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JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar (left) and BJP national president Nitin Nabin.

RS polls 2026: NDA gains in key states of Bihar, Odisha, Haryana

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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JD(U) president Nitish Kumar (left) and Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur are among the 5 NDA winners.

NDA plays ‘strategically’ to win Bihar RS vote

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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88 MLAs vote in Haryana RS polls, INLD abstains

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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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge - file image.

Cong Prez Kharge flags LPG crisis in Rajya Sabha; govt hits back

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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Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi - file image.

BJP predicts clean sweep for NDA in Bihar RS polls

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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Tree cover in Himalayan region shrinked 2.27% in 2 years: Govt

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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Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary with former CM Nitish Kumar.

NDA govt in Bihar to continue under Nitish’s guidance: Samrat

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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Prez Murmu hosts MPs, nominates RS members at breakfast meet

Prez Murmu hosts MPs, nominates RS members at breakfast meet

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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Senior advocate Meneka Guruswamy becomes first queer MP

Senior advocate Meneka Guruswamy becomes first queer MP

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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RS poll: BJP toils to retain one seat in Jharkhand

RS poll: BJP toils to retain one seat in Jharkhand

March 9, 2026, 07:17 PM - 3 min read

After the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha staked its claim for both seats from the state, the main opposition party, Bharatiya Janata Party, has also begun internal deliberations regarding its strategy.

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Air India flight AI171, bound for London, crashed minutes after takeoff in the Meghani Nagar area of Ahmedabad. (Photograph: Rajat Gupta)

Govt says AI171 crash probe report will be out soon

March 9, 2026, 03:42 PM - 4 min read

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the probe report into the fatal Air India AI171 crash is progressing well and that it will be released “very soon”.

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Congress moves suspension notice in RS, LS over West Asia conflict

Cong moves suspension notice in RS, LS over West Asia conflict

March 9, 2026, 10:37 AM - 2 min read

In the Lok Sabha, Manish Tewari called for a transparent assessment of the government’s strategy to protect national interests, while Surjewala’s motion in the Rajya Sabha highlighted the precarious position of India’s strategic partnerships and the welfare of millions of citizens working in the Gulf.

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