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March 18, 2026, 06:07 PM - 5 min read
India, like the US, can provide parity in the Upper House by introducing direct elections with an equal number of seats for each state, no matter how big or small.
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March 18, 2026, 12:34 PM - 3 min read
The Prime Minister also found space to praise the service of the outgoing Deputy Chairman, Harivansh, calling him "a gentle soul, soft-spoken but capable of taking rigorous action.
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March 17, 2026, 07:10 PM - 3 min read
Addressing a press conference, Hooda alleged that the BJP misused its power and government machinery during the polls. “The party fielded a second candidate despite lacking the required numbers. This shows it has no faith in democracy or the public mandate and wants to win through manipulation,” he said.
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March 17, 2026, 11:47 AM - 3 min read
The move of the Chief Minister into the Rajya Sabha was ensured by the ruling coalition with the help of cross-voting and the absence of opposition members.
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March 17, 2026, 10:19 AM - 3 min read
The five successful candidates include Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is set to make his debut in the Upper House, alongside BJP national president Nitin Nabin, Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur, Shivesh Kumar, and Upendra Kushwaha.
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March 16, 2026, 06:53 PM - 2 min read
Voting started on Monday morning, with the first vote cast by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini at the polling booth set up at the Haryana Vidhan Sabha premises. The polling remained peaceful, though Congress MLA BB Batra said Sports Minister Gaurav Gautam raised an objection, claiming the confidentiality of Congress MLA Paramvir Singh’s vote had been compromised.
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March 16, 2026, 02:01 PM - 3 min read
Kharge pointed out that the government had enough time to prepare, noting that an advisory had been issued to Indian citizens the moment hostilities broke out.
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March 16, 2026, 11:53 AM - 3 min read
Leading the NDA’s charge, Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi dismissed any possibility of an upset, stating that all five of their candidates would leave the assembly as members of the Upper House.
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March 14, 2026, 03:30 PM - 3 min read
Tree cover in the Indian Himalayan region fell by 2.27% between 2021 and 2023, Parliament was informed, even as forest carbon stock showed a marginal rise.
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March 13, 2026, 04:53 PM - 3 min read
Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary says the new NDA government will continue to work under Nitish Kumar’s guidance as the veteran leader prepares to move to the Rajya Sabha.
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March 13, 2026, 02:44 PM - 2 min read
The President’s week has been largely focused on institutional leadership and gender parity.
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March 11, 2026, 08:37 PM - 2 min read
Guruswamy is the woman who had helped strike down Section 377 that had criminalised homosexuality since 1861 and will now be entering Parliament that had failed, in the last six years since, to construct anything on the ground that that verdict had cleared.Her journey includes defending the RSS and the West Bengal government in controversial cases, raising complex questions about her future role.
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