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"Himachal Government Will Fall Soon": Union Minister After 11 MLAs Shifted
Six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs who voted against party nominee Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha elections, along with three Independent lawmakers, have shifted to a hotel in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand amid
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How Cross-Voting In Rajya Sabha Polls Has Shaken Up Parties
Confidence in the INDIA bloc took a hit by close of voting after six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh and seven Samajwadi Party lawmakers in Uttar Pradesh cross-voted in the February 27 Rajya Sabha election.
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"Going To Resemble North Korean Assembly": Opposition After 141 MPs Suspended
Opposition lawmakers Tuesday hit out at the government after 49 more Lok Sabha members were suspended from the House, calling Parliament a graveyard of the Constitution and comparing it with the North Korean assembly.
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Slamming Congress, JP Nadda Says BJP Gave India Its 1st OBC Prime Minister
BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday came down heavily on the Congress for demanding an OBC quota within the reservation for women lawmakers, saying it was the BJP-led NDA that gave the country its first OBC prime minister.
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Ex Rajya Sabha MP Among Those Convicted In Coal Scam Case, Sentencing On July 18
The case involved former Rajya Sabha lawmaker Vijay Darda, his son Devender Darda, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta, two senior public servants K S Kropha and K C Samria, M/s JLD Yavatmal Energy Pvt Ltd and its Director Manoj Kumar Jayaswal.
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Rahul Gandhi's Definition Of "Unparliamentary" And A Dig At PM Amid Row
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today gave his definition of the word "unparliamentary" amid growing protests by opposition lawmakers over the latest list of words deemed unfit for parliament. Predictably, Mr Gandhi's took a dig at Prime Minister Naren
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Congress MPs Meet Lok Sabha Speaker Over "Ill-Treatment" By Delhi Police
Congress MPs Thursday met the LoK Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman and raised the issue of alleged ill-treatment of party lawmakers, including some women, by the Delhi Police during their protests in the national capital against Rahul Gandh
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Haryana Officials Amid Namaz Row
The Supreme Court today agreed to list for urgent hearing a former Rajya Sabha lawmaker's plea seeking contempt action against top Haryana government officials over alleged disruptions in the offering of Friday namaz in Gurugram.
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Protesting MPs Like "Omicron", A Threat To Democracy: BJP Lawmaker
A BJP MP today compared the Opposition members protesting in Rajya Sabha to "Omicron", accusing them of being a threat to democracy. He asked them to take the "Modi vaccine" to protect themselves from the new coronavirus variant.
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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against DMK MP Under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court Monday quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against DMK Rajya Sabha lawmaker RS Bharathi under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for a speech he made in 2020.
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45 Newly-Elected Rajya Sabha Members Take Oath
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu urged 45 newly-elected members of the House who took oath on Wednesday to uphold rules and procedures while discharging their duties as lawmakers and not fall prey to disruptions.
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MP Sushil Gupta Writes To Venkaiah Naidu Seeks Sanitation Drive In Parliament
Amid increasing cases of coronavirus, Rajya Sabha lawmaker Sushil Kumar Gupta on Thursday urged Chairman Venkaiah Naidu to put in place preventive measures for the virus including the provision of a thermal scanner within Parliament House complex.
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When Parliament Makes Bad Laws, Judges Do Lawmakers' Job: Hamid Ansari
When parliament makes bad laws, they end up in courts where judges do what the lawmakers should be doing, former vice president Hamid Ansari said on Sat
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Citizenship Bill In Rajya Sabha Tomorrow; Congress Issues Whip To MPs
Congress has issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha lawmakers asking them to be present in the Upper House tomorrow as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is likely to be tabled on Wednesday.
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MP Speaks In Santhali In A First For Rajya Sabha, Members Thump Desks
Santhali language on Friday made its debut in Rajya Sabha when a lawmaker from Odisha used it to raise a matter of urgent public importance during the Zero Hour.
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"Himachal Government Will Fall Soon": Union Minister After 11 MLAs Shifted
Six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs who voted against party nominee Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha elections, along with three Independent lawmakers, have shifted to a hotel in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand amid
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How Cross-Voting In Rajya Sabha Polls Has Shaken Up Parties
Confidence in the INDIA bloc took a hit by close of voting after six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh and seven Samajwadi Party lawmakers in Uttar Pradesh cross-voted in the February 27 Rajya Sabha election.
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"Going To Resemble North Korean Assembly": Opposition After 141 MPs Suspended
Opposition lawmakers Tuesday hit out at the government after 49 more Lok Sabha members were suspended from the House, calling Parliament a graveyard of the Constitution and comparing it with the North Korean assembly.
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Slamming Congress, JP Nadda Says BJP Gave India Its 1st OBC Prime Minister
BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday came down heavily on the Congress for demanding an OBC quota within the reservation for women lawmakers, saying it was the BJP-led NDA that gave the country its first OBC prime minister.
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Ex Rajya Sabha MP Among Those Convicted In Coal Scam Case, Sentencing On July 18
The case involved former Rajya Sabha lawmaker Vijay Darda, his son Devender Darda, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta, two senior public servants K S Kropha and K C Samria, M/s JLD Yavatmal Energy Pvt Ltd and its Director Manoj Kumar Jayaswal.
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Rahul Gandhi's Definition Of "Unparliamentary" And A Dig At PM Amid Row
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today gave his definition of the word "unparliamentary" amid growing protests by opposition lawmakers over the latest list of words deemed unfit for parliament. Predictably, Mr Gandhi's took a dig at Prime Minister Naren
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Congress MPs Meet Lok Sabha Speaker Over "Ill-Treatment" By Delhi Police
Congress MPs Thursday met the LoK Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman and raised the issue of alleged ill-treatment of party lawmakers, including some women, by the Delhi Police during their protests in the national capital against Rahul Gandh
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Haryana Officials Amid Namaz Row
The Supreme Court today agreed to list for urgent hearing a former Rajya Sabha lawmaker's plea seeking contempt action against top Haryana government officials over alleged disruptions in the offering of Friday namaz in Gurugram.
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Protesting MPs Like "Omicron", A Threat To Democracy: BJP Lawmaker
A BJP MP today compared the Opposition members protesting in Rajya Sabha to "Omicron", accusing them of being a threat to democracy. He asked them to take the "Modi vaccine" to protect themselves from the new coronavirus variant.
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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against DMK MP Under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court Monday quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against DMK Rajya Sabha lawmaker RS Bharathi under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for a speech he made in 2020.
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45 Newly-Elected Rajya Sabha Members Take Oath
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu urged 45 newly-elected members of the House who took oath on Wednesday to uphold rules and procedures while discharging their duties as lawmakers and not fall prey to disruptions.
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MP Sushil Gupta Writes To Venkaiah Naidu Seeks Sanitation Drive In Parliament
Amid increasing cases of coronavirus, Rajya Sabha lawmaker Sushil Kumar Gupta on Thursday urged Chairman Venkaiah Naidu to put in place preventive measures for the virus including the provision of a thermal scanner within Parliament House complex.
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When Parliament Makes Bad Laws, Judges Do Lawmakers' Job: Hamid Ansari
When parliament makes bad laws, they end up in courts where judges do what the lawmakers should be doing, former vice president Hamid Ansari said on Sat
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Citizenship Bill In Rajya Sabha Tomorrow; Congress Issues Whip To MPs
Congress has issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha lawmakers asking them to be present in the Upper House tomorrow as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is likely to be tabled on Wednesday.
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MP Speaks In Santhali In A First For Rajya Sabha, Members Thump Desks
Santhali language on Friday made its debut in Rajya Sabha when a lawmaker from Odisha used it to raise a matter of urgent public importance during the Zero Hour.
