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We will take request for virtual meetings of standing committees t
Updated : 1 day, 21 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that the demand by some standing committee chairmen to hold meetings of standing committees virtually will be examined by the Rules Committee and noted that the existing rules state that proceedings of these panels shou
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Punjab Congress crisis: Bajwa says, 'no Colonel can become General
Updated : 2 days, 21 hours ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing turf war in Punjab Congress, the party's Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday denied any meeting with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh while hinting towards Navjot Singh Sidhu said "no Colonel can become General overni
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Summoning Parkash Badal in Kotkapura police firing by SIT step in
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Chandigarh/New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Partap Singh Bajwa has welcomed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) decision to summon former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on June 16 in connection with the Kotkapua Police firing case and said that it is a step i
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CPM MP seeks NIA enquiry into 'mysterious activities' of German ci
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking an NIA enquiry into the "mysterious activities" of a German citizen Roolan Mosle staying in Lakshadweep.
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Farooq Abdullah hails Digvijaya Singh's remark on Article 370, say
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 12 (ANI): National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday hailed Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's remark that his party will relook into the issue of abrogation of Article 370 and said the Rajya Sabha MP has realised the sentiments of people
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Made a big mistake, will regret later: Cong MP Pradip Bhattacharya
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 10 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pradip Bhattacharya on Wednesday termed former party colleague Jitin Prasada's decision to join the BJP as a "big mistake" and said the former union minister will regret it.
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New Rajya Sabha members take oath, Naidu says holding public offic
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): CPI-M's John Brittas and Dr V Sivadasan and nominated members Swapan Dasgupta and Mahesh Jethmalani took oath as members of Rajya Sabha on Tuesday
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Swapan Dasgupta, Mahesh Jethmalani, others take oath as RS members
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta and three others took oath as members of the upper house in the presence of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday.
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Virtual sessions rejected, parliamentary standing committees likel
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Ruling out holding any virtual sessions, various standing committees of Parliament are likely to resume their regular meetings from July.
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COVID-19: Centre directs states, UTs to expedite second doses for
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Acting upon a request made by Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, the Centre has come up with a set of criteria to expedite the second dose of vaccinations for those in need to undertake international travel for "genuine" reasons.
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Hope to use my remainder Rajya Sabha term to highlight issues of B
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Swapan Dasgupta on Wednesday said that he plans to use his term as Rajya Member to highlight issues of West Bengal and to focus on the educational system in the country.
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Lakshadweep administration wants to delay our visit to avoid world
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Communist Party of India Marxist CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem on Sunday alleged that the Lakshadweep administration is trying to "hide reality" by delaying his party's delegation visit to the Union Territory to understand the current situation.
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