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Rajya Sabha to buy new cars for deputy chairman, leader of opposition
The Rajya Sabha owns about 25 cars, but most of them are either old or have frequent servicing issues, requiring their replacement.

Sri Lanka rebuts Pakistan’s claim on its stand over Kashmir situation
In a swift rebuttal, the Sri Lankan government clarified that Jayasuriya did not say anything and had merely listened to his Pakistani counterpart without expressing any such views on the issue.

Shiv Sena misses out on deputy chairman’s post in Legislative Council
The post was held by Congress’s Manikrao Thakre, who retired from the upper house three months ago

Parliament should be home of healthy debate, not disruption: Rajya Sabha deputy chairman
Harivansh, a Janata Dal (United) Rajya Sabha member, was elected deputy chairman of the Upper House on Friday. He spoke to Hindustan Times

Published on Aug 14, 2018 07:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByKumar Uttam and Prashant Jha
NDA candidate Harivansh elected deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha, comfortably beats Oppn nominee
In a boost to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance(NDA), its candidate Harivansh, the 62-year-old first-time MP from the Nitish Kumar-led party, got 125 votes as against 105 polled by Hariprasad, who was the opposition nominee.
