Rajya Sabha Winter Session
In numbers: Parliament remained busy in first 2 sessions of 17th Lok Sabha
In the first Budget session of the 15th Lok Sabha, only eight Bills were passed. And, in the opening Budget session of the 16th Lok Sabha, 12 Bills were passed
 "In numbers: Parliament remained busy in first 2 sessions of 17th Lok Sabha")
Parties should control 'unruly behaviour' of members in Parliament: Naidu
He also said there should be healthy ties between the ruling and opposition parties
 "Parties should control 'unruly behaviour' of members in Parliament: Naidu")
Winter session: LS productivity at 116 per cent; for RS 99 per cent
Fourteen bills were passed by the Lower House while 15 bills were passed by Rajya Sabha
 "Winter session: LS productivity at 116 per cent; for RS 99 per cent")
MPs in RS demand hike in tea workers' wages, universal maternity benefits
Demanding the government protect goldsmiths, BJP leader Kailash Soni said traders of gold and silver are in distress due to "police harassment".
 "MPs in RS demand hike in tea workers' wages, universal maternity benefits")
Lynch rapists, says Jaya Bachchan; other MPs ask for stricter laws in RS
While T K Rangarajan of CPM said laws be framed to tackle crime are not percolating down, Vaiko of the DMK wanted concrete action be taken to deal with such crimes.
 "Lynch rapists, says Jaya Bachchan; other MPs ask for stricter laws in RS")
Rajya Sabha reports 89% productivity in first half of winter session
Members of Rajya Sabha also made a record 51 zero hour submissions and 30 special mentions on various issues of public importance.
 "Rajya Sabha reports 89% productivity in first half of winter session")
Govt should have consulted RS before converting J&K into UTs, says Manmohan
The Rajya Sabha as the council of states should be given "greater respect by the executive", and should have been consulted before the "drastic measures" were taken of converting a state into Union Territories and redrawing of its boundaries, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday, in direct criticism of the government's move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir.
 "Govt should have consulted RS before converting J&K into UTs, says Manmohan")
People laughing at us, image of Parliament taking a beating: Venkaiah Naidu
Rajya Sabha chairman Naidu said that the House's inability to function was causing a loss of image
 "People laughing at us, image of Parliament taking a beating: Venkaiah Naidu")
Rajya Sabha disrupted for fifth day amid uproar over Rafale deal, Cauvery
Rajya Sabha proceedings have been disrupted since the session started last week on issues like Rafale, dam on Cauvery river and demand for special status to Andhra Pradesh
 "Rajya Sabha disrupted for fifth day amid uproar over Rafale deal, Cauvery")
Rajya Sabha lost 34 hours due to disruptions, Naidu urges all to introspect
The Rajya Sabha, which had 13 sittings during the winter session that started on December 15, saw the passage of nine government bills
 "Rajya Sabha lost 34 hours due to disruptions, Naidu urges all to introspect")
