Jhala (Gujarat), and Nagendra Rai (West Bengal). |
 | Andhra Pradesh tops list of billionaire Rajya Sabha membersThe analysis is based on the affidavits signed by the candidates prior to the Rajya Sabha election. |
 | RS chairman refers 3 bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act to standing committee, seeks reportThe bills, once passed, will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act respectively. |
 | 12% of sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha rupee billionaires, 75 have criminal cases: AnalysisThe total assets of seven Members of Parliament (MPs) analysed from Telangana is Rs 5,596 crore, and that of 11 MPs from Andhra Pradesh is Rs 3,823 crore. |
 | Centre says farmers' income doubling schemes 'yielded remarkable results'CPI leader P. Santhosh Kumar and MP Kumar Ketkar asked the agricultural ministry to state the current status of an initiative undertaken by the central govt for doubling farmers' income. |
 | Bill in Rajya Sabha to axe CJI from panel that picks the Chief Election CommissionerCongress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal called it a “blatant attempt at making the Election Commission a total puppet in the hands of the prime minister”. |
 | Centre lists bill in Parliament to replace CJI from three-member panel to appoint CEC, ECsThe bill, listed in Rajya Sabha, aims to replace CJI with a Cabinet Minister nominated by the PM, thereby undercutting the SC's landmark verdict on the appointment process of polling officials. |
